A chara, - Dr Garret FitzGerald, in an article on the recent census report, referred to the significant decline in the population of areas of the country. He included the Carrickmacross district.
The fact, as stated in the census report, is that the electoral district of Carrickmacross, excluding the town, increased by 0.6 per cent. The town itself increased by 5.4 per cent. - Is mise,
UDC Mullinarry, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan.