WEXFORD. 107 

 From Rofs took the road towards Wexford, 

 and found upon enquiry that I was got into 

 quite a different country from what I had left, 

 the foil not near fo high let, for feveral miles 

 it is from 5s. to 1 5s. and is in general dry found 

 land. This foil, fo excellent in the turnip- 

 culture, never lets at its real value in unim- 

 proved countries: it is the introduction of 

 turnips alone that afcertains that value. In 

 8 or 9 miles I found fome rifing to 20s. The 

 courfe: 1. Fallow. 2. Wheat. 3. Oats. 4. 

 Bailey, 5. Oats. 6- Barley. 7. Oats. With 

 fuch management, no wonder the foil is low 

 rented. There is a great quantity of rough 

 land overrun with furze (uleoc europoeas.) 

 They burn them here, and I remarked un- 

 common quantities of bog-wood at the doors 

 of the cabbins : yet their turf-grounds are ra- 

 ther boggy bottoms than bogs. 



Laid at Taghmon, at as good an inn as the 

 appearance of the place could allow of, though 

 I was told it was very good. There was a bed 

 on which I refted in my cloaths, but the liable 

 had neither rack nor manger- I fhould have 

 gone on to Wexford, but found that Mr. 

 Neville, member for that town, to whom I 

 had a letter of recommendation in order to 

 procure intelligence concerning the baronies 

 of Bargie and Forth, was in England; I there- 

 fore determined to turn off here, and make a 

 circuit through them to get to Wexford. The 

 landlord feemed to know fomething of the 

 country. I afked him what gentlemen were 



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