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Letter to the Rt. Hon. C. Fortescue, M.P.

The next return relates to the united Dioceses of Waterford arid Lismore.

Name of Benefice No. of
 Parishes 
No. of
 Members of 
Established
Church
Net
 Income 
Total
 Population 
£
 Killoteran  1  10  116   417
 Ballynakill  4  94  182  2,054
 Affane  2  93  234  3,505
 Modeligo  2  6  135  1,481
 Ardmore  2  85  458  4,978
 Templemichael  2  65  237  2,071
 Lisgenaul  1  13  149  1,223
 Rossmire  2  18  183  2,376
 Fenough  1  12  145   782
   Prebend of Mora        1  3  193   414
 Mothell  1  27  465  4,312
 Kilsheelan  1  21  186  1,435
 Derrygrath  1  13  254   757
 Lisronagh  1  9  195   519
 Outragh  2  10  197   537
 Tubrid  3  21  400  4,692
 Templetenny  1  3  139  3,967
 Ardfinnan  3  42  247  1,320
Total 31 544 4,115 36,870

The Archdeacon of Connor, the Venerable Thomas Hincks, has framed a table showing the contrast between eight denominations of Connor in the north of Ireland, and forty-two benefices selected out of two southern dioceses.

 No.  Eight Denominations of Connor.
Forty-two Benefices in the South
In eight
 Denominations 
of Connor
In forty-two
Benefices in
 two Southern 
Dioceses
1 Total population amounts to 11,163  47,657
2 Number of members of Established Church  1,304  559
3 Average population of each  1,395·3 1,134·7
4 Average number of members of Established Church   163 13·3
5 Percentage of population Established Church   11·7  1·2
Dissenters   88·3 98·8
6 Net income of the whole nil  £6,595 15s. 
7 Average net income to each nil £157