James McCourt was a native of Omeath Parish in County Louth, joining County Armagh, who lived Before and after the war of William the 3d. He was a son to Bryan McCourt and acquired a very great knoledge of the Irish language, Both writen and spoken. He had also 2 Brothers and 3 sisters of which he himself gives an acount m many of his pomes, m particler m his farewell to the Boyn, also m the elegy of his 2 Brothers, Bryan and Rodger with 2 of the 4,1)=* sisters Bridget and Rose. When a young Boy he went up the country as it was customary m that time to wory with farmers. He stopt at a place named Kellystown in the Barroney of Slane m County Meath, where he was acustomed to Be sitting out at night, taking care of horses, and, By getmg cold m his head Became Blind? In a short time after he dreamed at night that the most Beautiful woman m the world came to him which induced him folow her trough all the Kingdom: But when he awoke she vanished av/ay But lift him the gift of poetry.