254 MOUNT CHARLES. 



tenacious of water. Much bog, and a great 

 range of high mountains near it, which break 

 the clouds with a wefterly wind, and occafion 

 much rain. Rents, per acre, are from 5s. to 



1 os. 6d. arable, fome up to il. is. waftes 

 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. inclofed. Mountains pay 

 fome rent, but not by the acre. The whole 

 county through does not let for above 2s. 6d. 

 There are very great extents of mountain all 

 the way from Mount Charles to Ards, by Loch 

 Fin, which is 30 Irifh miles in a right linej it 

 is a range of mountains, but moil of the val- 

 leys are ilightly cultivated, though corn does 

 very bad in them from the wetnefs of the cli- 

 mate The farms rife from 5 or 6 acres to 30 

 cultivated ; but mountain farms are more ex- 

 tent! ve. Thecourfes: 1. Potatoes, manured 

 for with dung, or by the coaft with fea weed; 

 get good crops, and from the fea weed rather 

 better than from dung. 2. Barley, if the land 

 is good. 3. Oats. 4. Lay out for grafs ; very 

 few low grafs feeds 2 or 3 years. 



1. Potatoes. 2. Oats. 3. Lay out for grafs 



2 or 3 years. 



Upon dry land they ufe lime, which is fold 

 at 6d. to 8d. the barrel of 28 gallons, or 3 

 bufhels and a half, but generally burn it them- 

 felves. There is lime-ftone at St. John's Point, 

 and other parts towards Killibegs, and beyond 

 it to the weftward. They burn it with turf, 

 which is plentiful every where. They have 

 grey marie at Donnegal, and find a good effect 



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