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April, 1808 to carry the colors _ Major Neynoe commands the Battalion, Capt Humphreys my Company _ [?4th] We have had constant field days for these last three weeks, & are often inspected by Genl Affleck ; during part of the time I had the command of my Company, as my Capt & Senior Subaltern were absent. [?7th] I am just put into the Grenadiers, which I am not sorry for, as the Officers in the Company know their duty perfectly _ We are going to leave Enniskillen at a time in which it is beginning to be most beautiful, as we have just received our Route for the Curragh Camp _ 30th We left Enniskillen and marched to Maguires Bridge
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May 1808 31st and thence from New Town Butler and Butler’s Bridge to Cavan June 1st left Cavan and marched through Bally James Duff, to Virginia, a small but beautiful town situated on Lake Ramor 2nd left Virginia and marched to Kells 3rd left Kells & matched through Navan / within 2 miles of which we passed over the bridge of the Boyne so famous on account of the great battle gained there by King William III _ 1690 the Soldiers gave 3 cheers on passing the bridge / to Dunshaglin 4th left Dunshaglin & marched to Leixslip a most beautiful town on the Liffey 7 miles from Dublin _ a very rebellious part of the country _ I was billeted with three other Officers at a Col. Morley’s who has a most beautiful place & treated us most sumptuously _ 6th left Leixslip & arrived at the Curragh / famous for being the first race ground in Europe / after an extremely long & fatiguing march _ We set out at 8 o’clock at night & arrived here at 10 in the night morning _ We were the first Regiment that marched into camp _ the forming of the camp
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July ‘08 together so that I came in the 1st Division . we breakfasted at Munsterverun about 8 miles from the Camp, near which is a Castle on a high rock which has a very grand appearance _ leaving Kildare we entered into a most beautiful and cultivated Country, & arrived at Maryborough 2nd Left Maryborough about 4 o’clock in the morning _ the road continued very fine until we came to a small part of the noted great bog of Allen which we passed through _ it is reported to be about 17 miles in extent _ soon after we arrived at a small town called Devarey where the road is again beautiful / & breakfasted there _ we received a note from Lord Devarey, whose domain lies close to the village, to pass through his grounds which shortened our march two miles _ it is a very grand place, we marched close by his house, & through a very fine wood _ the lofty hedges & fine trees put me
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July ‘08 in mind of Devonshire. arrived at Durrow 15 miles from Maryborough _ we halted here Sunday the 24th _ 25th arrived at Jonston, a small town much frequented on account of its spa. The Colours, Grenadier Company & staff halted here this day. the rest went on to Urlingford 2 miles distant _ 26th Arrived at Cashel a large dirty town the oldest Archbishoprick in Ireland _ near it are the ruins of a very fine Castle seated on an immense rock _ this town (famous for holding out long sieges) formerly belonged to the Archbishops of Cashel _The Earl of Inchiquin besieged the Castle and not being able to take it by storm, he undermined the rock and blew it up. 27th 15 miles from Jonston _ arrived at Cahir a large town_ […] partly inhabited by Quakers, a very rebellious part of the Country _
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July 28th arrived at Kilworth, a very dirty town the worst I have yet seen _ we halted here on the 29th _ near this place is the fine seat of Ld Mountcashel ; the house is situated very high & there is a wood which runs down a declivity, at the bottom of which is a river. 23 miles from Cahir _ 30th arrived at Middleton barracks, between which & Kilworth is the beautiful & neat town of Fermoy, in which are very excellent barracks _ the 26th Regiment, which left the Curragh with us, & also the Royals, at Cork _ Middleton barracks are much larger & handsomer than Enniskillen _ August the town is very small and neat, about 14 m from Kilworth 3rd of August. Lt. Colonel Maclean has joined & has taken Command of the Regiment _ he is very gentlemanlike and has seen a great deal of service _