Gun Money James II was so short of money that he had to melt down guns to make coins. Brass coins of a face value of about one million pounds were ...
Roman Catholics and Trade The Penal Laws at the end of the 17th century meant that many Roman Catholics, deprived of access to many other professions, made their ...
Ulster Linen Ulster became increasingly prosperous because of the linen trade which developed there. This dated back to Louis Crommelin who ...
Exports and Markets Exports flourished in the 18th century with linen and provisions being exported to the West Indies and North America. Fairs and markets ...
Limerick Food Riot Copy of the newspaper report of the food riot as sent for associated photography.
Canals Waterways were much better than the rather poor roads for transporting heavy goods. Rivers and canals were used. Trade from Leinster and ...
Wood’s Halfpence In 1722 the English government gave William Wood a patent to mint coins for Ireland as these were of better quality than the Irish ones. ...
The Spread of Railways The 1850s had seen the rapid growth of the railway network in Ireland and, as the map shows, Ireland had a well developed rail system by ...
Railway Construction One attraction Ireland had for railway builders was that both land and labour were cheap. The photograph shows a large group of men ...
Workshop Staff Most skilled workers were employed on the workshop staff. These men serviced the engines and rolling stock and workshops were set up in ...
