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STATISTICS OF GARDENING. 



Part IV. 



woods, and nearly 400 acres of artificial plantations jndicionsly 

 managed. There is an approach of two miles, and a drive of 

 six; miles, both abounding in picturesque views. There is 3 

 consert-atory, terrace-garden, English and Dutch parterre^ 

 rosary, botanic ground, and kitclien-garden, all connected, said 

 in a suitable scale to the castle, by M'Leish. 



Ballynei:aU, — J. (iihbons, Esq. An excellent house in the 

 Grecian sKle, by Johnston of Dublin ; abundance of old 

 timber, and dressed grounds and gardens laid out by M'Leish. 



St. Lucys, — Sir T. Chapman, Bart. A good castellatetJ 

 house, and well managed grounds and gardens, laid out by 

 M'I.eish. 



Raiituila, — R. HI. Reynella, Esq. A pretty Englisli-looking 

 seat, by M'Leish. 



Lough Creiv, — J. L. Napier, Esq. A house by Cockerel of 

 London, in the Grecian style, and much natural and artificial 

 ■wood, and ever>' promise of magnificence. The proprietor is 

 one of the best landlords in Ireland. 



timber, and the finest larches in Ireland. The house, gar- 

 dens, and grounds had been much neglected, but are reno- 

 vating and improving under the guidance of IM'Leish. 



Cragpun, — near 5loat-a-Grenogue ; . A 



fine mansion and beautiful demesne. 



Tnisiernatigh , — near IMorinstown ; Sir P. Piers. 



Lncken, — near Mullingar ; . A beautiful 



mansion and demesne. 



BalUnhnigh, — near Mullingar ; H. O'Reilly, Esq. A 

 charming residence. 



CasileU.n'ii Ddvin, — near Mullingar ; Earl of Westmeath. 

 A charming residence. 



Packenham Ilall.—nesx Castle Pollard ; Earl Longford. A 

 splendid seat. 



Lisnabin Ciisfle, — Captain Purdon. A house, offices, and 

 conservatory, in the Gothic style, by IM'Leish ; extensive pros- 

 pects, some old trees, and numerous yoimg ones. 



Kjuick Drin, _ Sir R. Levinge, Bart. A large castle, by 

 ShieLs of Dublin ; upwards of 100 acres of oak and holly 



7663. LONGFORD. A surface of 134,700 acres of rich and beautiful spots, interspersed with bogs, 

 mountains, morasses, and fens. 



Castle Forbes, — near Newtown Forbes ; Earl Granard. A splendid residence. 



7664. LOWTH. A surface of 126,960 Irish acres, fertile, undulating, and thickly interspersed with 

 lofty hills. 



Sa rmeath, — ne^r Clogherhead ; Sir E. Pellew. A charm- I Clermrmf, — near Lurgan Green; Earl Clermont. An ele- 

 ing mansion, encircled with an extensive and jrell planted I gant seat. 



demesne. I Cofon, —near Slaine; Hon. John Foster'. A demesne taite- 



I fully ornamented with extensive plantations. 



PROVINCE OF MUNSTER. 

 ' 7665. WATERFORD. A surface of 262,800 Irish acres, rough, rocky, and mountainous, with a soil 

 Varying through all the gradations of loam and peat. 



Bam 



near Tramore; 



A weU 



Lismore, — near Lisniore ; Duke of Devonshire. A mag- 

 nificent pile, now repairing, and the (pounds being im- 

 proved. 



planted demesne. 



Ciirraghmnre, — near 'Waterford ; Marquis of Waterford. An 

 extensive demesne, which for beauty and variety cannot be 

 »ur))assed in any part of the united kingdom. 



7666. CORK. The largest county in Ireland, comprising a surface of 1,048,709 Irish acres, of whicii 

 231,959 are bogs, mountains, and waste. There is a nursery by Thomas Sheehan. 



Cork Botanic Garden — -was founded in 1S09, by the Roval 

 Cork Institution (a society of gentlemen incorporated after 

 the maniwr of the Dublin Society, and like that society sup- 

 ported by annual grants from Parliament) ; six acres are en- 

 closed by a hedge, and one acre near the centre by a wall ; 

 includes" a hot-house and green-house. The plants in the. 

 garden are arranged in the Linnajan manner ; it is managed' 

 by a committee, and the curator is I\Ir. James Drummond, 

 A.L.S., a good practical botanist and intelligent gardener. 



Of late years the funds of the Cork Institution have been so 

 low that it has been found necessary to turn the greater part 

 of the garden into a nurserv, and dispose of the produce. 



Cisite Murti/n, — near Youghal ; Earl of Shannon. A mag- 

 nificent mansion and demesne. 



Rasti//ion, — near Middleton ; Earl Incliinquiii. A noble 

 seat. The tide gently flows to the garden-walls. 



Moorfitid, — near Kilworth ; Lord Mount-Cashel. A su- 

 perb residence. 



7667. TIPPERARY. A surface of 5r>4,P50 Irish acres, rugged, coarse, and mountainous in the west, 

 but level and fertile in the cast, where the lands are coi%sidered amongst tlie most productive in Ireland. 



. near Clonmel ; Bagnal, Esq. A beautiful 



— near Clonmel ; Sir T. Osborne. A neat 



Kilmore, 

 seat. 



Nervtorri 

 mansion. 



Kiwckliifli/, — near Clonmel; Lord Donoughniore. An en- 

 chanting residence on the banks of the Suir, finely planted. 



Shanliallij, — near Clogheen ; Lord Lismore. A splendid 

 residence- 



Killcoirhj, — near Ballyporeeii ; Sir W. Barker. A delight- 

 ful residence. 



Cashel Paliue, — ne^x Cashel ; Bishop of Cashel. The gar- 

 dens beautiful and tastefully arranged. 



Cashkrj — near Cashier ; Lord Btitters. A delightful reai- 



denc3. 



Bnllygrifjin, — neM Goldeer ; Earl Clanwilliam. An en- 

 chanting residence. 



Suir Castle, — near Golden ; Loi-d Massay. A beautiful situ- 

 ation on the banks of the river Suir. 



Dancers Court, — near Tipperary ; Lord Milton. A fine 

 residence. 



Castleiotrn, — near Templemore ; Marquis of Lansdown. A 

 fine romantic seat. 



Templemore, — near Templemore ; Sir J. C. Carden. An 

 elegant seat. 



7668. LIMERICK. A surface of 386,750 Irish acres, generally flat and very rich, especially the tract 

 of low lands on the Shannon, which are deemed the richest aiid most prolific in Ireland. There is a 

 nursery at the county town, by Thomas Lees. 



BuW^mor^, — near Askeyton ; Massey, Esq. A beautiful seat. 



7669. CLARE. A surface of 476/200 Irish acres, of which more tlian half is bog, mountainous, and 

 waste ; the mountains numerous, and the soil and surface of the lower grounds very various. 



Innislynun, — in the village ; the castle of the elder branch of the O'Brien family. 



7670. KERRY. A surface of 647,650 Irish acres, much varied in surface and soil, and to a tourist the 

 most interesting county in Ireland, as containing the lakes of Killarney. 



Mount Meredith, — near Castle Island ; O'Donohue, Esq A 

 charming residence. 



Kenouire Lodge, - near Kenmare ; Jlarquis of L.in?down. 



Kemnare House, — near Killarney ; Lord Kenmare. A de- 

 liijhtful demesne along the banks of the river Deneagh, at 

 the mouth of which the aquatic excursion of the lakes is 



menced. Round the lakes of Killarney is Bellview, and 

 various other houses of little or no interest, otherwise than 

 from their situation. The banks and islands of the lakes are rich 



botany ; and display truly 

 specimens of arbutus unedo, a 

 views. 



iting copses and single 

 well as .grand and picturesque 



PROVINCE OF CONN AUGHT. 

 671. ROSCOMMON. A surface of 346,650 Irish acres, with some lofty hills, but no lakes of any mag- 

 : it is generally in pasture. 



Latouche, Esq. [ 5M-e«fo)i-i;, — at Stokestown ; R. 3Ialion, Esq. A magnifi- 

 cent mansion. 



A 



nitude : it is generally in pasture. 



Clover Hill, — near Mount Talbot ; 



A beautiful residence. 



French Park, — near Belanager ; 



delightful mansion and demesne. 



7672. GALWAY. A surface of 

 generally in pasture. 



Portumna Castle, — near Portumna ; 



Marquis of Clanrick- 



ard. A venerable mansion. 



.Flotrer Hill,—neai Portumna ; Lord Biverton. A delight- 

 ful residence. T. IS A 



Spring Carden, — near Eyrecourt ; Fearce, Lsq. A 



beautiful residence. ^ ts r. t-. i * 



Dalystown, — near A^'oodford ; Right Hon. D. B. Daly. A 

 fine mansion and well planted demesne. 



Quee-isliorott^h, — near Evrecoiurt : Larl Louth. A hne seat. 

 Gori Hodi-e, — near Gort; B.Smyth, Esq. A tme seat. 

 Gfli-ftu//,!/, — near Ballinacloe , Lord Clancarty, A splendid 

 residence. 



,959 Irish acres ; varied and rich, but without hills or mountain 

 near Aghrira ; 



Ballydo7t7iellan, - 

 tiful demesne. 



Oramore Castle, - 

 venerable mansion, 



Dunsandle, — near Kilconnel 

 and magnificent mansion. 



Ctonhrook, — near Ahaseragh ; Lord Clonbrook 

 ful mansion, and highly improved demesne. 



Bellew. — near Newtown Bellew ; Sir E. Belle 

 tiful seat. 



A beau- 



near Oramore ; Blake, Esq. A 



Daly, Esq. A splendid 

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