APPENDIX. 6$ 



above alluded to, have in general been fwarded from 

 the {pace or old furface cut away, where the excava- 

 tion was to be introduced ; though the area of the lat- 

 ter rauft, of courfe, be confiderably the greateft. 



It is well underftood in this neighbourhood, that, 

 fince the banks of the river have been difpofed of, and 

 the excavations, &c. perfected, little or no injury has 

 been fuftained, and that the good effefts refulting from 

 it have been experienced fo far up the river as the 

 town of Omagh ; but this requires no demonflration ; 

 the impediments, which were formerly the caufe of the 

 contraction of the water, being removed, the lands up 

 the river, for a confiderable way, mufr, of courfe, 

 benefit thereby, fince the water, in its progrefs thro' 

 the demefne, meets no oppofition. 



Had the banks of the river, from the ftone-bridge, 

 which terminates the river on the north, to New- 

 town-flewart, been low, no doubt but the adja- 

 cent lands muft have fuffered by the fudden influx, 

 which was occafioned by removing all impediments 

 through the demefne; but they are quite the reverfe; 

 they are bold and permanent, and bid defiance to any 

 encroachments or impreffions the water can poffibly 

 make. 



The foregoing part of this work coft upwards of 



one thoufand pounds -, it was almoft all performed by 



taflc or piece-work, of which regular accounts have 



been kept, as well as of all other fpecies of tafk-work, 



T a fince 



