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FROM 1550 - 1750 > TRANSPORT & TRADE |
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Early Export Trade The English settlers imported English horses, cattle, pigs and sheep. There was a good export trade in wool, tallow and hides – often to ... |
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Currency Trade was hindered by the lack of proper currency. Irish coins were worth less than their English counterparts. The Irish shilling was ... |
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16th Century Travel Travel in the 16th century was very difficult because of the lack of good roads. Rivers were used for transport and coastal towns were ... |
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London Guilds Ulster really did not have towns until the Plantation in 1610. Co Derry was given to the London Guilds which formed the “Irish Society” ... |
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Highways Act 1613 In 1613 parliament’s most useful action was to pass the Highways Act which provided for the maintenance of roads, cashes (rough bridges) ... |
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Trade in Reign of Charles II During the reign of Charles II, which began in 1660, there was increasing prosperity in Ireland. Farming methods improved and the main ... |
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Imports The Navigation Act of 1670 forbade Irish merchants to import directly from the colonies. All goods, especially tobacco, had to come to ... |
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Carts and Carriages
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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 ... |
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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 ... |
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