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The emigrations were very great from hence 

 of both idle and induftrious, and carried large 

 fums with them. Not too populous at pre- 

 fent. They have a great fpirit of dividing 

 their farms, however fmall, from which many 

 inconveniencies arife 5 the farmers will do the 

 fame with their farms. Rents have fallen, in 

 5 years, 3s. 6d. in the pound, and are ftill ra- 

 ther upon the decline. The manufadure flou- 

 rifhes moft when oatmeal is not lower than id. 

 a lb, A bufhel of potatoes is reckoned equal 

 to 20 lb. of oatmeal. 



From Limmavaddy to Deny there is very 

 little uncultivated land. Within 4 miles of 

 the latter, rents are from 1 2s. to 20s. moun- 

 tains paid for but in the grofs. Reached Derry 

 at night, and waited two hours in the dark 

 before the ferry-boat came over for me. 



Auguft 7th, in the morning went to the 

 Bifhop's palace to leave my letters of recom- 

 mendation; for I was informed of my misfor- 

 tune in his being out of the kingdom. He 

 was upon a voyage to Staffa, and had fent 

 home fome of the flones of which it confifts ; 

 they appeared perfectly to refemble in fhape, 

 colour, and fmell, thofe of the Giant's Caufe- 

 way. I felt at once the extent of my lofs in 

 the abfence of his lordfhip, who I had been 

 repeatedly told was one of the men in all Ire- 

 land the moft able to give me a variety of ule- 

 ful information, with at the fame time the 

 moft liberal fpirit of communication. 



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