Plan to develop Ireland through farm allotments and land enterprises
The promoters argue for allotting land to Irish societies by agricultural farms funded to build wealth locally. They claim even small schemes can yield public benefits and, with time, prevent workhouses, revitalize national enterprise, and transform Ireland by creating a framework for widespread ownership and new industries.
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Influence of Entail in English Rural Misery
A correspondent argues that entailed land and indifferent landowners create widespread rural hardship. Cottages are few, dilapidated, and overcrowded, with multiple families sharing rooms and beds. Conditions foster disease, immorality, and depopulation, while clergy and gentry ignore housing needs and public relief remains scarce.
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