Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-02-25
IRELAND.
Some Naked Facts Regarding the
Island.

Many eyes are now turned 10 Ireland,
and one hears most contradictory state
ments regarding the island. 1t ought
to be possible to state some naked facts
without twisting or coloring them, the
knowledge of which may aid persons
in forming their judgement on pend
with the humble task of saving what
is, and do not enter upon she disputed
why's" and "wherefores.
Ireland has 1854 square miles, and
a population OF 169 inhabitants to the
square mile. England and Wales have
389 inhabitants to the square mile, and
are more densely populated than any
other country in Europe, always except
ing Belgium. Measured az the farm
er measures, Ireland has 20,322, Gal
acres.
The Union of Ireland with England,
by the two Parliaments becoming one,
went into operation ut the beginning Of
1900 The Imperial Parliament is po-
litically all powerful over the United
Kingdom the colonies and Dependent
cies. It's authority extends to ecclesias-
ters. 1t can modify or change the con-
stitution of the realm, and it has no
court above it. The modes of elections,
and the rights of electors. are much the
same in Ireland as in Great Britain.
The Monarch. at the head of the eXecll-
tive, has nominal power; the real is
vested in committee OF minister's
called the Cabinet. England and
Wales had in the House of Commons
in 1879, 4S7 members; Scotland but 60;
Ireland had 105; making IA total of 652
members. If numbers fixed the rate
Of representation, England and Wales
would have 476, Scotland 70; and Ire
land 112. If. on the other hand, the
payments to the revenue regulated the
rate, England and Wales would have
514, Scotland 70, and Ireland IS.
From the Union onward until lS4l,
the population Of Ireland steadily in
creased, from 5,395,456 in 1901 to s.
1851 in 1S4l. But in 1851 the popu-
lation had declined nearly 20 per cent,
and it has continued since, and over
the whole four provinces of Ireland.
Ulster however, being the lowest in
the scale. It's population in 1871 was
1880, 1893; that Of Munster 1890, ,402
that of Leinster l,335, 900, and that of
Connaught S45,993.
In 1851 the Registrar General reports
an emigration of people from Ireland
of 152,O6O and this continued at vary
ing rates till 1873, 10y which time more
than 100000 had come to America or
gone to British possessions, especially
Canada and Australia. In the years
prior to lS4l there had been much
emigration, especially from Ulster, and
in the years from lS41 to 1851, an enor-
NOUS number of people not only came to
America, but on account of the famine,
passed over in search of employment to
the featuring towns of Great
Britain, just as the famine of Germany
in 1916 and 1917 sent vast numbers of
Germans to our shores.
Much interest is naturally felt in the
produce of Ireland, but the quantity OF
waste or "bog" land, and the proportion
devoted to potatoes are sometimes
Over-stated. In 1873, for example
there were in cereal crops 1881, ,42l
acres, and in potatoes only 846,9Ss
acres, while cattle raising required il
meadow and clover, l,942,7l6 acres
The amount of land in crops decreased
in 1873, as compared with 1877, g. 1876
acres
So also there is an over estimate OF
the number of paupers dependent OF
the public rates in Ireland There wa
n gradual increase in numbers (whicl
include the deaf and dumb, blind &C.,