MOUNT CHARLES. 2$$ 



from the ufe of it. Upon the dry mountains 

 they have flocks of fheep, not large ones ; but 

 every poor man keeps fome, the wool their 

 profit, and fell them at 2 or 3 years old. In 

 flocking a farm they look not farther than hav- 

 ing the horfes and cows. Land fells at 2 1 or 

 22 years purchafe, rack rent ; it fold better 

 from 1762 to 1768, and the rents are fallen. 

 For two years they have been at a ftand ; but 

 the fall has not been felt near the coaft, the 

 herring fiihery keeping them up. The farmers 

 here in general pay half a year's rent with fifh, 

 and half with yarn. Tythes are generally 

 compounded in the grofs. The middle men 

 were common, but not now. The poor peo- 

 ple live upon potatoes and herrings 9 months 

 in the year along the coaft, and upon oat bread 

 and milk the other three. Very little butter, 

 and fcarce any meat. They all keep cows, 

 moft of them a pig or two, and a few hens, 

 and all a cat or a dog. No tea. They are in 

 general circumftances not improved. Rent of 

 a cabbin, with a garden and a cow's grafs, 20 

 to 30s. 



A farm of 20 acres. 

 ik Potatoes. 1. Flax. 5. Oats. 1. Bar- 

 ley. 2. Mowing ground. 93. Feeding. Rent 

 iol. Six cows, 2 horfes, 6 fheep, 2 pigs. Peo- 

 ple increafe. But little emigration. Religion 

 more than half catholic. Rife in the price of 

 labour id. a day in 20 years; and in provifi- 

 ons, one third 'in that time. The following 

 is a return of population, procured by Colonel 

 Burton's orders, on a part of Lord Conyng- 

 ham's eftates. 



Manor 



