62 STATISTICAL SURVEY 



Black cattle, fheep, and pigs, are to be found in 

 every fair, and at all feafous j and in the fummcr 

 months, in the principal towns, new-calved cows and 

 fpringers are commoaly fold on market days. Sheep 

 are alfo fold on market days, efpecially of late, fmce 

 the army began to be quartered throughout the prin- 

 cipal towns and villages. 



Both fairs and markets are generally fupplied with 

 the common country breed; but, from Auguft to the 

 beginning of November, a much larger and better fort 

 are to be met with in the principal towns ; thefe arc 

 brought from other parts. In May, wethers are 

 brought from the Weft by jobbers, which, in a few 

 weeks, are fold to butchers. This is, in general, a pro- 

 fitable kind of traffic ; fheep of this defcription, laid in 

 at May for 25^., will fell out, the Auguft and Septem- 

 ber following, at from 32^. to 40^. befides the fleece, 

 which may be ftated at four or five fliillings more. 



Fairs for horfes are much more limited, than thofe 

 for iheep^aud black cattle. The following are the 

 principal. 



Strabarte. 



jMiy confiderable ; good cattle, and high priced. 



Dungannw. 



Carnteil con fide rablc. 



Jjal/ygaw/ey. 



Oniagh. 



coofiderable, the fummer fair only. 



