As there was an ass in one,
and a goat browsing in the other, I do not know but what it was the best
thing they could do to leave them untilled.
I may as well mention that the wretched people on whom the processes
were served lived in Sligo, and the landlords who were pursuing them, as
it were between the hay and the grass, were Sligo landlords, of those
whom I heard praised so highly in Sligo town. Round Ballina, as round
Sligo, there are few tenants on the land near the town; it has gone to
grass and has cows instead of tenants. Sir Charles Gore's demesne and
residence is very fine, and, as he seems to have a blessing with it,
long may he enjoy his good things.
XXXIV.
THE LAND OF FLAMES - A RELIC WITH A HISTORY - CATTLE VS. MEN - THE MEETING
OF EXTREMES - "PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE."
Was invited by a friend to visit Rappa Castle to see a celebrated
vessel which once belonged to Saint Tighernain, the saint who belongs
more especially to the west and the clock which was removed from Moyne
Abbey when it was dismantled. This vessel, belonging to the saint called
Mias Tighernain - which I would freely translate as meaning Tighernain's
own - has been used until of late years, when the clergy interposed and
forbid it, for the discovery of stolen goods.
