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The Travels of Joseph Woods, Architect and Botanist, in 1809 (Author: Joseph Woods)

entry 13

[p. 55] On Monday the 24th, after an early breakfast, we undertook to ascend Mangerton tho the aspect of the morning was very doubtful. We walked along the Mucruss River nearly as far as Cloghreen90 and then turned to the left. This road nowhere touches the margin of the lake and is for the most part confined between high walls which exclude all view of it. [p. 56] Like all the mountains in the neighbourhood, Mangerton contains several lakes in its bosom. The [Devil's] punch bowl91 is seated remarkably high. The only plant at all rare was Rumex digynus but the rain came on at the punch bowl and tho I did search the rocks above it yet it was not to the extent I should have wished in finer weather. Empetrum nigrum92 and Lycopodium Alpinum93 grow on the summit which is boggy. By the time we had descended the rain ceased and we had a delightful walk thro the woods at Mucruss down to the quay where Captain White94 had provided a boat to take us to his house at Ross Island.


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I had left London on account of my health but I hardly perceived any amendment during a stay of about a month in South Wales and the constant travelling during the time I had been in Ireland was evidently hurtful. I determined therefore if I could meet with a lodgings at all tolerable in this [p. 57] neighbourhood to stay some time at it and leave my companions to return by themselves.