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and contrasted with those fine green pastures so often 

 studded with clusters of thick and massy trees. We 

 meet with such picturesque views every few miles in 

 some localities of these fine waters, and the effect they 

 have upon the mind is cheering and interesting in the 

 highest degree. 



Should the angler visit the city of Cork, he must 

 take a ramble on the banks of the Lee, which is an 

 admirable trout and salmon stream. All its tributaries 

 are also full of fish. On wandering on the sides of the 

 Lee, we cannot help thinking of the lines of Spenser — 



" Here also was the wide embayed Maire, 

 The pleasant Bauder, crowned with many a wood ; 

 The spreading Lee, that, like an island fair, 

 Enoloseth Cork with his divided flood." 



The Bandon rises in the hilly parts of the country, 

 and falls into the ocean at Kinsale Harbour. There are 

 many anglers who visit this river every year, and find 

 abundant sport both in salmon and trout fishing. 



The whole of the western division of Munster, from 

 the Bay of Galway to Cape Clear, is intersected with 

 numerous small rivers and lakes, which are plentifully 

 stocked with salmon and trout. At every four or five 

 miles the traveller finds himself on the banks of some 

 fresh lake or river, where he has nothing else to do but 

 to throw in his line and take his fish. 



Then there are in this province the Lakes of Killarney, 

 which have long been celebrated for their angling 

 capabilities. These are commonly divided into three 

 parts : the lower, the middle, and the upper lake. The 

 lower lake is six miles long and three broad. On the 

 side of one of the mountains is O'Sullivan's Cascade, 

 which falls above seventy feet ; and opposite to this the 

 island of Innisfallen, which contains about eighteen 

 Irish acres. On passing into the upper lake, the tourist 

 will meet with the Eagle's Nest, a steep rock, which 

 produces the most surprising echoes. The upper lake is 

 about four miles long and two broad. Here numerous 

 beautiful cascades meet the eye, and present a great 



