194 BALLY CANVAN, 



the furze as high as their tops. I remarked 

 on the ft rand, that a few boat loads of flones 

 laid carelefly, had had this effect, for within 

 them I meafured 12 inches deep of rich blue- 

 mud left behind them, the fame as they ufein 

 manuring, full of Ihells and effervefced ftrong- 

 ly with vinegar. 



Among: the poor people, the fifhermen are 

 in much the beft circumstances ; the fifhery is 

 confiderable ; Waterford and its harbour have 

 50 boats each, from 8 to 12 tons, fix men on 

 an average to each, but to one of fix ton, five 

 men go. A boat of eight tons cofts 40!. one 

 of twelve 6ol. To each boat there is a train 

 of nets of fix pair, which cofts from 4!. 48. to 

 61. 6s. tan them with bark. Their only net 

 fifhery is that of herrings, which is common- 

 ly carried on by fhares. The divifion of the 

 fiih is, firft, one fourth for the boat ; and 

 then the men and nets divide the reft, the lat- 

 ter reckoned as three men. They reckon 10 

 maze of herrings an indifferent night's work ; 

 when there is a good take 40 maze have been 

 taken, 20 a good night j the price per maze, 

 from is. to 75. average 55. Their take, in 

 1775, the greateft they have known, when 

 they had more than they could difpofe of, and 

 the whole town and country ftunk of them, 

 they retailed them 32 for id. 1773 and 1774 

 good years. They barrelled many j but in ge- 

 neral there is an import of Swedifh. Befides 

 the common articles I have regiftered, the fol- 

 lowing are, Pigeons, is. a couple. A hare, is. 



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