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POT OF LEGAWHERRY, MOURNE MOUNTAINS. 



The fifth excursion was held on 15th July, when fifty-five 

 members and friends travelled by the 9-35 a.m. train to Newcastle 

 en route for the Pot of Legawherry {kg-a-choire, the hollow of the 

 cauldron), one of the beauty spots in the Mourne Mountains. 

 Mr. J. Maxwell, Vice-President of the Club, was conductor for 

 the day. On arrival at Newcastle brakes were waiting to convey 

 the party to the Bryansford entrance to Tollymore Park. The 

 drive was very much enjoyed, as the fine mountain range looked 

 its best, all the well-known peaks standing out clear and distinct 

 in the Summer sunshine. Soon the lovely wooded valley of the 

 Shimna river was reached, and from the park entrance the 

 remainder of the journey was continued on foot. Several 

 members were content to remain in the park and enjoy the fine 

 mountain views, the sylvan walks and leafy bowers by the side of 

 the Shimna, and the rustling of the stream as it dashed in foam 

 from one cascade to another. The more energetic members, 

 however, pushed on, not to be daunted by the three mile walk 

 into the heart of the mountains. About two o'clock a con- 

 siderable number had arrived at the spot selected for the day's 

 excursion. Fortunately the weather conditions were all that could 

 be desired, and the beautiful mountain valley well repaid the long 

 walk over mountain, bog, and heather. The mountains at the 

 head of the valley — Shanslieve, Slieve Commedagh and Slieve 

 Corragh — surround the Pot of Legawherry on three sides, and 

 plunge down over a thousand feet into the lonely grassy hollow, 

 where the never-ending rustling of the streamlets— the head waters 

 of the Spinkwee River— alone breaks the silence. This was 

 mainly a botanists' excursion, and the following were the principal 

 plants recorded : — Hypericum Androsamum, Malva moschata, 

 Saxifraga stellaris, Melampyrum pratense, Empetrum nigrum, 

 Habenaria chloraniha, Carex Icevigata, Festuca ovina, F sylvatica, 

 Hymenophyllum unilaterale, and Lycopodium alpinum. In addition 

 to above plants noted by the botanists, the other members were 



