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above the town of Kilkenny. The scenery is on many 

 parts of the river romantic and beautiful. Some anglers 

 employ very large flies on the Nore, particularly in the 

 spring of the year. But middle-sized ones are equally 

 as good. 



Many of the rivers and small streams which flow 

 through the western parts of the province of Leinster 

 are tributaries to the Shannon, which we shall notice 

 afterwards. All these dependent waters are full of trout 

 and salmon. The angler can experience no disappoint- 

 ment in visiting these waters ; for if the weather he 

 even tolerably fine, success is almost certain. Many of 

 the small rivulets yield trout of surprising richness of 

 flavour. They cut as red as beef. 



All flies with grey drake, starling, or woodcock wings 

 are good for these waters ; and the hackle and palmers 

 are quite standards, especially in summer. 



THE PROVINCE OF MUNSTEE 



This province stands pre-eminent for its angling 

 resources. A considerable portion of the waters of the 

 Shannon flow through it to the ocean. These bear 

 away the palm over all the other parts of the province 

 for the prodigious quantities of salmon foimd in them. 



The best locality for angling for salmon on the 

 Shannon is above the city of Limerick. Bu^t it is 

 requisite to have a boat, to command the waters. 



The Blackwater is a fine salmon-stream. Lismore is 

 a good angling station. Trout are also very abundant ; 

 but the farther up the river the more numerous they 

 become, and the better are the streams for the fly. Any 

 sportsman who knows how to handle a rod may kill his 

 ten or twelve dozen of trout in a few hours in the 

 Blackwater. This river falls into the sea at Youghal. 



The river Suir contains many salmon and trout, and 

 is much frequented by Irish and English anglers. It is 

 said that this river contains some of the finest and 

 richest salmon stations in Ireland. The river is not, 

 however, very eligible for angling. The navigable 



