Profits and Patriotism

Ruth A. Canning
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Ruth A. Canning: University College Cork, Ireland

Irish Economic and Social History, 2016, vol. 43, issue 1, 85-112

Abstract: Ireland’s Old English merchants, and especially those of the Pale, provided the English crown with vital material supplies, finance and intelligence throughout the Nine Years’ War (1594–1603). Yet, surviving official correspondence criticised the mercantile community for providing weak support and accused its members of favouring the queen’s Irish enemies. The reality was that they did both, but their reasons for doing so were complicated. Too often described as a homogenous group, Old English merchants did not all share the same economic ambitions, political views or faith. Examining the specific actions of certain individuals alongside those of the wider community provides a fresh angle on the conflict and sheds new light on the role of Old English merchants.

Keywords: the Pale; Old English; merchants; loyalties; illegal trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0332489316666600

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