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A37731	An exact description of Ireland chorographically surveying all its provinces & counties ... : with an index of all the provinces, counties, baronies, cities, towns, forts, castles, rivers, lakes, havens, bays, mountains, promontories, &c., in such a manner as may serve for a geographical dictionary for Ireland ... : done according to the latest surveys, and agreeing with all the new maps / by Laurence Eachard ...	Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.	1691 (1691)	Wing E142; ESTC R22203	53,151	182

particularly Lough-Ree and Lough-Derg passing by the Towns of Letrim Iames Town Lanesburrough Athlone Clonefert Killalow and Limrick after a Course of 200 Miles of which 60 Navigable falls into the Western Ocean with a Mouth above seven Miles wide Others are 2. Swift Awiduff or Blackwater 3. Baleful-Shure 4. Woody-Barrow 5. Rolling-Liffe 6. Pleasant-Boyne 7. Spreeding Lee c These shall be all more particularly Treated of in the Provincss The Havens are many and Commodious those of chief Note are 1. Waterford at the Mouth of the River Shure 2. Cork at the Mouth of the River Lee. 3. Youghill at the Mouth of the River Awiduff or Blackwater The principal Lakes of this Kingdom are 1. Lough-Erne in the County of Fermanack in Ulster nigh 30 Miles long and 10 broad bordering about with shady Woods and full of inhabited Islands some containing 2 or 300 Acres of Land having vast store of Trouts Pikes and Salmons 2. Lough-Neagh or Sidney between the Counties of Antrim and Tyrone 20 Miles long and 12 broad beset and shadowed along with thick Woods and unpassable Bogs yet extreamly Pleasant 3. Lough-Ree made by the River Shannon between the Counties of Roscommon Longford and West-Meath 15 Miles long and five broad Louth-Derg another made by the Shannon between Tipperary Thomond and Gallway 18 Miles long and four broad 5. Lough-Corrib in the County of Gallway having in it several Isles abounding with Pine Trees 6. Lough-Conn in the County of Mayo 7. Lough-Cara c. 8. Lough-Cilly in the County of Slego 9. Lough-Allyn in the County of Letrim 10. L●…gh-Dercuereagh 11. Lough-Hannel in West-Meath with several others The most considerable Bays of this Country may be reckoned 1. The Bay of Gallway a very large and safe Harbour capable of a vast Fleet of Ships and defended on the West with the South Isles of Arran It lies between the Counties of Gallway and Thomond 2. Dingle-Bay a large and spacious Harbour in the County of Kerry in M●…nster 3. Bantry-Bay in the County of Corke in Munster full of small Islands 4. Dunnagal-Bay between the Counties of Dunnagal Slego and Letrim at the entrance of Lough-Earne 5. Bay of London-derry a kind of a Lake between the Cou●… ties of Dunnagal and Londonderry called also by the Name of Lough-Foyle 6. Ca●…rickfergus-Bay between the Counties of A●…trim and D●…wn 7. Carlingford-Bay between the Counties of Down and Louth 8. Bay of Dublin in the County of Dublin 9. Wexford-Bay in the County of Wexford 10. Kin●…sale-Bay in the County of Corke with many other of less Note Mountains of chiefest Note are reckoned 1. Kn●…ck-Patrick or St. Patrick's Hill in the West parts of the County of Limrick mounted up a mighty height and yielding a pleasent prospect into the Sea beholding a far off the River Shannon falling with a vast Mouth in the Ocean 2. Sliew-Bloemy in Queen's County with their rising tops mounted up a wonderful height from whence arise the Rivers Shure Nuer and Barrow 3. The Mountains of Evagh and Moourne a ridge of Hills not far off the Sea in the County of Down 4. Sliew-Gallen certain Hills in the County of Tyrone dividing it into two parts 5. Curlew-Hills in the County of R●…scommon in Connaught 6. The Gualty Mountains in the County of Tipperary nigh the Counties of Limrick and Cork The most considerable Capes or Promontories are 1. Fair-head in the County of Antrim the mok Northern Point in this Kingdom about 17 Miles off Scotland 2. St. Iohn's Point in the County of Down about 8 Miles South of Down 3. Old-head in the County of Cork about seven Miles South of Kingsale 4. Missenhead in Cork the most Southern Point in this Country 5. Leane a very long Point in the County of Thomond at the Mouth of the River Shannon 6. St. Iohns Cape in the County of Dunnagal about 13 Miles West of Dunnagal 7. North Cape in the Northern parts of the same County 8. Dog-head in the Western parts of the County of Gallway I could here mention several of the Bogs as Allin Red-Boy c. but these will be of no great use In the Province of Ulster and County of Dunnagal upon an Island in a little Lake called Derg there is an old little Monastery in which is a very narrow Vault within the Ground so small that a Man can scarce stand up right in it not containing above 6 or 7 Persons at once This they call St. Patrick's Purgatory very much talked of by the Ignorant for walking Spirits and dreadful Apparitions which they say was occasioned by St. Patrick's earnest Prayers to God that the Torments which the wicked are to suffer after this life might be presented to the Eye that he might the more easily Root out the Sins of his Country Men. They Foolishly imagine that this Cave was digged first by Ulisses when he went to Parlee with those in Hell This place was very much resorted to by Pilgrims till the later end of King Iames the First Reign this hole was laid open and the Friers caused to depart There are seven places in Ireland which are more properly called by the Name of Cities viz. Dublin VVaterford Gallway Limrick Cork Londonderry and Kilkenny to which we may add Athlone Kingsale and Drogheda four Archbishopricks viz. Armagh Dublin Cashell and Tuam 19 Bishopricks and one University viz. Dublin Here are also about 39 Market Towns 119 Places that return Parliament Men which commonly go by the Name of Burroughs 93 Towns of Commerce and Trade 222 Castles of old Erection besides several new Fortresses built in the later times and 1586 Parishes The chief City of the whole Kingdom is Dublin the Vice-Roys Seat CHAP. II. Of the Inhabitants and famous Men particularly of the Wild Irish shewing their Language Names Diet Attire Manner of Living Customs Religion Superstitions Whimseys Marriages Burials and Wars THE Inhabitants descend originally from the Britains according to the best Authors since then intermixed with Danes Swedes and Normans but at present they are both English and Irish. As for the English I shall need to say nothing of nor the more civilized sort of Irish who are very conformable to the Customs and Laws of our Nation But the Kernes Rapperies c. those meer Irish who as yet have not been throughly conquered or civilized are those that I do intend particularly to treat of therefore I would not have our Irish Schollars take it amiss or think ill of that Character which no ways belongs to them but before I go any further I shall here as the most fit place mention some of the most eminent Persons this Nation has produced The most Famous Men of this Country may be reckoned 1. St. Patrick a Person of eminent Piety who converted this Nation to Christianity between the fourth and fifth Centurys 2. Palladius another Person who helped to convert this Kingdom about the same time 3. Columbus a Religious Monk some

West Dunnagall on the North and North East Tyrone on the South Cavan ●…nd on the South West Letrim in Con●…aught It is in length 38 miles and 〈◊〉 breadth 24. a County full of Woods ●…nd Boggs being a third part fill'd ●…ith the Lough-Earne It is divided into Eight Baronies ●…iz Lurge Maghereboy Terekenedy ●…ionawly Maghere Klonekelly Knock●…inie and Coole In which is never a Market Town and but one Borough ●…he Chief Town is Eniskilling Principal Places are 1. Tarmon a Castle of considerable Note on the North parts of the great Lake on ●…he borders of Dunnagall 2. Balleck 〈◊〉 Town 10 miles almost West of Tar●…on by the Mouth of the Lake by ●…he bordars of Dunnagall 3 miles East ●…f Ballishannon 3. Tully Castle 9 ●…iles almost East of Balleck by the borders of the Lake 4. Eniskilli●… or Inskilling 7 miles South East 〈◊〉 Tully Castle and 42 South of Londo●… derry It is a Borough the only pla●… of Note in this County but small ye●… of notable strength and fame in the●… Wars It 's scituated on a little Islan●… in the middle of the Lake or rathe●… between two Lakes having too Forts●… the one called the old Fort the othe●… the New Fort. It stands 78 mile●… North West of Dublin 5. Crom Castle●… on the Lake 12 miles South East o●… Eniskilling 6. Cavan CAvan or Cavon sometimes East Braeny has on the North East Monoghan on the West Letrim in Connaught●… on the South Longford West Meath●… and East Meath in Leinster It is i●… length 47 miles and in breadth 22 a●… County whose Inhabitants live in Piles●… and Forts rather than Towns Ir is divided into seven Barronies viz. Tullagha Tullahonoho Cavan Tullagarvy Clonchy Castle Raghen and Clonomoghan In which are two Boroughs but never a Market Town The ●…hief Town is Cavan Principal Places are 1. Belturbet a ●…ttle Borough Town on the end of ●…ough Earne nigh the Borders of Fer●…anagh above 16 Miles South East of ●…niskilling 2. Cavan 7 Miles South ●…f Belturbet a Borough Town of no ●…ote but for being the head of this County It stands 55 Miles North West of Dublin 3. Kilmore a little ●…own about three Miles South West ●…f Cavan It is a Bishops See but a ●…ery poor one 4. Castle Raghen a ●…astle which gives Name to a Barony ●…3 Miles South East of Kilmore and ●…avan nigh the Borders of East-Meath 〈◊〉 Leinster 7. Monoghan MOnoghan has on the East Armagh on the West Fermanagh on the North Tyrone on the South Cavan ●…nd on the South East Louth with ●…art of East Meath in Leinster It is in ●…ength 34 Miles and in breadth 20. 〈◊〉 Country mounting aloft with Hills ●…nd well covered with Woods It is divided into five Baronies viz●… Trough Monoghan Dartree Cremorne●… and Farny Donaghmaine It has bu●… one Borough and never a Marke●… Town The chief Town is Monogha●… the rest are scarce worth Naming Chief Places are 1. Glashlogh 〈◊〉 small Town not far off the Borders o●… Armagh and Tyrone 2. Monoghan five Miles South of Glaslogh and fou●… from the Borders of Armagh It is 〈◊〉 Borough Town and the chief o●… the County but not else worth the●… Observation It stands 60 Miles almost North West of Dublin Fo●… Methods sake I shall mention 3●… Clonish a little place twelve Mile●… South West of Monoghan on th●… Borders of Fermanagh 4. Lislea 〈◊〉 a Castle four Miles South East o●… Clonish not far off the Borders o●… Cavan 8. Armagh ARmagh or Ardmagh has on the●… East Down partly seperated by the River Newry on the West Tyron●… and Monoghan on the North the●… Lough-Neagh and on the South Louth ●…t is in length 32 Miles and in breadth ●…7 A County for rich and fertile Soil is said to surpass any in Ire●…and It is divided into five Baronies viz. Onealan Towrany Armagh Fewes and Orior In which is one Market Town ●…nd two Boroughs The chief Town ●…s now Charlemont Principal Places are 1. Charle●…ont a Borough and strong For●…ress now the chief of the County ●…emarkable for the last Siege It ●…tands on a River called Blackwater ●…n the Borders of Tyrone four Miles South East of Dungannon 2. Ar●…agh or Ardmagh about seven Miles South of Charlemont once a very famous City now a poor place scarce any thing remaining but a few small wasted Cottages with the ruinous Walls of the Monastery Priors and Primates Palace yet it is still an Archbishops See and the Metropolitan of all Ireland and keeps the Name of a Borough and Market Town 3. Tyan a small place seven Miles almost West of Armagh on the Borders of Tyrone and Monoghan 4. Mayre-Castle 19 Miles South East of Armag●… on the Borders of Louth nigh five Mil●… North of Dundalk 9. Down DOwn has on the East St. George Channel on the West Armag●… partly seperated by the River Neury on the North or rather North We●… Antrim and on the South Carling ford Bay which parts it from Louth and the Ocean It is in length 4●… Miles and in breadth 30. A Count●… very fertile though in some places i●…cumbred with Woods and Bogs It is divided into eight Baronies viz. Ards Castlereagh Dufferin Lek●… ale Kinalearty Lower Evagh Upp●… Evagh and Moourne In which is on●… Market Town and six Boroughs Th●… chief Town is Down Chief Places are 1. Bangor 〈◊〉 Borough Town on Carickfergus Bay seven Miles South East of that place 2. Newtown four Miles nigh Sout●… of Bangor a Borough Town o●… the North of the Louth of Strangford 3. Hillsburrough a Boroug●… Town 16 Miles South West of ●…ewtown and three from Lisburn in ●…ntrim 4. Dromore four Miles nigh ●…outh of Hillsburrough a small Bi●…oprick 5. Kilileagh a little Bo●…ough 17 Miles East of Dromore ●…n the Louth of Strangford 6. ●…trangford six Miles South East of Killileagh a little Town on the Mouth ●…f a Lough of the same Name 7. ●…own or Down Patrick a Borough ●…nd head of this County six Miles ●…igh West of Strangford It is a ●…ishoprick united to Connor in An●…im and is one of the most ancient ●…owns in Ireland famous for the ●…ones of St. Patrick St. Bridget ●…nd St. Columbus It stands 65 Miles ●…llmost North East of Dublin 8. ●…eury 25 Miles South West of Down 〈◊〉 Borough and Market Town on the ●…iver Neury by the Borders of Ar●…agh 10. Louth LOuth anciently Luva and Luda in Irish Iriel has on the East St. George's Channel on the West Monoghan and East Meath and Leinster on the North Armagh and Carlingford Bay which parts it from Down and on the South East Meath fro●… which parted by the River Boyne It is but 25 Miles long and 13 broad A County full of Forage and sufficiently Fruitful It is divided into four Baronies viz. Dundalk Louth Atherdee an●… Ferrard in which little compass ar●… five Market Towns and four

Trim. Chief Places are 1. Kells a little Borough on a small River called Black-Water which falls into the Boyne nigh Navan 2. Slane a little Town on the Boyne 12 Miles East of Kells and seven West of Drogheda 3. Duleck a Borough seven Miles nigh East of Slane and four South of Drogheda on the River Nenny 4. Navan a small Borough on the River Boyne 10 Miles West of Duleck and seven almost South-East of Kells 5. Athboy or Aboy eight Miles South-West of Navan a Borough and Market-Town well inhabited and of good resort 6. Trim six Miles almost South-East of Athboy on the River Boyne a Borough and Market-Town of good Trade reckoned the chief in the County It stands 23 Miles almost North-West of Dublin 7. Ratooth a little Borough-Town 12 Miles East of Trim and as many North-West of Dublin 4. Dublin DUblin or Divelin has on the East the Irish Ocean or St. George's Channel on the West and North-West Kildare and East-Meath and on the South Wicklow It is a small County but 28 Miles long and 16 broad A County very rich and fertile in Corn and Grass but destitute of Woods so that they have a kind of a fat Turff or Coal It is divided into six Baronies viz. Ballrudery Cross Cooleck Castleknock Newcastle and Rathdowne In which is one Market-Town and three Boroughs the chief is Dublin Chief Places are 1. Swords a little Borough-Town nigh the Sea eight Miles North of Dublin 2. Dublin or Balacleigh an Archbishoprick a Market and Borough the Metropolis of the Kingdom the Seat of the Vice-Roy and an University It is a very Noble City surpassing any in England except London adorned with many Glorious Buildings seated on a delectable and wholsom place first built on Piles of Wood on the River Liffe which affords it an excellent Haven To the South are Hills Westward an open Champion Ground on ●…he East the Sea at Hand in sight It ●…as a very strong Wall of rough ●…uilding Stone towards the South for●…ified with Rampiers It openeth at ●…ix Gates from whence there run forth Suburbs of great length Towards ●…he East stands the Kings Castle on ●…igh most strongly fenced with Dit●…hes and Towers Just over against ●…t is a beautiful College richly En●…owed and Consecrated unto the Name of the Holy Trinity Here ●…re also many other fine Buildings as ●…he Cathedral the Archbishops Pa●…ace the Collegiate Church the Town-Hall c. 3. Newcastle a Bo●…ough-Town eight Miles almost West ●…f Dublin Here also stood the City ●…f Glendelach a Bishop's See now ●…uined and the Bishoprick united to Dublin 3. Wicklow WIcklow sometimes a part of the County of Dublin has on the East St. George's Channel on the West Kildare and Catherlagh on the North Dublin and on the South Wexford It is in length 36 Miles and in breadth 28. A County sufficiently fruitful It is divided into six Baronies viz. Rathdown part in Dublin Newcastle Talbotstone Ballinecur Arcklow and Shel Aly. In which are two Market-Town●… and four Boroughs the principa●… Town is Wicklow Chief Places are 1. Blessinto a smal●… Borough-Town on the River Liffe●… bordering on Kildare 2. Baltinglasse another Borough 13 Miles South o●… Blessinto on the River Urrin or Slane by the Borders of Catherlagh 3. Wicklow a Market-Town and Borough 2●… Miles East of Baltinglasse It is the chief of the County standing on the Sea and has a narrow Haven at the Mouth of the River Letrim ov●… which stands a Rock in stead of a Castle enclosed with a strong Wall I●… stands 24 Miles nigh South of Dublin 4. Arcklow a Market-Town and a Borough 12 Miles South of Wicklow I●… stands by the Sea and once gave Name to a County and now a Title to the Duke of Ormond who is Baron of this place 6. Kildare KIldare has on the East Dublin and Wicklow on the West Kings-County and Queens County on the North E●…st-Meath and on the South Catherlagh It is in length 38 Miles and in breadth 23. A County most rich and plentiful in all things It is divided into eight Baronies viz. Carburny Ikeathy Salt Naas Connel Ophally Noragh and Reban Kileah and Mone In which are two Market-Towns and three Boroughs the chief Town is Kildare Principal places are 1. Carbury or Carbre towards the North-West part a Market-Town but much decayed 2. Naas a Borough-Town 13 Miles South-East of Carbury nigh the River Liffe 3. Kildare or Kildar 11 Miles almost West of Naas it is a considerable place the chief of the County a Market-Town a Borough and a Bishop's See formerly much celebrated for the Holy Virgin Briged It stands 27 Miles South-West of Dublin 4. Arthy a Borough-Town 12 Miles South of Kildare on the River Barrow not far off of the Borders of Queens-County 7. Kings-County KIngs-County formerly called Offaly has on the East Kildare on the West the River Shannon which parts it from Gallway in Connaught and part of Tipperary in Munster on the North West-Meath and on the South and South-East Tipperary and Queens-County It is in length 48 Miles and in breadth 14. A County not so rich as some others It is divided into 11 Baronies viz. Warrenstown Coolestown Philipstown Geshill Kilcoursi Ballicowen Balliboy Carri-Castle Eglish Ballibrit and Clonlisk In which is one Market-Town and three Boroughs the chief Town is Phillipstown Principal Places are 1. Phillipstown or Kingstown towards the North parts three Miles off the Borders of West-Meath a Market-Town and Borough not remarkable for any thing but for being the Head of the County It stands 38 Miles West of Dublin 2. Bunalin or Bannahet a small Borough-Town 25 Miles almost South-West of Phillipstown standing on the River Shannon on the Borders of Gallway in Connaught 3. Bi r another little Borough-Town six Miles South of Bunalin standing on the Borders of Tipperary in Munster on a River that runs into the Shannon 8. Queens-County QUeens-County in Irish Lease has on the East Kildare on the North and West Kings-County with Tipperary in Munster and on the South Kilkenny It is in length 35 Miles and in breadth 32. A County full of Woods and Bogs It is divided into seven Baronies viz. Portneh inch Stradbally Balliadam Slewmargie Cullinagh Mariburow and Upper Ossery In which is one Market-Town and three Boroughs the chief Town is Mariburow Chief Places are 1. Port-Arlinton a small Borough-Town in the North parts of this County on the River Barrow on the Borders of Kings-County 2. Mariburow or Queenstown 10 Miles South of Port-Arlinton It is a Borough and a Market-Town but no●… otherwise remarkable than for bein●… the Head of the County It stand●… 72 Miles almost South-West of Dubli●… 3. Ballinekill another Borough-Tow●… eight Miles South of Mariburow an●… about a Mile from the Borders of Kilkenny 9. Kilkenny KIlkenny has on the East Catherlag●… and Wexford on the West Tipperary in

Munster on the North Queens-County and on the South Waterford i●… Muster from which parted by th●… River Shure It is in length 40 Miles and in breadth 22. A County wit●… Towns and Castles on every side makes a fine shew and in plenty o●… all things gives place to none It is divided into 11 Baronies viz. Fassadinig Galmoy Cranagh Kilkenn●… lib. Shellilogher Gow●…an Kells Knock●… pher Ida Ibercon and Iverk In which is one Market-Town and 8 Boroughs the chief Town is Kilkenny Chief Places are 1. Kilkenny a Market a Borough and a Bishoprick in the middle of the County on the River Nuer It is a large and strong City the most populous Rich and well Traded Inland Town in Ireland It consists of two parts the Irish Town in which is the Cathedral and the English which was built since and is now the principal the former being only a Suburb to it It stands 56 Miles South West of Dublin 2. Gowran a Borough 8 Miles East of Kilkenny nigh the Borders of Catherlagh 3. Callen a Borough 15 Miles almost South West of Gowran on the River Callen the third Town of the County 4. Kells a Borough Town on the same River six Miles West of Callen 5. Thomas-Town a Borough four Miles West of Kells on the Kiver Nuer It is a Walled Town the Second in the County 6. Inishteige a Borough on the same River four Miles South East of Thomas-Town and the Fourth in the County 7. Knocktopher another Borough seven Miles West of Inisteige Here is a little Borough called St. Canice three Miles-West of Kilkenny 10. Catherlagh CAthelagh Caterlagh or Carlogh has on the East Wicklow and Wexford on the West Kilkenny and part of Queen's County on the North Kildare and on the South and South East Wexford It is in length 28 Miles and in breadth 18. A County of a fertile Soil and well shaded with Woods It is divided into five Baronies viz. Ravilly Catherlagh Forth Idr●…ne and St. Mullin In which is one Market-Town and two Boroughs The chief Town is Catherlagh Principal Places are 1. Catherlagh or Caterlogh standing on the River Barrow on the Borders of Queens County It is a Market-Town and a Borough the chief of the County and is fortified with a Castle It stands 38 Miles almost South West of Dublin 2. Loughlen Laghlin or old Loughlin eight Miles almost South West of Catherlagh a Borough Town of no Note 3. Loughlin or Laghlin three Miles East of the other on the River Barrow once a considerable City and a Bishoprick now reduced to a Village and the Bishoprick anited to Fearnes in Wexford II. UUexford WExford or Weesford by the Irish Loghhagarm has on the East the Ocean on the West Catherlagh and Kilkenny on the North Wicklow and on the South and South West the Ocean and some of Waterford in Munster from which parted by Waterford Haven It is in length 47 Miles and in breadth 27. A County fruitful in Corn and Grass It is divided into eight Baronies viz. Gory Scarewalsh Bantry Ballageen Shelmaliere Sheilbourne Bargie and Fourth In which are two Market Towns and eight Boroughs The Principal Town is Wexford Chief Places are 1. Fearnes or Ferns towards the Northern Parts a Town of no Note but for being a Bishops Sec. 2. Inishcorthy a Borough Town eight Miles nigh South of Fearnes on the River Urrin or Slany 3. Ross a Borough and Market-Town on the River Barrow 15 Miles South West of Inishcorthy on the Borders of Kilkenny once a famous City now almost ruined 4. Wexford or Weesford 17 Miles East of Ross a Market Town and Borough It was once reckoned the chief City in all Ireland and was the first Colony of the English still a fair and large Town which has a very commodious Haven at the Mouth of the River Urrin or Slany It stands about 62 Miles South o●… Dublin 5. Taghmon a little Borough Town seven Miles nigh West of Wexford Clamine a Borough five Mile●… South West of Taghmon 7. Banne another four Miles South of Clamine by a convenient Bay of the sam●… Name 8. Duncannon nigh five Mile●… West of Banne a considerable Castl●… on Waterford Haven so that no Ship●… can go to Waterford or Ross withou●… leave 9. Featherd a little Boroug●… two Miles from Duncannon Thus much for LEINSTER MUNSTER PROVINCE CHAP. VII Of Munster shewing its Name Bounds Dimensions Rivers Products Remarks c. and describing all its Counties Towns and Castles THE Province of Munster many times called Mounster it is called by the Latines Momonia and by the natural Irish Mown and in common construction of Speech Wown I is bounded on the East and South-East with the Province of Leinster from which partly separated by the River Shure and the Ocean on the West with the Atlantick or Western Ocean on the North with the Province of Connaught from which seperated by the River Shannon and on the South and South-West with the Virgivian Ocean The form thereof is a kind of a long Square It is in length from Waterford Haven to the Western-point in the County of Kerry not far off Dingle about 135 miles in breadth from the North parts of Tipperary to Baltimore in Corke 120 miles but from Baltimore to the North parts of Kerry which is more natural is but 68 miles The circuit by reason of the great Windings and Turnings is above 600 miles The chief Rivers of this Province are 1. Shure Sewer or Shower which begins in Tipperary runs South and washes Thurles and passes by Cashell then runs East and washes Clonmell Carick and Waterford then it takes in the Barrow with which it falls into the Ocean 2. Black Water Awiduffe or Avenmore which begins in Kerry runs East and washes Mallo and Lismore then runs South and falls into the Sea at Youghill 3. Lee in the County of Corke runs East and washes Corke and soon after falls into the Sea making several small Isles 4. Bande likewise in Corke runs East and washes Bandon-Bridge and falls into the Sea at Kingsale 5. Leane in Kerry runs West and falls into Dingle-Bay 6. Cashen in Kerry which falls into Shannonmouth This Province abounds with many e●…cellent Bays and Havens with many rich Towns the Air mild and temperate neither too hot nor too cold the Sol in some places is hilly looking aloft with woody wild and solitary Mountains yet the Vallies below are garnished with Corn Fields all both pleasant for Sight and fertile for Soil The most general Commodities of this Province are Corn Cattel Wood Wool and Fish the last whereof it affords abundance of all sorts especially Herrings In this Province is one Archbishoprick viz. Cashell Five Bishopricks besides Ross and Cloyne united to Corke and Lismore united to Waterford viz. Waterford Limerick Corke Ardfeart and Emly Seven Market-Towns viz. Carrick Clonmell Corke Dingle Kingsale Limrick and Waterford Twenty Five

places that return Parliament Men called Boroughs Sixty Six Castles of old Erection and according to Morden 80 Parishes in the whole Chief City of the whole is commonly reckoned Waterford but Limerick at present deserves the Preheminence The Boroughs are as following viz. Five in Tipperary Cashell Clonmell Fetherd Tipperary and Thurles Four in Waterford Dungarvan Lismore Tallagh and Waterford Three in Limrick Askeaton Kilmalock and Limrick Three in Kerry Ardfeart Dingle and Trally And 10 in Corke Baltimore Bandon-Bridge Caraby Charleville Clone Corke Kingsale Cloyne Mallo and Younghill The Religious Places in this Province were once the two Abbies a●… Youghill one called North-Abby an●… the other South-Abby The two Abbies at Limerick St. Francis-Abby an●… Dominick-Abby The two Abbies a●… Corke St. Francis-Abby and the Abb●… of the Isles And lastly that famou●… Abby of the Holy-Cross in Tipperary These are now quite ruined and wholly out of use This Province before the Englis●… Conquest of it was a Kingdom of i●… self and ruled by its own King I●… then contained some part of Connaugh●… that is the County of Thomond sinc●… the English became Masters of it i●… has been kept close to that Crown only the Spaniards at one time became Masters of a little of it bu●… were soon driven out It is now Governed by a Lord President who ha●… one Assistant two Learned Lawyers and a Secretary to keep it in Obe●…ience It was anciently divided among the ●…lterni in Tipperary the Coriandi in ●…imerick Waterford and part of Tip●…erary and Corke the Luceni in Kerry ●…he Velibori in Desmond in Corke and ●…he Vodii in some part of Corke Afterwards divided into Deswown Hierwown Meanwown and Urwown Of later ●…imes it was divided into two parts viz. West-Mounster and South-Mun●…ter It stands at present divided into five Counties by some into six viz. 1. Tipperary 2. Waterford 3. Corke to which is joyned the County of Desmond 4. Limerick and 5. Kerry Of these three border on the Sea viz. Waterford Corke and Kerry Tipperary and Limerick are Midland Counties These Counties are again divided into 52 Baronies 1. Tipperary TIpperary or Holy-Cross by the Irish Thobruidearum Cuntae has on the East Queens-County and Kilkenny in Leinster on the West Limerick and the River Shannon which parts it fro●… Gallway and Thomond in Connaught on the North or North-East Kings County in Leinster and on the South Waterford It is in length 58 Miles and in breadth 36. The South-part●… are exceeding fertile and well furnished with good Buildings It is divided into 14 Baronies viz. Lower Ormond Ormond Arra Owny Ikerin Ileagh Eliogurty Kilnalong Kilnamama Clonwilliam Middlethird Slewwardagh Comsey and Iffa and Ossa I●… which are two Market-Towns an●… five Boroughs the chief Town is Clonmell Chief Places are 1. Thurles a Borough-Town on the River Shure si●… Miles from the Borders of Kilkenny 2. Cashell or Cassel 12 Miles South o●… Thurles nigh the River Shure a Borough and an Archbishoprick but no●… else of Note 3. Fethard a little Borough-Town eight Miles almost Eas●… of Cashell 4. Tipperary or Holy-Cr●… a Borough-Town 17 Miles West 〈◊〉 Fethard It gives Name to this Cou●…ty and was once a very famous pla●… 5. Emly or Awn above seven Mil●… West of Tipperary nigh the Borde●… 〈◊〉 Limerick It is a Bishop's See once famous City but now much decay●… 6. Clonmell a Market-Town and ●…orough 26 Miles nigh East of Emly 〈◊〉 is now the chief of the County a ●…ch Place of great strength and stands 〈◊〉 the River Shure on the Borders of Waterford about 82 Miles South-West ●…f Dublin 7. Carick or Carick-Mac-Griffen a Market-Town on the same River 10 Miles East of Clonmell It ●…s situated on a Rock between the Li●…its of Waterford and Kilkenny 2. Waterford WAterford has on the East Waterford-Haven which parts it from Wexford in Leinster on the West Cork on the North the River Shure which parts it from Tipperary and Kilkenny in Leinster and on the South the Ocean It is in length 46 Miles and in breadth 24. A fine County as well for Pleasure as Riches It is divided into six Baronies viz. Glanehery Upperthird Middlethird Desees Coshmore and Cosbrid In which is one Market-Town and four Boroughs the chief Town is Waterford Chief Places are 1. Waterford 〈◊〉 the Irish Phurtargie a Market 〈◊〉 rough and Bishops See standing 〈◊〉 the River Shure on the Borders of K●…kenny It is a very Wealthy we●… traded and populous City the seco●… for bigness in this Kingdom endow●… with many ample Privileges T●… Streets are narrow thrust close an●… pent together It stands in an unhealthful Air but for Trade as conveniently seated as any Port in the World having a most excellent Haven though a good distance from the Sea yet Ships of the greatest Burden may easily ride at the Key It stands 75 Miles nigh South of Dublin 2. Dungarvan 20 Miles almost South-West of Waterford It is a Borough-Town seated on the Sea well fortified with a Castle and has a very commodious Road for Ships 3. Lismore a Borough-Town 13 Miles West of Dungarvan on the River Blackwater once a Bishops Sea but now united to Waterford and is in a decaying condition 4. Tallagh a Borough-Town above five Miles South of Lismore by the Borders of Cork 3. Limerick LImrick or Limerick has on the East Tipperary on the West Kerry ●…n the North the River Shannon which parts it from Thomond in Con●…ught with a little of Tipperary and ●…n the South with Cork It is in length 48 Miles and in breadth 27. A fertile County and well inhabited but able to shew few good Towns The West parts are Mountainous and the rest plain It is divided into nine Baronies viz. Clonello Kenry Limerick Ownyheg Connagh Clanwilliam Smale County Coshma and Coshled In which is one Market-Town and three Boroughs Principal Place is Limerick Chief Places are 1. Limerick or Lough-Meagh a Market a Borough and a Bishop's See now the Metropolis of Munster It is an eligent rich and populous City and of singular Strength situated partly on an Island ●…n the River Shannon It is counted two Towns the Upper wherein stands the Castle and the Cathedral Church has two Gates opened into it and each of them a fair Bridge o●… Stone into it with Bulwarks an●… little Draw-Bridges the one leading unto the West the other unto the East Unto which the Lower Town joyneth fenced with a Wall and a Castle also thereto and a Fore-gate at the Entrance into it The Bridges and Castles are very beautiful It stands 60 Miles off of Sea yet Ships of Burthen can come up to the Walls It stands about 95 Miles almost West of Dublin 2. Askeaton a little Borough nigh the Shannon 13 Miles almost West of Limerick 3. Athdora a small Town eight Miles South-East of Askeaton and nine South-West of Limerick of old time fortified