The estate, in fact, would be better without them, were it not for their votes.

The townland of Ballyweltem is principally the property of a wild faction, named M'Kippeen, whose great delight is to keep up perpetual feud against an opposite faction of the O'Squads, who on their part are every whit as eager for the fray as their enemies.

These are also poor enough, and in an election are not to be depended on.

I should say, in addition to this, that several renewal, fines will fall in during the course of the winter.

I shall, however, examine the leases, and other documents, still more searchingly, and see what can be got out of it, and how far we can go.
"The Tullygrindem estate is, I am sorry to say, in a still more disheartening condition.