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turkies. 90 hogfheads of cyder a year. He 

 had moft of the ground from Golding to 

 Clonmell. Collops here in order are, i horfe. 

 6 fheep. i cow. i fat bullock* 2 yearlings. 

 3 calves. 



To Cullen* Newtown, Palace, Carrick on 

 Lifh, rents 30 s. an acre. Refpecling the ftate 

 of the poor in this country they are paid by 

 a cabbin, and one acre and a half of land, for 

 which they are reckoned 4!, and for grafs of 

 a cow 2!. 2s. They live upon potatoes and 

 milk j generally have cows, but not all, and 

 thofe who have not, buy, but very many of 

 them have for the half year* only potatoes and 

 fait* They all keep pigs. They are juft as they 

 were 20 years ago. Prices, wheat is. id. per 

 flone. Englifh barley, lod. Oats, 6d, Bere, 

 7d. Hay iL 2s. 9d.aton. 



Rape is very commonly fown upon burnt 

 land ; they never feed it, but let it ftand for 

 feed, of which they get 12 to 15 barrels, and 

 it fells at 1 6s. a barrel. Burning I Ihould ex- 

 plain, is only the remaining turf after two 

 ploughings, the firft in November, and after 

 Chriftmas a crofs ploughing ; harrow in 

 March, and burn in May, 



Accompanied Lady Clanwilliam in a drive 

 through her plantations ; fhe has planted a 

 broad margin for feveral miles round a do- 

 main, (which his Lordfliip walled in with in- 

 tention of building) and done it with equal 



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