the atmosphere was very clear, and all the gorges and chasms and sweeping indentures of the mountains, were as distinct as possible: and thus, if you could be content to take the Reeks with their night-caps on, you had an opportunity to enjoy in full perfection, all the beauties of their lower regions. In this way, turning my body on this side and then on that side of my gig, in order to catch a view of the ever-varying scene through which I was passing; at length, at a turn of the road, I came full upon the Upper Lake of Killarney; and my good reader, I beg here to be excused from giving a description of what has been described in tours, travels, and guides, a thousand times over. If you are a rich reader, questionless you have spent some of your superfluous cash in seeing all this magnificent picture with your own. eyes; if you are poor, you have nothing better to do than send to a circulating library for Weld's Travels, or any other writer on Killarney that you fancy. One secret I will be good-natured enough to make you master of. I am told it is very expensive, very troublesome, and sometimes attended with infinite discomfort, taking a boat on those lakes-now, I verily believe, that, if on horseback, or in a jaunting

car, or gig, you take an excursion from Killarney town for ten miles along this new road toward Kenmare, which I travelled-you will see Upper, Middle, and Lower lake, more to your satisfaction than if you went into a boat. I remained but one day in Killarney-business, not pleasure, brought me. To be sure, when business was done, I was not such a dull dolt as not to make the most of my time, and see Mucruss and Turk mountain, and Mangerton, and the Devil's Punch Bowl. In a word, Mr. Reader, even suppose you were at the lakes-even suppose you are young and active, and made the most of your time, yet I am bold to say, that I saw as much in four hours as you could, or ever will do in the same space of time.

APPENDIX.

Extract from a MS. History of the County of Kerry, in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy.

Daniel O'Sullivan More, who was married to Ellen Brown, enjoyed his estate but for a short time, for he joined Daniel M'Carthy, Terence O'Brien, and his two uncles, in opposition to Cromwell. The first action, as far as I can learn, that he was engaged in, was at Drumcasseragh, where they were defeated, and where all behaved themselves courageously, and where one of the colonels acted such a brave part that his deeds were versified by a Kerry poet, in which he argues the equality of his hero with Owen Roe O'Neil, whose fame was exalted by a Northern poet. In this poetic contest the northern rhymer says that O'Neil was the hand and thumb of Ireland. The Kerry poet asserts that the land should be divided between the two champions, so equal was their merit. The next action was at Knocanoss, where the Irish, after a most resolute contest, were defeated; after which there were several treaties for peace set on foot, which came to no issue, and consequently Knocnaclassi, by mutual consent, was fixed for the field of battle, and though a circumstance that happened the night before the engagement is not altogether pertinent to the purpose of this story, yet I shall set it forth.

The Earl of Inchiquin, who was general of Cromwell's army, hearing of a wizard, or man inspired by

prophecy, being in the neighbourhood, sent for him, and desired to have his opinion as to who would gain the victory on the following day. On this occasion the gifted man was much daunted, which the earl observing, desired him freely to express his thoughts, and that whatever he should declare, he should not be in the least molested.

On which the man pronounced that the Irish would maintain the field with credit, but that the English would be totally defeated. Whereupon the earl answered that he was right, for that HE was an Irishman, an O'Brien, and, therefore, a Milesian; but that Count Taafe, the commander of the Irish, was an Englishman by extraction. The event was as the earl had interpreted; for Taafe, with his army, after a desperate struggle, was totally defeated. Soon after which battle, the aforesaid Daniel M'Carthy, Terence O'Brien, and many others submitted to much more moderate conditions than they would before have got. But Daniel O'Sullivan More, who had lost a good many of his regiment and name, marched to that part of the county of Kerry called the baronies of Iverka, Dunkerrin, and Glanerough, expecting, by the bad passes and roads thereunto leading, that he would maintain said districts till further supplied and relieved. By this time the aforesaid two colonels, uncles to O'Sullivan More, seeing no farther prospect of success, declined that service, and went to France ; and soon after the Earl of Inchiquin, having a tenderness and concern for O'Sullivan More, sent to him, earnestly desiring him to submit, and that he would use his best endeavours with the government to get him good condition. O'Sullivan, after returning his lordship thanks for his good inclinations, replied, that if he had his estates, and those of such of his countrymen who were with him, granted to him and them, he would submit, but not otherwise. The said earl having made a report of this negociation, it was not approved of; but, on the contrary, commands were issued that O'Sullivan's territory should be invaded by land and sea; and, in order to bring O'Sullivan speedily to submission, a strong party of effective men was embarked on board of three or four ships

from Tralee bay. O'Sullivan had at this time his little army at Glenbeagh, where late in the afternoon he was apprised that said ships, with a fair wind, were making sail towards the Skeligs. He immediately divided his party into two divisions; one headed by himself proceeded towards the harbour of Poulnanurragh, the other party, comprising four companies under Captain Owen O'Sullivan of Fermoyle, an experienced officer, and commander of a regiment, marched towards Ballinskelligs. The ships containing the invading troops came to anchor in said harbour early that night, and sent out three companies of about one hundred and sixty men, who surprised most of the inhabitants before day, took all the booty, and drove off all the cattle they could meet to the banks of the harbour. By this time Captain O'Sullivan had arrived with his party near where the prey was collected, and observing the situation of the English, when resting after the fatigue of collecting their booty, and just preparing to take on board the cattle and the captures, O'Sullivan of his companies made four parties; he ordered Captain John Brennan, with his company to take the advantage of a small valley eastwards of Ballinskelligs, and attack the enemy, at the same time he would see him fall on; he likewise ordered another company, under the command of Lieut. M'Swiney, to proceed along another valley westwards, and with the same direction. He himself, with a young captain, a namesake of his, the head of the family of Cossanalossy, with two companies, marched towards the English; who sounded their trumpets and made other demonstrations of joy at seeing them approach. At the same time they took the advantage of fixing themselves behind a low ditch, surrounding a small field on the brink of the sea, which O'Sullivan observing, he ordered what small arms he had in front of his party to be discharged as soon as well within musket-shot of the enemy, and not to wait for charging again, or withstand the English firing, but to rush on and engage with pikes and broad-swords. The Irish made the first fire, which had no greater effect than wounding some few. The English had the patience not to fire even when their op