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September i2th, to Doneraile, with Mr. Aid- 

 worth. In our way called on a woollen manu- 

 faclurer, Mr. Hannam, at Kilbrack, who gave 

 me the following particulars of the trade. It 

 coniifts in buying the wool about the country, 

 and combing it upon their own account. The 

 combers earn ics. a week, or 40 balls at 3d. 

 The fleeces he buys weighs jib. on an average. 

 To every 22 ftone of rough fleece there are 3 

 (lone of fhort, coarfe, and waftej 2 ftone of the 

 3 are worth los. a ftone, for coarfe works, 

 frizes, &c. the third ftone 135. 4d. The re- 

 maining 19 ftone of combing wool give 8 balls 

 each of 24 ounces. To each ftone there is one 

 pound and three quarters of pinions of fliort 

 wool that comes out in the combing. Thefe 

 balls are given to women to fpin, and 9d. a ball 

 is paid them for it j a woman can fpin the balls 

 in two days and a half if fhe fticks to it all day; 

 in three days and do trifles befides. Then the 

 worfted, in fkains twelve to the ball, is fent to 

 Corke or Limerick for exportation. Not above 

 one-fixth part, to his knowledge, is woven at 

 home. Employs feven weavers making ferges. 

 Forty-four beer ferges fell at is. 2d. a yard; is 

 29 inches broad, and the pieces 136 yards long. 

 Pays tvvc-pence halfpenny a yard for weaving, 

 and a man weaves eight in a day j he weaves 

 a piece in three weeks, and lofes one day in 

 that time in preparing his loom. The Con- 

 naught wool he prefers j it is of a middling 

 length, and a fine ftaple: finds that the fliort 

 wool is the fineft. At Charleville there are 

 thirty looms in it. The ferges are all fent to 



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