OF THE COUNTY OF TYRONE. 89 



rally manufacture the wool for their own ufe, it is im- 

 poflible to form any calculation as to the quantity fold. 

 In every fair-town, large quantities of wool, from the 

 weft of the kingdom, are to be met with, during the 

 greater part of the fummer feafon, of which no regular 

 entries are ever made, as it is in a great meafure fold 

 by retail. 



The wool of the country, and all that is brought 

 into it, is chiefly made up into cloth, blankets, and 

 druggets. The farmers, who are in general linen-wea- 

 vers, confume the greater part of the cloth, and blan- 

 kets; the druggets are worn by the poorer dafs of 

 women; the cloth is generally yard wide, and of a 

 very good quality. The people are all expert in dyeing 

 for their own common purpofes; they dye various 

 colours, but blue is their favourite. 



The labouring part, and the pooreft of the weavers, 

 provide themfelves with coarfe cloth, or rather fr'ue 

 in the country (hops; they fometimes buy a cloth cal- 

 led ratteen, which commonly wears well. In the 

 {hops alfo, the poorer dafs is principally fupplied with 

 coarfe blankets and (lockings, which are chiefly manu- 

 factured in Connaught. The county of Donegal fup- 

 plies large quantities of coarfe ftockings. 



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