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Valentia. None in Kenmare for fe'/eral years 

 before : but great abundance of fprats for 

 three years. Salmon is conftant ; they ex- 

 port about five tons, falted. The herrings 

 chiefly for home confumption, falted and 

 frefh. The herring boats are of two tons, 

 34 foot keel, coft building 3!. 35. five men 

 go in each : they are built here of bog 

 deal. A firing of three nets coft 3!. the 

 poor go (hares in the fifhery j build or hire the 

 boat, and join for the nets, which are made 

 of hemp, bought at Corke, and fpun and 

 made here : they tan them with bark. There 

 are many more men would go out if they 

 had boats, but it is a very uncertain fifhe- 

 ry. Many perfons have put themfelves to 

 considerable expence about it, but without 

 fuccefs, except thirty-three years ago, when 

 the pilchards came in, and .have never been 

 here fince, 



Killarney is the principal market for wheat, 

 which is twelve miles diftant. A floop con- 

 ftantly employed upon the river Kenmare, in 

 bringing fait and carrying lime-flone, or 

 whatever was wanted, would be a great im- 

 provement. 



Lord Shelburne has a plan for improving 

 Nedeen, to which he has given the name 

 of Kenmare, from his friend the nobleman, 

 with that title, which, when executed, muft be 

 of confiderable importance. It is to build ten 

 cabbins, and annex ten acres to each cabbin, 



rent 



