. The history of Ireland, from the earliest period to the year 1245, when the Annals of Boyle, which are adopted and embodied as the running text authority, terminate: with a brief essay on the native annalists, and other sources for illustrating Ireland, and full statistical and historical notices of the barony of Boyle. t will here find much to interest him, thesportsman can enjoy every variety, as well of lakeand river fishing, as of mountain and lowland,moor and wood shooting. There is a Methodistmeeting-house in the town, and churches and chapelsat convenient distances on every side. The
. The history of Ireland, from the earliest period to the year 1245, when the Annals of Boyle, which are adopted and embodied as the running text authority, terminate: with a brief essay on the native annalists, and other sources for illustrating Ireland, and full statistical and historical notices of the barony of Boyle. t will here find much to interest him, thesportsman can enjoy every variety, as well of lakeand river fishing, as of mountain and lowland,moor and wood shooting. There is a Methodistmeeting-house in the town, and churches and chapelsat convenient distances on every side. The annexedview, taken from a swelling eminence, north of theFeorish, exhibits its graceful windings—the bridge,the mill, the street, the meeting-house, at right; thewoods of Alderford in the left circuit; a portion ofthe high ground of Kilmacroy (the Earl of Zetlands),at right; and in the centre perspective the hillycountry about Ballyfermoyle. It but remains to say,of this locality, that it promises an increase of im-portance, from a new line of public road from Carrickto Sligo being contemplated to pass througli it;while another, of a minor order, but great utility tohis tenantry, has been constructed at the sole expenseof Mac Dermott Eoe, and is now maintained bycounty presentment. This, climbing the hills imme-. :n^ ^ ;\ THE PARISH OF KILRONAN. 153 diately eastward of Ballyfarnon, lias greatly facili-tated the reclaiming of tlie liiglilands; enables tliemountaineers to bring their produce down to themarket, and the sandstone to the town, while theycarry back shop goods to their families, and lime forthe improvement of their farms. The towns-people,and neighbours of Ballyfarnon, are also brought,hereby, in immediate communication with the col-lieries. Keadue is another post-town within the pa-rish, but the mails of this district are carried offfrom points of the direct coach-road by post-boys—those here, from Carrick, and those of Ballyfarnon,from Boyle. Keadue contains 37
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