Database of Irish Historical Statistics : Miscellaneous (Famine Relief), 1846-1847

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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of the project was to provide machine-readable economic and social history statistics relating to the whole of Ireland for the period 1821-1971. Further information about the project is available on the QUB Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis website.

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The main tables are: The number of artificers, labourers able, labourers infirm, women and boys employed on Board of Works schemes on 7 November 1847, grouped by baronies. The amount of food in tons, money in sterling and seed in pounds, which the Society of Friends (Quakers) used for famine relief in each county in 1846 and 1847. Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

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Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3577-1
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=d5bc804b22911d29cee3ed2e438f7112fe2f55d16ce69e31ecdfdcbb5889437e
Provenance
Creator Dowling, M. W., Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Economic and Social History; Kennedy, L., Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Economic and Social History; Crawford, E. Margaret, Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Economic and Social History; Clarkson, L. A., Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Economic and Social History
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 1997
Funding Reference Queen's University of Belfast; Economic and Social Research Council
Rights Copyright L.A. Clarkson, L. Kennedy, E.M. Crawford and M.W. Dowling; <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p>
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Representation
Resource Type Numeric
Discipline History; Humanities
Spatial Coverage Ireland; Multi-nation; Northern Ireland