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live stock in Ireland. The following, therefore, is a statement 
taken from the Registrar-General's Returns, of the numbers of 
each kind of live stock in Ireland, in 1841, and in each year 
from 1851 to 1871 inclusive : — 
Table VI. — Enumeration of the Numbers of Different Classes of Live 
Stook in Ireland. 
I'ears. 
Horses and 
Mules. 
Asses. 
Cattle. 
Sheep. 
Pigs. 
Goats. 
Poultry. 
1841 
576,115 
92,365 
1 ,863,116 
2 106 189 
1,412,813 
No Return. 
8,458,517 
1851 
543,312 
136,981 
2,967,461 
2,122,128 
1,084,857 
235,313 
7,470,694 
1852 
545,900 
144, 120 
3,095,067 
2,613,943 
1 ,072,658 
278,444 
8, 175,904 
1853 
561,100 
148,720 
3,383,309 
3, 142,656 
1,144,945 
296, 182 
8,660,738 
18.54 
564,530 
150,576 
3,497,901 
3,722,219 
1,342,. 549 
311,492 
8,630,488 
1855 
576,144 
151,742 
3,564,400 
3,602,342 
1,177,605 
283,970 
8,366,629 
1856 
592,868 
155,224 
3,587,858 
3,694,294 
918, 525 
269,746 
8,908,226 
1857 
619,294 
160,987 
3,620,954 
3,452,252 
1 ,255, 186 
243,046 
9,491,463 
1858 
630,611 
163,323 
3,667,304 
3,494,993 
1 ,409,883 
228,351 
9,563, 185 
1859 
648,379 
169,354 
3,815,598 
3,592,804 
1,265,751 
219,346 
10,251,749 
1860 
639,500 
167,845 
3,606,374 
3,542,080 
1,271 ,072 
194,465 
10,060, 776 
1861 
634,378 
173,711 
3,471,688 
3,556,0.50 
1,102,042 
189,842 
10,371,175 
1862 
622,589 
170,887 
3,254,890 
3,456,132 
1,154,324 
1.75,328 
9,916,630 
1863 
599,971 
167,244 
3,144,231 
3,308,204 
1,067,458 
166,044 
9,649,118 
1864 
582,434 
169,221 
3,262,294 
3,366,941 
1,058,480 
171,307 
10,424,085 
1865 
568,142 
168,009 
3,497,548 
3,694,356 
1,305,9.53 
171,207 
10,681,955 
1866 
555,647 
173,175 
3,746,157 
4,274,282 
1,497,274 
186,880 
10,889,747 
1867 
543,686 
167,233 
3,707,803 
4,835,519 
1,235,191 
190,429 
10,334,903 
1868 
544,372 
169,100 
3,646,796 
4,901,496 
869,578 
199,060 
10,602,782 
1869 
547,757 
171,664 
3,733,675 
4,651,195 
1,082,224 
205,861 
10,801,687 
1870 
532,657 
171,745 
3,799,912 
4,336,884 
1,461,215 
211,035 
11,159,002 
1871 
557,332 
180,024 
3,973,102 
4,228,721 
1,616,754 
232,892 
11,663,030 
In order to show the manner in which the live stock is 
distributed among the different classes of occupiers, the 
following Table (VII.) is given, showing the number of holdings 
by classes ; the total value of the live stock on each class, 
and the average value per holding, in 1869, being the last 
year for which a return of this kind has been issued by the 
Registrar-General : — 
