The Irish Statute Staple Books 1596-1687

by Jane H. Ohlmeyer (Editor), Éamonn Ó Ciardha (Editor)

The surviving 17th-century staple records, which are held in the Dublin City Archives and in the British Library, provide an invaluable guide to indebtedness and the social and economic history of early modern Ireland. These records also offer an opportunity to analyze the processes inherent in colonization at local level, as they contain detailed entries, amounting to over 4,000 transactions, emanating from every county in Ireland.

380 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999