5O Cloth Manufactories. 



Sir Henry Langrishe has a fine seat at Knock- 

 topher ; among his farming improvements I had 

 the pleasure to see a small irrigated meadow of 

 florin. We had now come twenty miles, and it 

 was with difficulty we could procure a bait for 

 our horses, which was a serious consideration, 

 as we had yet ten miles to Kilkenny. 



Sir John Flood's noble and extensive place is 

 within two miles of Knocktopher. The farming, 

 as far as we could judge from the quantity of 

 land under green crops, seemed to be well 

 conducted ; and as the general soil of the 

 country is of good staple, a farmer possessing 

 capital makes such ground productive. The 

 contrast between the farm under the direction 

 of Sir John Flood and those which surround it, 

 is conclusive evidence of the necessity of a due 

 application of capital. Lime here seems to be 

 abundantly used, and is burnt with Kilkenny 

 coal. 



We observed several mills on the different 

 streams of water. The fabrication of cloth is 

 pretty extensive, and the people had the ap- 

 pearance of being well employed. The coal 

 of the country, though emitting an offensive 

 smell, is drawn to a great distance, and much 

 of it is consumed in the lime-kilns. 

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