of Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Wexford,
Cork, Tipperary (North Riding), Leitrim, and Sligo, and in the
cities of Kilkenny, Limerick, and Waterford, members of the
Establishment are between 5 and 10 per cent.; in the counties of
Kilkenny, Limerick, the South Riding of Tipperary, Kerry,
Roscommon, and the town of Galway, the per-centage is between 3 and
5; while in the counties of Waterford, Galway, and Mayo it is
between 2 and 3, sinking at last to 2 per cent. in Clare.

"The Roman Catholic population has decreased by very nearly two
millions, from 6,430,000 to 4,500,000. The dioceses where the loss
has been greatest have been those of Tuam, Killaloe, Meath, Elphin,
and Cloyne; each of which has lost something more than one-third of
its Catholic inhabitants. Achonry has escaped with the loss of
one-thirtieth, Waterford of that of one-eleventh, while the two
Dioceses of Dublin and Connor have the rare distinction of showing
a slight increase in numbers. In nine dioceses Roman Catholics are
between 95 and 99 per cent. of the total population; in ten they
range between 90 and 95; in four, between 85 and 90; in one,
between 80 and 85; in two, between 75 and 80; while in three their
numbers fall as low as between 26 and 35 per cent....

"Turning to the classification of parishes, we find that there are
at present 199 parishes--5 less than in 1834--containing no member
of the Established Church; 575--nearly one-fourth of the entire
number--containing more than 1 and less than 20 members; 416
containing more than 20 and less than 50 members; 349 where there
are between 50 and 100; and 270 with between 100 and 200 members;
309 between 200 and 300; 141 between 500 and 1,000; 106 between
1,000 and 2,000; 53 between 2,000 and 5,000; 8 parishes only range
as high as 5,000 to 10,000, and 2 between 20,000 and 30,000.

"The Roman Catholics have 532 parishes, to set against 53
Protestant, in which their numbers range between 2,000 and 5,000;
133 parishes with from 5,000 to 10,000 members; 32 in which the
numbers lie between 10,000 to 20,000; and 3 ranging from 20,000 to
30,000. Of landed proprietors 4,000 are registered as Protestant
Episcopalians, 3,500 as Roman Catholics, which seems to prove that
a considerable area of land has now passed into the hands