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having been too high let, but of late they have 

 rifen again. The rife in the price of labour 

 from three-pence and four-pence in twenty 

 years, to five-pence and fix-pence. Oyfters, 

 two-pence to three-pence per hundred ; near 

 Tralee there is a flrand fix miles long, which 

 is on a bed of oyfters, and is a curious object. 

 LoMiers, twelve years ago, one penny each, 

 now two-pence to four-pence. Salmon three 

 halfpence. Woodcocks, ten-pence a couple. 

 Partridges, ten-pence a couple. A groufe, one 

 fhilling. Whitings, one penny each. Her- 

 rings, three a penny. Plaice, turbots, mul- 

 lets, and fome foles. Potatoes, is. 6d. per 

 cwt. the cheapefl, medium, 2S. 6d. Cabbins 

 of {tone, mortar and flate, 25!. Many or- 

 chards in this county, give, upon an average, 

 ten hogmeads of cyder per acre, fome 1 5 ; they 

 reckon young trees the beft, from iz to 20. 

 years old. 



The ftate of the poor in the whole county 

 of Kerry reprefented as exceedingly miferable, 

 and, owing to the conduct of men of proper- 

 ty, who are apt to lay the blame on what they 

 call land pirates, or men who offer the higheft 

 rent, and who, in order to pay this rent, muft, 

 and do re-let all the cabbin lands at an ex- 

 travagant rife, which is affigning over all the 

 cabbins to be devoured by one farmer. The 

 cottars on a farm cannot go from one to ano- 

 ther, in order to find a good mafter as in Eng- 

 land : for all the country is in the fame fyftem, 

 and no redrefs to be found. Such being the 

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