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reckoned at the small sum of 6d. This census, however, 

 is only an approximation to the truth ; for it is stated, on 

 good authority, that the country people were not unna- 

 turally suspicious of the intentions of the parties em- 

 ployed to ascertain the point in question, and apprehend- 

 ing that the inquiry was only jhe prelude to some new tax, 

 they gave such statements as seemed most advantageous 

 to their interests ; hence their returns were below the 

 mark numerically, and, consequently, also in a pecuniary 

 point of view. The returns were as follows : 



LEINSTER. 



Carlow, . . . . 2,550 



Dublin, . " . . . . 2,859 



Kildare, 3,986 



Kilkenny, . . . . . 6,962 



King's County, .... 5,077 



Longford, . . . . . 3,943 



Louth, . . . . . . 3,385 



Meath, ..... 7,566 



Queen's County, . . . . 5,138 



Westmeath, .... 5,343 



Wexford, 6,389 



Wicklow, 3,045 



CONNAUGHT. 



Galway, 

 Leitrim, 

 Mayo, . 

 Roscommon; 

 Sligo, . 



Clare, 

 Cork, . 

 Kerry, 

 Limerick, 

 Tipperary, . 

 Waterford, 



MUNSTER. 



56,243 



10,753 

 4,083 

 8,457 

 7,814 

 4,109 



35,216 



1,031 

 23,547 



7,864 



10,687 



4,794 



, 14,907 



62,830 



