Consequently, Scullyism and grazing produce nearly twenty times the amount of poverty and misery produced by tenant-right and tillage.
I have not overlooked the difference of race and religion. On the contrary, they were uppermost in my mind when rambling among the nice, clean, comfortable, orderly homesteads of Mourne, reminding me strongly of Forth and Bargy in the county Wexford. I said to the owner and driver of my car, who is a Roman Catholic, 'Do the Roman Catholics here keep their houses and farms in as nice order as the Presbyterians?' He answered, 'Why should they not? Are they not the same flesh and blood?'
According to the census of 1861, the Roman Catholics greatly outnumber the Protestants in this Union. The exact figures are:—
| Total population of Mourne Union | 22,614 |
| Protestants of all denominations | 8,080 |
| Roman Catholics | 14,534 |
The result of this comparison may perhaps make a better impression on the reader's mind if cast in the form of tables, as given on succeeding page.
Table Headings:
Col A. Population in 1861
Col B. No. of Holdings in 1864
Col C. Total Area (in Stat. Acres)