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RICHARD MANLIFFE BARRINGTON 365 
to the beautiful sare residence of Fassaroe, near Bra 
Co. Wicklow. The visits to many remote parts of Ireland sthioh 
the former pecapation erate were entirely to his taste. His 
keen eye was always on the watch for rare plants, and he often 
managed to combine with his professional trips incursions into 
unexplored regions of mountain, seashore, or lake. Endowed with 
an athletic body and singular pluck and skill as a climber, the 
mountains had ever a special attraction for him. Some of his 
feats in this domain were indeed remarkable, as for instance, his 
record of 84 ,500 ft. of climbing wie eleven days in Switzerland. 
