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tenant, who valued it fo little, that upon be- 

 ing reproached with not cultivating, or doing 

 fomething with it, he allured Sir William, 

 that it was utterly impracticable to do any 

 thing with it, and offered it to him without 

 any deduction of rent. Upon this mountain 

 he fixed them ; gave them terms as they came 

 determinate with the leafe of the farm, fo that 

 every one that came in fucceflion had fhorter 

 and fhorter tenures ; yet are they fo defirous of 

 fettling, that they come at prefent, though on- 

 ly two years remain for a term. 



In this manner Sir William has fixed twen- 

 ty-two families, who are all upon the improv- 

 ing hand, the meaneft growing richer; and 

 find themfelves fo well off, that no confidera- 

 tion will induce them to work for others, not 

 even in harveft : their mduftry has no bounds ; 

 nor is the day long enough for the revolution 

 of their inceflant labour. Some of them bring 

 turf to Clonmell, and Sir William has feen 

 Conory returning loaded with foap afties. 



He found it difficult to perfuade them to 

 make a road to their village, but when they 

 had once done it, he found none in getting 

 crofs roads to it, they found fuch benefit in 

 the firfl. Sir William has continued to give 

 them whatever lime they come for ; and they 

 havedefired 1000 barrels among them for the 

 year 1766, which their landlord has according- 

 ly contracted for with his lime-burner, at 1 1 d. 

 a barrel. Their houfes have all been built at 



his 



