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for fmelting, either wood or coals, render this article of 

 no value, even if found on the furface in ever fuch 

 large quantities. Canals might, in a great meafure, 

 remedy this, as by them the ore might be conveyed 

 convenient to coal, fince wood is out of the queftion, 

 and of courfe will be fo for many years to come. 



It is commonly reported, that iron ftones have been 

 found, through the mountains of Munterloney, which 

 have been worked into good iron in common forges ; 

 but this wants confirmation. 



Clays, fuch as are ufed for Brick or Pottery. 



In treating of foils in general, perhaps the article, 

 C/ay, might be brought in with fome propriety ; but 

 confiderihg, how unequal pure clays are to the pur- 

 pofes of vegetation, without the afliflance of other 

 foils, I prefume a feparate difcuflion may not be 

 thought improper in this place. 



Almoft every parifh and town-land affords clay ca- 

 pable of making bricks of various colours, but the 

 pale brick is deemed the mofl durable. 



About Fintona, in the barony of Clogher, good floor- 

 ing and ridge tiles are made ; garden pots, and a great 

 variety of crockery ware for country ufe. The befl 

 pottery in the coupty, and perhaps in the kingdom, 

 is within a mile of Coal-ifland^_on the road to Ver- 



ner's 



