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and not given to alcoliolic excess, and in sexual matters their morals 

 are excellent, cases of illegitimacy now being very rare, only two 

 having occuxed in the past ten years. They are very excitable and 

 easily moved. It is said that they are more given to work in spiu'ts 

 than in a regular steady way. This, however, may be due to the 

 nature of their ordinary piu-suits, which can only be followed at 

 suitable intervals of weather and season. It is said to be characteristic 

 of them that they would rather fetch a creel of tui'f three miles every 

 day than go to the labour of building a stack of it near the house. As 

 might be expected from the poverty of their houses and the nature of 

 their work, they are not over cleanly in their habits. They are good 

 and kind, if somewhat capricious, parents, and generous and helpful to 

 one another in time of trouble or distress. They have been accused by 

 some of being avaricious, but if this be the case it is not to be wondered 

 at considering their poverty and the usual demoralising effect of seasons 

 of relief and of the tourist traffic. 



5. Folic Names. — The following list of surnames represents all 

 those now to be found in the district. It has, however, no excep- 

 tional features, the names for the most part being common over the 

 greater part of West Connaught, and thus vouching the almost unadul- 

 terated natui'e of the population. 



Surnames 



of Persons who are Residing in Moyrus Sub- District. 



Surnames 



Number 



Surnames 



Number 



of 



of 



of 



of 



Persons. 



Surnames. 



Persons. 



Surnames. 



Barrett, 



3 



Keaney, 



5 



Bullestrum, 





2 



Keely, 



8 



Burke, 







10 



KeUy, 



6 



Cafferky, 







1 



King, 



17 



Cannavan, . 







6 



Kinton, 



1 



Casey, 







1 



Lyden, 



5 



Caufield, 







1 



M'Cormack, 



3 



Closkerty, . 







1 



M'Donagh, 



24 



Conneely, . 







20 



M'Grath, . . 



1 



Conroy, 







1 



M'Hale, . . 



1 



Corbett, 







2 



M'Nally, . . 



1 



Cosgrove, . 







3 



Manning, . . 



1 



Curren, 







3 



Mannion, . . 



1 



Earls, 







3 



Mongan, 



2 



Folan, 







20 



Mulkerrin, . . 



8 



Gearey, 







2 



Navis, 



1 



Glynn, 







2 



O'Connor, . . 



2 



Gorham, 







6 



O'Donnell, .. 



8 



Greene, 







19 



Thomas, 



1 



Jennings, . 







2 



Walsh, 



4 



