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Rev. Daniel A. Beaufort's Tour of Kerry, 1788 (Author: Daniel A. Beaufort)

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{Ms 4030 page 1} August 14 Killarney7
We arrived here before twelve & walked a little about the town. After breakfast saw the Church, which is very shabby, & transcribed a curious epitaph that is to be seen there on marble tablets.8 After dinner I waited on the Bishop9 who had sent several messages to ask me to dinner, but which were not delivered to me till 6 o'clock. At 8 I found him still at the bottle. There I met Dean Graves10 & Dr Day11 & Mr Huson12 — old acquaintances. Day promised to introduce me to Lord Kenmare13 tomorrow.

An assembly tonight at our Inn not very numerous but the


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women mostly very pretty, particularly Mrs Herbert14 of Cahirnan & Mrs Dunlavy.15 The Kenmare family w[ith?] la Marquise de Severac16 were there but retired early. Cornet Stapleton was very civil & attentive to us. He will procure us the band & a boat.17