Irish Agriculture. 
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The farms over 200 acres in extent are 9751 in number, and 
the acreage so held 4,904,582 ; being an average of nearly 503 
acres in each farm. 
Although the table shows that there are altogether 593,282 
" holdings " in Ireland, yet as more than one " holding " is fre- 
quently occupied by the same person, the mere enumeration of 
separate holdings does not convey a correct idea of the actual 
number of occupiers, and these we find by reference to another 
of the Registrar-General's tables to consist of 537,433 persons. 
Table X. — Vabiation in the Numbek of Holdings in each Class, 
between 1841, 1851, and 1869. 
Size of Holdings. 
Lelnster. 
Munster. 
Ulster. 
Connaugbt. 
Total. 
Above 1 to 5 acres 
1841 
1851 
1869 
Number. 
50,110 
25,711 
21,810 
Number. 
57,857 
14,200 
12,195 
Number. 
102,215 
29,709 
24,806 
Number. 
100,254 
18,463 
17,084 
Number. 
310,436 
88,083 
75,895 
Increase or decrease in number 1 
between 1841 and 1869 ../ 
Decrease. 
28,300 
56-5 
Decrease. 
45,662 
78-9 
Decrease. 
77,409 
75-7 
Decrease. 
83,170 
83-0 
Decrease. 
234,541 
75-6 
Above 5 to 15 acres 
1841 
1851 
1869 
46,039 
33,058 
27,603 
61,753 
24,365 
20,254 
99,605 
85,176 
74,486 
45,402 
49,255 
49,356 
252,799 
191,854 
171,699 
Increase or decrease in number"! 
between 1841 and 1869 ../ 
Decrease. 
18,436 
40-0 
Decrease. 
41,499 
67-2 
Decrease. 
25,119 
25-2 
Decrease. 
3,9i54 
8-7 
Decrease. 
81,100 
32-1 
Above 1 5 to 30 acres . . 
1841 
1851 
1869 
20,688 
26,006 
23,224 
27,611 
28,855 
25,405 
25,219 
57,651 
56,. 530 
5,824 
28,799 
31,927 
79,342 
141,311 
137,086 
Increase or decrease in number! 
between 1841 and 1869 ../ 
Increase. 
2,536 
12-3 
Decrease. 
2,206 
8-0 
Increase. 
31,311 
124-2 
Increase. 
26,103 
448-2 
Increase. 
57,744 
72-8 
Above 30 acres 
1841 
1851 
1869 
17,943 
38,096 
39,660 
16,665 
53,074 
56,173 
9,655 
37,813 
41,035 
4,362 
20,107 
22,340 
48,625 
149,090 
159,208 
Increase or decrease in number) 
between 1841 and 1869 ..| 
Increase. 
21,717 
11-20 
Increase. 
39,508 
237 • 1 
Increas*. 
31,380 
325-0 
Increase. 
17,978 
412-2 
Increase. 
110,583 
227-4 
Total .. ..• 
1841 
1851 
1869 
134,780 
122,871 
112,297 
163,886 
120,494 
114,027 
236,694 
210,349 
196,857 
155,842 
116,624 
120,707 
691 ,202 
570,338 
543,888 
Increase or decrease in number 1 
between 1841 and 1869 .. / 
Decrease. 
22,483 
16-7 
Decrease. 
49,859 
30-4 
Decrease. 
39,837 
16-8 
Decrease. 
35, 135 
22-5 
Decrease. 
147,314 
21-3 
