2.50 m i n u t e s o f e v i d e n c e t a k e n b e f o r e t h e Mr. Benj. Deeble. March 1858. whom you knew to be resident upon as out of Thresherstown ?— Yes. the 5496. How many parishes are there in the liberties ?— About 16 parishes, or parts of parishes. 5497. Have you found persons ploughland of Farrenastig, registering . * 4QS Mr Beamish.] Is not that well known ?— Thresherstown is; but with respect ' to those two persons registered out of Thresherstown, if they were to go into the sub- denominations at all, I believe it is Saltfield 5499. Do you mean that Saltfield is a denomination of i hresherstown ?— No, but of Farrenastig. 5.500 Then if those two persons who appear to be registered out of 1 hreshers- town gave the right name of the sub- denomination, you saj it would be Salt- field ?- Yes. " .. TOV 5501. Mr. Beamish] You know that positively ?— 1 es. 5502. Do you know the parties?— I know that it used to be called Salt- field 5503. Would not the denomination of Thresherstown be sufficient to find out the parties ?— It is a great distance off. 5504. Would not Thresherstown be a sufficient clue for persons to find out wliere they were ?— They might inquire at Thresherstown, and the people at Thresherstown might say that there were no such persons living at Threshers- town, but that they knew the names of such persons at Saltfield. 5505. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Do you mean to say that there is a consider- able space between Thresherstown and Saltfield ?— There is. .5,506. What distance would a man have to walk to go from one to the other? — He would have to walk about a mile and a half. 5507. Are there also persons upon the register whom you know to be inhabi- tants of the denomination of Farrenastig, who register out of Gurteenastooka ?— Yes. 5508. Mr. Beamish.] Is not that well known ?— It is just the same as the last. .5,509. And it would be a sufficient guide to persons wishing to ascertain the residence ?— I will not say a sufficient guide, but it would be equally as good as the others. 5,510. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Are there other denominations given as the residences of persons whom you know to reside upon Farrenastig* ?— Yes ; there is Dromenard. ,5511. Besides the instances you have mentioned of persons residing upon Farrenastig*, are there other persons upon the register whom you know to be residing* upon other denominations who register out of different names ?— Yes, there are. 5512. Do you consider that that creates difficulty and perplexity to persons that might want to find out the individuals, and want to check the registry ?— I think it does. ,5513. Suppose that a person was not so familiar as you are with both the lands and the people, would not he have considerable difficulty in finding them out ?— I think so; particularly with the lands of Coolymorroughue. There are some registered out of Coolymorroughue ; there are others out of Leemount; and I find there is another man mentioned at Leemount, who lives at Shankeele, which is at a great distance. .5,514. Mr. Beamish^] You have given several sub- denominations 011 Farren- astig ; may not those other names attached to parties who registered in 1832 be pretty well known amongst the farmers in the district, although you have them not 011 your books ?— They may. 55J5: So that they may have been a sufficient guide to parties going to the district r— Yes, if the persons were anxious to give them information. 55H). ^ ou think that if the parties were not willing to give them information they might find it difficult ?— They might find it very difficult to find the parties. , 5.517' Serjeant Jackson.] Looking at the difficulties which surround the business of checking the qualification of persons that come to register, would you recommend as an improvement in the state of the law and practice, that there should be lists made out before the time of registering, not only alphabetically according to the names of the parties applying, but also giving the parishes in which they live ?— Yes, or the ploughlands. 5518. Mr. Beamish.] Would not the ploughland be sufficient without the parish ?—