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worked into frizes for the ufe of the men. The 

 weavers who work thefe frizes and ferges live 

 about the country in the cabbins. Immenfe 

 quantities of raw wool are fent to Cork from 

 all parts j 500 cars have been feen in a line; 

 and it is fuppofed to be fent in large quanti- 

 ties to France. No emigrations. All the poor 

 people are Roman Catholics, and among them 

 are the defendants of the old families who once 

 pofTefTed the country, of which they flill pre- 

 ferve the full memory, infomuch, that a gen- 

 tleman's labourer will regularly leave to his 

 fon, by will, his matter's eftate, 



Ireland has very few fuch farmers as Mr. 

 Aldwprth ; for above 600 acres in tillage is fuch 

 a bufmefs as I have no where met with. In 

 his improvements, turnips formed a confider- 

 able article j in the year 1772 he began with 

 them, one acre: in 1774 he had two acres: in 

 1775, five acres: and this year, eight. He has 

 always hoed them, but not yet in any perfec- 

 tion, though improving. He fed them on the 

 land with fheep hurdles; they were chiefly fat 

 wethers, and the benefit he found very great; 

 being able, by no other means, to keep them 

 fat, which the turnips did in great perfection. 

 He alfocarted fome off for ftall- feeding bullocks 

 and cows, which anfvvered perfectly well. A 

 very great advantage he found from turnips in 

 the barley which fucceeded, being incomparably 

 better than after any other preparation. Mr. 

 Aldworth is, upon the whole, fo well perfuaded 

 of the advantage of the culture, that he is de- 

 termined 



