Boos I. 



GARDENS OF IRELAND. 



1095 



Of Villa Gardin-i. — There are a very coiisiileratde number 

 that might be enumerated, such as St. Catherines, belonging 



to the bankers Latouche ; StAV'oolstans, Kane, E&cj., Moimt 



Sackvillo, M'Kemmis, Esq.; Edaiondberry, Needham, 



Es.1.; Donnybrook, Dr. Percival ; those of i\Iiss Colville, Mias 

 Sm'vth, -Airs. M'Ganns, beiides a number near Bray, Lucan, 

 Lcixlip, Clontarf, &:c. 



Clai-e Hull, — near Donnybrook ; Stupendous 



rockv scenerv, with old trees in the park. 



31 ari, 10, —"near Dublin ; Earl of Charlemont. A deliirhtful 

 edilioe, in a demesne of '200 acres, judiciously and tastefully 

 planted, wiih a fine ornamental temiUe. 'i'he gi-ounds are 

 thrown open to the Dublin citi/ms two days a-wcek. 



Mcn i/lc (sea villa), — near Donnybrook ; Lord Downes. A 

 beaucifLil mansion and grounds. An extensive collection of 

 oniamental plants ; a green-hou,e, stove, flower forcing-house, 

 bv A. ^I'Le'i^h, and culinary forcing-houses. 



' LerrMrJ'^ To>ri'., — Lord Castlecoote, situate at the bottom of 

 the Dublin mountains, and abounding in picturesque views 

 tVom the liouae and walks in the pleasure-ground. 



Ti-re.uirc, - y. D>iurne, Esq. Extensive hot-houses and 

 gardens ; and a varied collection of (ilants, judiciously ar- 

 ranged by J. Fraser, an excellent botanist and gardener, and 

 a nm .i of general information. 



?,Iuuitt !ilen-iuii, — near ! onnybrook ; Lord Fitz William. A 

 magnificent mansion, with gardens and trees. 



Scivtvn-,! PurA-, — near Donnybrook ; A mag- 

 nificent mansion, and some treco in the park. 



Kijlisler, — Lord Xewcomen. A fine situation ; the kitchen- 

 garden remarkable for its grapes and pines. 



Kingsloifi',— The Right'Hon. \V. f?aurin. A small garden, 

 but rich in exotic producUons, fruit", and flowers, and espe- 

 cially of bulbous exoiics. 



Rathfarnluim Castle, - near Rathfamham ; — A 



magnificent castellated structure, with a^~-eeable pleasure- 

 grounds. 



ToUa^'h Palace, — at ToUogh ; Archbishop of Dublin. An 

 ancient venerable stricture, with extensive gardens, kept in 

 fine order. 



1,404 Irish acres ; with lina dcils and brooks, and 



Lord Rossmore. Extensive plantations, and a waterfalf of 100 

 feet, in what is called the Devil's Ulen. 



Powerscurt, — near EnniskeiTy ; Lord Powerscourt. An 

 extensive-fronted edifice, in a demesne of GOO acres tastefiilly 

 planted, and omamented with water and buildings. 



CharUville, — near Enniskerry ; Lord Monck. Situated on 

 the river Dargle, with a luxuriance cf rural beauties. 



likssin^tim Par/i, — near Blessington ; Marquis of Down- 

 shire. A" line park ; the house consumed in the rfbellion of 

 1798, and not yet rebuilt. This place was formerly famous for 

 the first kitchen-gardens in Ireland. 



RmboroHgIt, — "iisar Naas ; Earl Miltown. The front of 

 the house and offices form an extensive facade of hewn 

 stone, nearly 700 feet long. The grounds finely varied and 

 well planted'. 



NetvtotL-ii Mount Kcit7isJij, — near the village of that name; ; 



7655. WEXFORD. A poninsular surfacs of 315,396 Irish acres, of good soil, but little varied in 

 aspect. 



Camoletz Park, — near Enniscorthy ; Earl ^lountmorris. A beautiful demesne. 



7656. KILKENNY. A surface, soinev. hat varied by hills, of 318,249 Irish acres. There is a good 

 nursery here, by John Robertson, who has distinguished himself by some excellent papers published in 

 the Transactions of the London Horticultural Society. 



Balhjraget House, — near Ballyraget ; Lady Ormond. A 1 £><?s(7r/, — near Bennet's-bridge ; Lord Desart. A magniH- 

 chai-ming demesne ; the mansion burned down during the cent mansion and extensive demesne. 



rebellion of 1798, but restored by her ladyship. Ashbrooke, — near Durrow ; Lord Ashbrooke. A magniil- 



cent mansion, with an extensive demesne. 



A HiH-liis t ro/icK* (p), or garden for tender exotic?, com- 

 prising a conservatory, two green-houses, an«l a hot-house 

 parallel, clo^e together, and comniencing by a common pas- 

 sajje at i!ie north end. 



".•1 Professor's house airl Led n re- room (y), with a library 

 hortus siccus, vNcc. The houseof thoformer proprietor, Tickel, 

 is ]ireserved, and arranged fjr this purjjose. 



This garden is manageil by a professor ?.nd lecturer, with 

 a salary of ,300/., a sujierintendaiit at 100/., two assi^taitts at 

 60/. each, vwelve gardeners at 12s. per week, and six ap- 

 prentices atOs. The total annual expense, including 7.".'. as 

 rent for the land, i^ about 1300/. a-year. Besides the u .ual 

 number ot'aiu'ventice., six who iiaving i>assed the usu.al jieriod 

 under private gardeners, are received here to comi)lete their 

 ki^owledge and experience, especially in the hortus tsct:lentus, 

 After passing two years here they are received as gnrdener.s 

 into priv.-:te houses, and are much sought after. A premiinn 

 of five guineas is given by ilie society to those who are recom- 

 mendeil by the superintendant for assiduity and good con- 

 duct; and tlie superintendant receives .5/. as'a gratuity for Iris 

 trouble in insti-ucting them. 



The Botanic Gurdai at Trinity College. — 1 his garden was 

 begun in 1807. It is situated in low grounds, and contains tluee 

 and a half acres, of an irregular shape, surrounded by a wall 

 twelve feet Irigh. Theie are separate arrangements tor trees, 

 shrubs, and herbaceous plants, according to the Linntean 

 system ; and a very full collection of medicinal plants, ar- 

 ranged according to the natural method of Jussieu. To each 

 plant is prefixed a label containing the systematic and English 

 names, and class and order, both of Linna;us and Jussieu. 

 Separate arrangements are formed for the perennial, the 

 biennial, and annual herbaceous plants, and for the grasses. 

 Only one wing of the intended range of glass has yet been 

 built, which comjirises a stove tliirty-Hve by sixteen, and a 

 green-house forty feet by sixteen. In front is a small aqua- 

 rium. This garden is rapidly mcreasing in riches under the 

 excellent management of its present curator, G. IMackay, who 

 is also botanical demoirstrator, and lectures on botaiiy and 

 horticulture. 



7654. WICKLOW. A finely varied surface of 30; 

 bordering on the sea. 



Belvif iv, — near Bray ; D. Latouche, Esq. A romantic resi- ' 

 dence, with extensive gardens and hot-houses, on which no 

 expense is spared to preserve their reputation of being the first 

 in Ireland. 



Glenmore Castle, — F. Synge, Esq. Extensive mountain 

 plantations going forward ;" varied scenery in the home views, 

 and prospects reaching even to ^^'ales ; hot-hou:,es and flower- 

 gardens. 



Clonmanning, — Rev. Dr. Trewel. Extensive kitchen-gar- 

 dens, and the first cast-iron hot-houses erected in Irelan.d, 

 from the designs of A. iM'Leish. Myrtles grow here in the 

 open air to the height of sixteen or eighteen ftst. 



Kilriulderij, — near Bray ; Earl of ."\Ieath. A romantic 

 country-residence, in a deep valley, overshadowed by lofty 



7657. KILDARE. A flat surface of 242,245 Irish acres of fine arable soil. 



A magnificent 

 i beautiful seat 

 .V mansion 



Bishop -court, — wear Kill; Lord Ponsonb; 

 mansion and highly cidiivated demesne. 



Belan, — near'Ti'nolin ; Lord Aldborough. 

 with extensive plantations. 



Caslleton n, — near Celliridge ; 



on the banks or the Litf'ey ; as superb an edifice as any in 



mansion, tlie demesne extensive, a vast lawm waves over gentle 

 hills, interspersed with plantations to a great extent, aflbrding 

 a variety of beautiful prosjiects. A stream winding through 

 the whole has been widened to a river, over which an elegant 

 bridge is constructed, and a lofty square prospect tower has 

 been erected on one of the most elevated knoll '. 



Neirhcrri;, — near Castle Carberry ; Lord Ilarberton. A 

 beautiful seat. 



Ireland, and the plantations correspond in magnificence. 

 Kiladoon, — near Celbridge ; Lord Leitrim. 

 Carton, — near Maynooth ; Duke of Leinster. A superb 



7658. KING'S COUNTY. A surface of 282,200 acres, little varied, and of whicli nearly oas half 

 bog or waste. 



CharhviUc I'orest, — near Tuliamore ; Earl of Charleville. 

 A demesne of l.jOO acres, partly the remains of a natural 

 forest, on which the present ejurl has built a magnificent and 

 commo<liou5 mansion in the castellated style, and laid out the 

 grounds with great taste. 



76;39. QUEEN'S COUNTY. A surface, consisting chiefly of bogs, mountains, swamps, and wastes of 

 2-33,300 acres. 



Frankford, — near Frankford : A 



itique mansion, witli a fosse and di-awbridge, in an ext'en 

 ■ e flat demesne. 



Slradbfilly Hall, — near Stradballv , 

 beautiful seat. 



Rrockley Park, — near Stradbally ; Earl Roden. 



Cosbie, Esq. A 



Dawsonscourt Hall. 

 A magnificent seat. ' 



Balltjroan, — near Bally 

 cent residence. 



near Stradbally; Lord Portarlington. 



Lord De Vescey. A magnifi- 



7660. CARLO W. A surface of 137,000 acres of grand and picturesque surface and good soil. 



7661. EASTMEATH. A fertile surface of 227,900 acres, generally flat, but with only a moderate 



portion of bog and waste, 



Gonnanstown House, — near 'Wliite Cross ; Lord Gorman; 

 town. 



S/dHs C«.sf/c, — near Slane ; Earl Conyngham. A .splcndi 

 mansion, now erecting, and the grounds, through wliich flov. 

 the Boyne, planting and being otherwise improved. 



Diiii^ay Casile, — near Dimshaughlin ; Lord Dunsay. 

 Ardbraccan Palace, — near Trim ; Bishop of j"Meath. A chaste 

 and simple building. 



Headfort, — near Kells ; Blarquis Bective. A magnificent 

 mansion, and extensive and beautifully planted demesne. 



7662. WESTME.ITH. A surface of £4t',943 acres of bogs, hills, a number of lakes, and some fertile 

 grounds 



GmJstoirn Park, — near Gaulstown : Lord Kilmaine. A | tensive views, connnanding hills, rocks, ruined lowers, pnd 

 superb res.c.ence. . ... . , . ^, from a prospect tower on tlie hill of Lloyd, 



Hutdfoii, - Earl of Bective. A j.rincely residence, with ex- | upwards of twelve counties are seen. There is much old 



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