Hart — Flora of the Moicntains of Mayo and Qalway. 707 



East Side. 



1880 feet. 

 Scabiosa succisa. 



1680 feet. 

 Oxalis acetosella. 



Lake I^ambkackkeagh. 



1180 feet. 



Trifolium repens . 

 Lysimachia nemorum. 

 Lobelia dortmanna. 

 Litorella lacustris. 



Salix aurita. 

 Potamogeton natans. 

 Sparganium minimum. 

 Carex vulgaris. 



Isoetes lacustris. 



To the west of tbis cluster of mountains a long valley runs north 

 from Lough Feeagh, along the eastern flanks of thaJSTephinbeg range, till 

 it meets the great moorland west of Crossmolina,through which tbeDeel 

 river runs. About ten miles north of Lough Feeagh, near Deel Bridge, 

 there is a multitude of small lakes on this wet moor, in which I found 

 Eriocaulon septangulare, a station somewhat north of the line marking 

 its range in Mayo, as given in the '' CybeleHibernica." Mamm-y-Kelly, 

 1205 feet, rises from this moorland, and forms the northern extremity 

 of the Corslieve range, which is continuous in direction, and forms one 

 with the Nephinbeg range. They are, however, severed by a low 

 valley, 750 feet, between Corslieve and Nephinbeg, and there is a still 

 lower one between Nephinbeg and Glenamorig. The whole chain 

 runs about fifteen miles southwards to the waters of Clew Bay. Much 

 of it is over 2000 feet above sea level, and it rises to nearly 2400 feet 

 in two or three points. These mountains are chiefly quartzite, of the 

 barrenest description, and contain a poor flora. Salix herhacea and 

 Carex rigida, two of the few plants which thrive on this formation, 

 are, however, very abundant. These and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 

 were the only Alpines met with ; the occurrence of Carex rigida at so 

 low a level as 860 feet is very remarkable. I walked this range from 

 north to south, leaving my car about two miles north of Deel Bridge, 

 and finishing the same night at Newport. This was intended to be a 

 preparatory exploration ; but these mountains appeared utterly un- 

 worthy of a seqond botanical visit. They are wild and grand and 

 rugged enough, with many a bit of lovely scenery, as aboiit Scardaun 

 Lake ; but one gets to know the capabilities of mountains for contain- 

 ing varieties, and the few likely places at sufficient altitude were 

 searched with very slight success. The highest point of the Corslieve 

 group is called " Laghtdauhybaun " on the map. I did not hear this 

 " jaw-breaker " used in the country, and I may be excused if I call it 

 all Corslieve. 



