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Hillsborough Park ; Tollyinore Park ; Donard Lodge ; and 

 Belvoir Park, where a Marten inflicted a severe bite on the hand 

 of a boy who unexpectedly found it in the nest of a Magpie. 

 Examples have been trapped in the demesnes of Lord Roden 

 and Lord Annesley, at Castlewellan, and two were taken some 

 years ago at Ballynahinch, Monteith (Mr. Kerr). These were 

 both dark brown with yellow throats. In 1882 a Marten was 

 trapped at Castle Ward, near Downpatrick; and in January, 

 1886, another (a male) was killed at Warren Point. In 1884 

 Martens were seen between Bangor and Donaghadee. 



Mr. Sheals, taxidermist, of Belfast, reported that in April, 

 1891, a large male Marten was trapped by Major Maxwell's 

 keeper at Finnebrogue, Downpatrick (Zool. 1891, p. 304); and 

 Mr. Robert Patterson reported that in October of the same 

 year another was killed by Lord Roden's keeper, at Bryansford, 

 near Newcastle. This was a male, which measured 28 inches 

 from tip of nose to end of tail, and weighed 3j lbs. Amidst the 

 wild and broken ground of the Mourne Mountains in this 

 county, the Marten will probably for some time yet to come defy 

 the efforts of its would-be exterminators. 



Co. Cavan. — No records. 



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Co. Longford.— Prior to 1852 a Marten was taken at 

 Carrickfergus. 



Co. Meath. — No records. 



Co. Louth. — No records. 



Co. Westmeath. — No records. 



Co. Kildare. — No records. 



Co. Dublin. — Dr. John Rutty, in his ■ Natural History of the 

 County of Dublin,' 2 vols. 8vo, 1772, states that "the Martern, or 

 Marteron, vulgo Marten, is found at Lutterel's town, that it 

 destroys rabbets and poultry, and is almost as mischievous as a 

 fox" (vol. i. p. 281). 



Co. Wicklow. — Mr. H. Chichester Hart reported that a 

 Marten was killed at Luggielaw in 1865, and another at Avon- 

 dale in 1872 (Zool. 1880, p. 18). The latter, which had been 

 trapped and had a broken leg, was sent by Mr. Hart to the 

 Dublin Zoological Society, but died on the journey. The 

 occurrence of the Marten in Wicklow has been noted also on the 



