lxviii INTRODUCTION. 
Lithospermum officinale in, its second Kerry station, Carex jilt- 
formis and Elodea canadensis. The last named plant, although 
widely distributed in Ireland, does not appear to have yet 
spread in Kerry beyond the neighbourhood of the Feale and 
its tributary the Brick. : ; 
Other species, rare or local in Kerry, which occur in this 
division are Ononis repens, Trifolium striatum, Utricularia 
neglecta, U. intermedia, Epipactis palustris, Carex curta and 
Scirpus parvulus which is abundant in the Cashen River, one 
of the two Irish stations known for this rare plant. To these 
may be added the rare introduced species Artemisia Absinthium, 
Inula Helenium, Cichorium Intybus, Cuscuta Trifolit, and the 
recently arrived and rapidly spreading Diplotaxis muralis. 
The following four species appear to be peculiar to this 
division :—Ranunculus heterophyllus, Potamogeton planiagineus, 
Chara polyacantha and Tolypella glomerata. 
District [X.—IRAGHTICONNOR. 
Maritime. Approx. area, 159} sq.m. Flora, 522. 
Like the preceding division, this has a considerable and 
varied coast-line. Stretches of sandhills occur south of Bally- 
bunnion and again near Beal Point, while clifis sometimes 
rising to 100 feet extend in an almost unbroken line between 
these two places. Farther up the Shannon estuary, the shore- 
line becomes flat and sandy, with stony beaches nearer Tarbert 
and tidal sloblands. 
Inland, the only elevated ground is Knockanore Mountain, 
about three miles east of Ballybunnion ; it is a rounded heather- 
clad hill rising to 880 feet, and is devoid of botanical interest. 
Elsewhere, this division consists of low undulations rarely 
exceeding 300 feet above sea level except in the extreme east 
where they reach 500. 
Only two or three small ponds of fresh water are found here. 
One of these near Tarbert, reduced in summer to a half-dried 
swamp, adds Epipactis palustris, Habenaria conopsea and 
Eriophorum latifolium to the district flora, they are all rare 
plants in Kerry. The greater portion of this barony is drained 
by the Feale and its tributary the Galey. As in north Kerry 
generally, woods are few and small, and usually planted. 
This division includes Listowel, the third largest town in the 
county, with a population of about 3,400. Several small 
villages also occur, such as Tarbert, Ballybunnion, and Bally- 
longford, with between 300 and 400 inhabitants each, the first 
