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On the Structure of Wealth-holding in Pre-Famine Ireland
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Date Issued
2020-11
Date Available
2020-11-26T10:19:09Z
Abstract
Very little is known about wealth-holding and its distribution in Ireland in the past. Here we employ death duty register data to analyse and identify a sample of the top wealth holders in Ireland between the early 1820s and late 1830s. We examine the sources of their wealth and its regional spread, and compare them with their British counterparts. We also discuss the share of Catholics and Quakers among top wealth-holders.
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Start Page
1
End Page
33
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP2020/29
Copyright (Published Version)
2020 the Authors
Subjects
Classification
N13
D31
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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