TOUR, &c. 



SEPTEMBER the 8th, left Drummoland, Sir 

 Jj Lucius rode with me through Cionmelly, to 

 the hill above Bunratty Caftle, for a view of the 

 Shannon. Cionmelly is a divifion of Drum- 

 line parifh, 900 acres of Corkafs land in one 

 lot, which is cheap, at 303. an acre. I went 

 into fome of the paftures, which were flocked 

 with very fine bullocks, at the rate of one 

 to every acre. In this neighbourhood, Mr. 

 Hickman has a clofe of 20 acres, which, when 

 in his own hands, fattened him 2 cows per 

 acre, and in winter fed him 100 wethers, to 

 the improvement of Os. each. The profit by 

 the cows was 4!. and by the fheep il los. per 

 acre : in all 5!. 55. I had this fact from his 

 own mouth. The richnefs of thefe corcafTes, 

 which are flat lands on the river fide, that have 

 been gained at different times from the fait 

 water, is very great. When in tillage, they 

 fometimes yield extraordinary crops ; 50 ftat 

 barrels an acre of bere have been known, fix- 

 teen of barley, and from 20 to 24 of oats are 

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