. Memorandums made in Ireland in the autumn of 1852 . 85 Toleration .... 286 National Schools .... 287 Castlebar . 288 National Schools .... 289 Parochial Protestant Schools . 290 A Convert . 290 Teetotalism . 291 Union Workhouse . 292 Diet—Numbers . 293 Lord Lucans Farming . 294 The Poor-Law . 296 Poor-Bates .... 297 An Apology for the Landlords . 299 Large and Small Farms . 300 Harvest Wages . 301 Changes in Agricultural Holdings . 302 Number of Holdings . 303 Number of Farms . 304 Arable Land . 305 Agricultural Produce . 306 Amount of Stock . 307 Past and Present Value of Stock . 307 Number
. Memorandums made in Ireland in the autumn of 1852 . 85 Toleration .... 286 National Schools .... 287 Castlebar . 288 National Schools .... 289 Parochial Protestant Schools . 290 A Convert . 290 Teetotalism . 291 Union Workhouse . 292 Diet—Numbers . 293 Lord Lucans Farming . 294 The Poor-Law . 296 Poor-Bates .... 297 An Apology for the Landlords . 299 Large and Small Farms . 300 Harvest Wages . 301 Changes in Agricultural Holdings . 302 Number of Holdings . 303 Number of Farms . 304 Arable Land . 305 Agricultural Produce . 306 Amount of Stock . 307 Past and Present Value of Stock . 307 Number of Holdings . 308 ILLUSTRATIONS. VOL. I. GlengariffMap of Ireland KlLLARNEY . Glendalough K LED ARE Rock of CashelQueens College, CorkQueens College, Galway (Frontispiece)(to face page 1)(to face page 139) 21496175215 VOL. II. The Giants CausewayPleaskix Cliffs (Frontispiece)(to face page 160) Diagrams of the Structure of the Causeway 162,163,164 Queens College, Belfast . . 195 Antrim Tower . . . 20S Moxasterboice . . .281. n MEMORANDUMS MADE IN IEELAND. CHAPTER I. KINGSTOWN DUBLIN COUNTY OF WICKLOW. Saturday, August the 7th, 1852, we landedat Kingstown-harbour, and, about 11 , foundourselves on Irish ground for the first time. Kingstown is now a large and a fine town,though as recently, I believe, as thirty years since,it consisted of nothing but a cluster of fishermenscabins, with a harbour, if it may be so called, onlyfit for fishing-craft. In 1817 the present magnifi-cent harbour was commenced, and although foryears in a state of efficiency, it is scarcely yet com-pleted. It is said that 800,000/. have been ex-pended on this admirable work. Dimleary was theold name of this place, ill-exchanged, I think, for itspresent name in the year 1821, on the occasion ofthe visit of George IV to Dublin. Since thefoundation of the harbour the town has increasedwonderfully, and now contains a population of morethan 10,000. The actual population, according to 1 2 KINGSTOWN. the
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