▁of ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁through ▁which ▁the ▁stock ▁had ▁passed ▁for ▁hundreds ▁of ▁years . ▁For ▁example , ▁import ation ▁of ▁cattle ▁from ▁Don agh ade e ▁in ▁Ireland ▁to ▁Port pat rick , ▁which ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁driven ▁through ▁W igt own shire , ▁had ▁reached ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁but ▁fell ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 8 0 ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁because ▁they ▁came ▁by ▁ste amer ▁directly ▁to ▁ports ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Glasgow ▁instead . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁recorded ▁large - scale ▁cattle ▁drove ▁across ▁Wales ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁of ▁sheep ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁although ▁dro ving ▁briefly ▁rev ived ▁during ▁the ▁rail ▁strike ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁In ▁Scotland , ▁the ▁last ▁drove ▁over ▁the ▁Cor rie y ai rack ▁Pass ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁Cor rie y ai rack ▁Pass ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁dro ves ▁of ▁cattle ▁and ▁sheep ▁from ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Sky e ; ▁the ▁last ▁drove ▁from ▁Sky e ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁pass ▁occurred ▁" in ▁the ▁closing ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ". ▁ ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁▁ ▁C attle ▁drives ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁by ▁American ▁cow bo ys ▁and ▁South ▁American ▁cattle ▁drivers ▁are ▁similar ▁in ▁nature , ▁although ▁distances ▁were ▁often ▁greater ;