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(hells, which are burnt into lime for building 

 and plaiftering, as they take much lefs fuel ; 

 thefe hills received no little increafe from all the 

 gentlemen of the interior country coming to the 

 fea-coaft to eat oyfters, where having filled them- 

 felves fufiiciently in the mornings, they got 

 drunk in the evening ; this was in thez/zzcivj- 

 lized times. Moft of the gentlemen of this 

 country were Cromwell's foldiers, and many 

 Welch families, Jones's, Morgan's, Wynn's, &c. 

 In the barony of Tyrera flax is univerfally cul- 

 tivated ; a man with 20 acres will have a rood, 

 which is fown with five gallons of feed ; all the 

 females fpin, but the number of weavers is in- 

 confiderable. Walked down to the coaft of 

 Tanrego, immediately, oppofite Knocknaree, 

 which rifes very boldly; the bay of Ballyfadore 

 comes up under it, and Ylanabaolane ifland of 

 five or fix acres, fo rich, that it will fatten 9 

 fheep an acre -, it forms Sligo bay. 



To Sortland, the feat of Browne, Efq ; 



to whom I am obliged for the following parti- 

 culars. 



The barony of Tyreragh, black mold on lime- 

 (tone 6 inches to a foot deep, lets at 1 8s. aver- 

 age. The farms are various, generally taken 

 in partnership, which is found a moft mifchiev- 

 ous cuftom, and deftru&ive to all good hufban- 

 dry. The courfe j 



1. Potatoes manured with fea-weed. 2. Bar- 

 ley produce 15 barrels. 3. Oats 10 barrels. 4. 

 Oats. Very little ever laid out to grafs. 



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