text:  0 13 0 It is well known that the quality of the land in the north of Ireland is far inferior to that in either of the other provinces: yet we see in the maritime counties that the rich and fertile lands of Clare and Wexford are let much cheaper than the northern counties; and that Mayo inhabited by unquestionably the poorest and most miserable population in Ireland is rented at nearly half the amount paid by the independent yeomanry of Down; while amongst the inland counties the splendid plains of Roscommon and the productive lands of Longford yield less income than the cold and comparatively speaking sterile soil of Tyrone