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varying between 621 and 557, while that of Inishturk has increased 

 slightly from 127 to 145. 



Census. 



Population. 



Houses. 



Inhabitants, 

 per house. 



Acres per 

 head. 



1851 



947 



213 



4-40 



5-89 



1861 



856 



172 



4-98 



6-50 



1871 



621 



121 



5-13 



8-98 



1881 



753 



151 



4-32 



7-47 



1891 



702 



128 



5-48 



7-95 



The density of population is thus seen to be about 81 to the 

 square mile. 



The distribution of population, inhabited houses, out-buildings, 

 and farm- steadings in 1891 was as follows : — 



Islands. 



Area. 



Population. 



Houses. 



Outbuild- 

 ings and 



Farm- 

 steadings. 



Persons. 



Males. 



Females. 



Clare Island, ~ 

 Inishturk, . 



3959 

 1620 



557 

 145 



302 



78 



255 

 67 



100 



28 



80 

 45 



Totals, . . . 



5579 



702 



380 



322 



128 



125 



From this table it will be seen that the males exceed the females 

 by 58. 



(b) Acreage and Rental. — The total area of Clare Island is 3959 

 acres, and that of Inishturk is 1620 acres. The Poor Law valuation 

 of Clare Island is £507 18s., and that of Inishturk is £106 2s. 



Three-quarters of Clare Island and a large part of Inishturk are 

 commonage and mountain grazing. 



The rental of Clare Island before it passed into the hands of the 

 Congested Districts Board is said to have been about £580. The 

 holdings were small and badly fenced, as stated in another section. 

 It is hard to state the size of the average farm, the system of holding 



