A Firm Level Database of Irish Creameries, 1897–1921

Eoin McLaughlin, Paul Sharp, Xanthi Tsoukli and Christian Vedel

Irish Economic and Social History, 2024, vol. 51, issue 1, 48-74

Abstract: We present a microlevel database of Irish cooperative creameries covering the period 1897–1921. The data were hand collected from the annual reports of the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society (IAOS) and contain information from 531 creameries and covering 49 variables. We perform some initial analysis of the data, finding considerable heterogeneity in the productivity of creameries as measured by the milk/butter ratio. We focus on differences between the four historical provinces of Ireland, finding that the south of Ireland (the historical centre of butter production) was on average less productive than the north at the start of the period, although this changes after 1913, when Ulster becomes the least productive province. These results present interesting avenues for future work, given the IAOS’ focus on founding creameries in the north of the island.

Keywords: creameries; Ireland; productivity; JEL Codes:; N53; N54; Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/03324893231161927

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