i 7 STATISTICAL SURVEY 



SECT. 8. Of Mills of every kind. 



I BELIEVE there are only two flaur-mills in the coun- 

 ty, one near Dungannon, and the other near Strabane ; 

 but the wheat, manufactured in both, is principally the 

 produce of other parts, as at prefent very little of this 

 grain is grown in the county. 



The beft mill in the county, for manufacturing oat- 

 meal, is at Cook's-town, which, with very little ex- 

 pence, might anfwer for a flour-mill. 



A capital mill for wheat and oats was built a few 

 years ago by Lord Mountjoy at Rafh, and there is no 

 doubt, that the neighbourhood will foon afford plenty 

 of wheat to fupply it. 



I counted no lefs than 124 mills in the county in 

 1800. Grift-mills are the common names that mills 

 go by, 'but this is underftood only of fuch as prepare 

 oatmeal and malt, and fometimes barley for bread, 

 which was univerially the cafe in 1800 and 1801. 



It is not eafy to point out, with any degree of accu- 

 racy, the number of effective mills in the county, as fo 

 many of them are perpetually out of order, fome de- 

 tnolifhing, others repairing, &c. 



In order to afcertain, as nearly as poffible, how 

 many mills, kept regularly to work, might be equal 



to 



