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The town parks about Lurgan let at 40s. 

 an acre, but the country in general at 14s. 

 The hufbandry is exceedingly bad, the people 

 minding nothing but flax and potatoes. 



Leaving Lurgan I went to Warrenftown, 

 and waiting upon Mr. Waring had fome con- 

 verfation with him upon the ftate of the coun- 

 try. He was of opinion, that the emigrati- 

 ons had not thinned the population, for at 

 prefent they are crowded with people ; but he 

 thinks if the war ends in favour of the Ame- 

 ricans, that they will go off in fhoals. Very 

 few Roman Catholics emigrated. The rifing 

 of the fteel boys was owing, as they faid, to 

 the increafe of rents, and complaints of gene- 

 ral oppreffion; but Mr. Waring remarked, 

 that the pardons which were granted to the 

 oak boys, a few years before, were principal- 

 ly the caufe of thofe new difturbances. 



Crofs the road "to Mr. Clibborn's, who gave 

 me much information of the greateft value 

 concerning the linen manufa&ure. Firft, in 

 refped to the flax : the following is the ex- 

 penfe of an acre. 



