Caifiom patruisgíde d' fáġail sa g-cur ar sceuers suas air clár, An a dream sin, 'nuair a bios siad gleusta, VIL Faz szata martuigeaċt 's bíoó já leagad Deanfar feannaỏ go luar tapaió, Is mainbeocas sgata caoraċ, An fiaig mór beannaċu, broc an gleanna. Uan is luán, gabar is mionán, Hi costas zaca b-fuige tú. bioò laoiġ maiż biaóta gleasta air bórd, Topc móp peamar, is pigín óg, Miolbuide is coinín, cupla sicín, Do reir mo zuigse, is móide an ¿-einneaċ, lad a beiż bruitte is róstċá. Walter Coneys, who built the first house in Clifden, 66 a Crom Bíoò leat Mac Cártaiz, Tigeapna an Chláir, Sin 's O' h-Eagna, Mac Suibne Fánaid, Is Clann Dhoncaiò na Ceise. bíob Strongbonians leat go leor, An méid d' á g-cine naċ g-cuipim an suime IX. Tiucpaid an iomad air an ccuiread Séarrún Coner a b-fuil a n-lomaio, Bháiter Cones croide gan ċeilg, 'S Séumar bhaba Frionnsa, An doctúr mós, is maigistis Seon, 'Sa muintir leis tar timcioll. Gluair air Fairge Mister Stone, X. Cúpla ráim a bi 'san lázair, Air ar mian liom tráċtad air aon rioċt, Risteard Mairtín, St. George, Manserg, Jarlaig is tigearnaig a n-aoinfeaċt; Ŏrúnaig, blácaiz Fhupbaiċ álainn, Agus uaisle breaż na h-Eireann, bhaiter óg na dearmaid fós, Dar liom níor cóir a ¿réigionn. Bíod zac duine map cuaid sé a z-céim, Gan aon g'a d-taitige act filide Flata is fleasgaid ealadna, Te h-agaid aiste a deanaṁ. XI. Hac móp an dearmad rinne an fear Do cuaid ag cruinniúġad an féasta, hugo, Maria, Hóra ni Fhażaptaiġ, Siobán is maiġistreas Daibis. Ainndriu, Ruaidríże, Briġid ní Bhruadair, Brígid is Tomás, muintir Zideáin, Is Steapán ceann an méid sin. Bud é sud fein an gliomaċ cóir, As aige fágbad point an óir, The ironical song or mock-elegy which follows, is an old favorite in Iar-Connaught. It has been attributed to Mac Sweeny, but improperly, for it is now ascertained to be the production of a cotemporary bard of perhaps superior powers, the late Richard Barret, a native of Erris in Mayo; and every Irish reader will, we think, be gratified at finding it preserved here. It is entitled Eóghan cóir, which may be paraphrased Owen, the honest and humane. This hero is still remembered as one of the most rapacious "land-agents" of his time. For poignancy of wit, and felicity of expression, these few stanzas have seldom been excelled. Mr. Knight, in his Account of Erris, Dublin, 1836, 8vo. describes Barret as "a man of real genius, though entirely unknown to the world. His humorous compositions, in Irish, were exceedingly pleasant, generally ironically satirical; he extravagantly praised those for qualities of which they had the opposites."-p. 121. The following is one of the latter description: "Eóghan cóir. "Hac é so an sgéal deacraċ 'san tír-si, A n-anacair croíbe agus bróin, O fagbus sé Creagán an líne Go d-teió sé go dtí an Fál móp. Giò, ní puil againn a n-iongnao, O caillead, faraoir! Eógan cóir. The island of Bofin was surrendered to the Parliamentary forces on the 14th of February, 1652. The articles of capitulation will be found among the curious collection of that class, announced for publication by the Irish Archæological Society. The few extracts, from other original sources relating to this island, which follow here, may be found useful by the future topographer. After the surrender, the "State" ordered that the fortifications at Bofin should be repaired. But on 20th Feb. 1655, Sir Hardresse Waller, and Colonels Hewson and Sankey represented to the Council of State, that "the works at Boffin should be abandoned, and the garrison drawn thence to some other place; and £1000 to be advanced to block up the harbour." It was accordingly ordered, "that if any undertaker will undertake to block up the harbour there, and secure the performance, he may have £600 for so doing; and to sell the barque Elizabeth of Galway, which was sent to Buffin to carry lime-stone there."--Original Council Book, Dublin Castle. This intention of blocking up the harbour was afterwards abandoned, and the State again resolved to fortify the island. On 3rd June, 1656, it was ordered, "that a fort be erected and built on the island of Boffin, and that the other fortifications there be repaired, for the defence of the said island; and that of the 22 guns in the island, 6 or 8 of the shorter size be sent to Galway for the State's use, and that, instead of them, 3 longer be sent to Boffyn with good carriages, bullets, &c." Id. On 12th June, 1656, ordered, "that it shall be taken into consideration to send an able, pious, and orthodox minister of the gospell to be settled at Bofin, to be paid with the company." Also "that Sir Charles Coote do consider of ordering that Colonel John Honnor, the governor there, shall suffer no Irish to keepe any boats upon any parte of that coast of Ir-conaght, the co. of Mayo, or adjacent islands; also to exclude all ill-affected Irish out of that island, and clearing the same of all dangerous and disaffected persons." Also, on same day: "Whereas this Council Board is informed that there is a necessity of appointing a Justice of peace for the island of Buffin, to take care for the mendinge of highways from Galway towards the said island, and also to regulate other disorders there-ordered that the Lords Commissioners of the great seale be and are hereby desired to put Lieutenant Colonel Honnor, governor of the said island, in the commission of the peace for the counties of Galway and Mayo."-Id. The useful work here suggested, viz. "the mending of highways from Galway towards the said Island," was not effected, in consequence of the political changes which soon after took place; nor was any improvement of the kind attempted for more than 150 years after that period. On 12th Aug., 1656, Sir Charles Coote, Lord President of Connaught, certified "that |