A 16th-century saltworks at Port Eynon, Gower

Wilkinson, Paul; Locock, Martin; Sell, Steve; Brennan, D; Evans, Gill; Hudson, Rodney; Moffat, Alistair

doi:10.1179/pma.1998.002

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“…Similar features have been noted in Wales (Wilkinson et al 1988) and Scotland (Yeoman 1999 At Ballyreagh Lower a rectangular reservoir (5.9x3.8m) orientated north-south, has been cut into the bedrock (Fig. 3).…”

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Persistence and risk: salt production in post-medieval Ireland

Forsythe¹,

McConkey

Breen³

2018

World Archaeology

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Salt was a common trading commodity in a post-medieval Europe of expanding horizons and populations. It was, however, expensive and laborious to produce in northern Europe and foreign supplies were vulnerable to disruption. Its importance was especially pronounced in countries such as Ireland, which failed to industrialise on the scale of Britain, and relied on its agricultural produce and exports. This paper explores the changing fortunes of salt in Ireland by examining a complex of sites at Ballycastle. In operation for three centuries, it was one of the more enduring and resilient sites of manufacture. It identifies individual agency, innovation and legislation as key factors for its relative success. Conversely, the business was periodically jeopardised by social and political unrest, factionalism and incompetence. As part of the wider Atlantic world Irish salt and salted provisions exploited emerging colonial networks of trade, however these market forces perpetuated social inequalities with attendant risks to food security.

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Section: Ballyreagh Lower and Tornaroansupporting

confidence: 72%