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to give by the kindness of the proprietor, Cyril Allies, Esq.,. 

 J. p. : — 



Townland. 



Area. 



Commonage. 



Westquarter, .... 

 Fawnmore, .... 

 Middlequarter, 



Knock, 



Cloonamore, .... 

 Inishshark, .... 

 Islets, ..... 



A. R. P. 

 493 3 32 



194 1 14 



612 2 



366 1 9 



645 1 1 



581 1 12 



257 3 35 



A. R. P. 

 349 2 8 



116 1 15 



375 3 9 



161 3 39 



424 3 29 



435 3 12 



Total, . 



3151 3 1 



1864 1 32 



Taking the available area at 930 acres, and the number of families 

 at 215, the average size of a holding per house is 4"3 acres, with a 

 corresponding average valuation of £2 13s. The size of a holding, 

 however, varies from 1a. 3e., at a rent of 14s. 6^., to 56 acres, 

 at £7. Out of 127, the particulars of which were furnished me bjr 

 Mr. Allies, there were : — 



acres. 



3 holdings of 1 acre and 



under 2 



21 „ 2 . „ 



3 



17 



3 „ 



4 



8 



4 



5 



23 



5 „ 



6 



15 



6 ,, 



7 



12 , 



7 



8 



17 



8 ,, 



10 



5 , 



10 



13 



4 , 



13 



18 



1 holding of 25 acres 





1 



, 56 ,, 





It will be observed that most of the holdings in this list are of 

 very small size, only eleven being more than ten acres in extent, and 

 59 or 46'5 per cent, being under 5 acres. 



