r one and one-half acre of the lands of
Ballywilliam, for seven years, commencing 1st November last 1842,
and ending 1st November 1849. Dated this 19th December 1842.

"L10.

his
"JOHN X HORAN.
mark.

her
"CATHERINE X HORAN.
mark.

"Present, PATRICK SCULLY."

Mr John Kennedy, who denies altogether the existence of any such system,
admits--"That though the landlords _never, in any instance, give
remuneration for improvements, they always give money for subsistence
and support_;" and with regard to the incoming tenant he naively
observes--"How they dispose of it is this: another tenant proposes to
come and get it, and the other tenant is sure to be murdered if he does
not give him something, and he gives him something; or, however long he
has been out of possession, he will be either murdered or burnt, or his
stock maimed, if he does not do something in that way."

Neither is the assertion that evictions of the tenantry, to any extent,
have taken place, borne out by the evidence; and where such have
occurred, it is admitted, or proved in the explanations of the accused,
that non-payment of rent, and general misconduct, were the causes to
which they might be attributed.

Mr Dennis Kennedy is asked--"56. Has there been any consolidation of
farms in the district?--No, not in my district."

Mr Michael Digan--"46. Has there been any consolidation of farms in the
district with which you are acquainted in the county of Tipperary?--No.
In my immediate neighbourhood the cottier system of having five or six
acres is more practised than in the county of Clare."

And where any instances have been adduced, on turning to the
explanations we find they were fully merited; while many alluded to by
the priests and agitators will give some idea of the lengths those
persons go, and the distance of time they are compelled to travel back
to support their assertions. One man, Mr John Moylan, refers to
"exterminations" which occurred just thirty years ago "on the estate of
Mr Kinahan;" and was replied to by that gentleman's son, who states
"that his father paid the then tenants L10,000 for their interest."

All the witnesses bear testimony to the mild manner in which those
removals, necessary for the good of all parties, have been effected.

Mr Edward Byrne is asked--"35. Does the landlord, in general, remove
for any other reason than co