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78 RAGIIERY ISLAND.
man is completely lord of the isle, and banishes his subjects
to the co7itineh't of Ireland for misconduct, or repeated
offences’ against hislaws. Raghery is about five English
milestin ‘length by three and a half in breadth; it contains
about 9,000 acres, ‘one quarter of which grows corn, &c.
There are tlireeitowii-lands, called Shandra, Alla, and
Knock-ard, upon whichthe majority of the inhabitants,
generally‘ about71,000, reside : it ‘appears, from a ‘late
census, that its population is ‘notincreasing, and‘varies
very little. - There are two places ofw’orsl1ipl1ere,‘a Pro-
testant‘ church and a Roman: Catholic‘-chapel.
The extreme western end of the island is calledfKen-
rather,’ and is 352 feet-above the ocean :“ here is the;Bull
Point, aiiielevation’ of 280 ’f'eet.:JiAt the same end of: the
island is a fresl1?w'ater lake,-'9 called ‘Lough Cliggin, whose
height above thelhigh Water-mark is 238 feet. . And near‘
Ushet is Lough Runaolin, only ‘144<ifeet abovegthesame
level. It may be observed, that the ‘surface is ‘in general
greatly elevated above the ocean, the ‘lowest point, Alta-
hony, -being 83 feet high, and the highest, Sliebl1‘Ard,
372.‘ -‘ The mean elevation '.is3200 feet. -' Formerlj',:dis-
tinetions existed between the inhabitants of each :end. of
the island, and the qualifications'ofvUshet: and Kenramer
men were looked upon ‘as totally dissimilar.‘ This,‘how-
ever, is now quite extinguished. <’ . -‘ ' - '
Near Ushet, at‘ai place 'calle‘d‘Doon’iI’oint,’ thedisposi.
tion ‘of the basaltic columns is very remarkalile,:some
being perpendicular, others horizontal,3and others curved.
'l‘he base of this little promontory is a natural pieror
mole, above‘ this is acollection.oficolumns‘of :a’- curved
form, apparently’ assumed in ‘ conformity.‘ with: the: surface
on which they rest, ' and inducingra‘ belief tl1at‘tl1ey:ivere
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