HC Deb 27 June 1917 vol 95 cc399-400W
Mr. GINNELL

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he will state the area of the land held by the Congested Districts Board, including any they have let temporarily, in each county in which they hold land, which is under grass and under tillage, respectively, this year?

Mr. DUKE

Area of untenanted land by counties in possession of the Congested Districts Board on the 31st March, 1917, including lands whether vested or not vested:

County. Tillage Grazing. Mountain and rough grazing turbary and cutaway bog, plantations, water, waste, etc.
Acres. Acres. Acres.
Clare 10 1,679 2,723
Cork 6
Donegal 1,626 19,508
Galway 479 16,046 64,598
Kerry 13 565 8,740
Leitrim 665 1,336
Mayo 773 24,237 131,682
Roscommon 194 12,666 18,391
Sligo 131 5,351 16,307
Total 1,600 62,835 263,291

GINNELL

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he will state the area of the land held by the Estates Commissioners, including any that they have let temporarily, in each county in which they hold land, which is under grass and under tillage, respectively, this year?

Mr. DUKE

Area of untenanted land by counties held by Estates Commissioners on 1st May, 1917, including lands let temporarily:

County. Tillage. Grazing. Mountain, turbary, cutaway, plantations, waste and water.
Acres. Acres. Acres.
Cavan 958
Clare 358
Down 98
Galway 293 987 9,775
Kerry 249
King's 738
Leitrim 111
Limerick 7 20
Longford 321
Louth 139 283 49
Meath 284 237 276
Queen's 36
Roscommon 331
Tipperary 59
Westmeath 30 383 587
Total 753 1,910 13,946

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