Income and Expenditure of an average Irish Cottier in the 18th century
The Income and Expenditure of the average Irish cottier in the 18th century from Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry “at the start of the 19th Century to establish the cause of unrest and disturbances in rural Ireland.” [1] Expenditure Income
£ s d Wages @ 5d per day
Rent for cottage 2 5 6 £ s d
Rent for potatoes 18 0 Summer 3 4 9
Rent for grass 2 0 0 Winter 2 11 10
Turf 11 4½ Total 5 16 7
Hay 15 0
Corn grinding 10 0
Tax for hearths 2 0
Tithes for potatoes 3 3 Deficit £2 0 6
Tithes for corn 1 0
Tithes for turf 1 7½
Tithes for hay 3 3
Tithes for poultry 0 8
Small dues 5 5
Total £7 17 1
[1] An Antique and Storied Land, a history of the Parish of Donoughmore, Knockea, Roxborough, Co. Limerick and its Environs, Toomey, Thomas, 1991, pp. 90 and 91.
£ s d Wages @ 5d per day
Rent for cottage 2 5 6 £ s d
Rent for potatoes 18 0 Summer 3 4 9
Rent for grass 2 0 0 Winter 2 11 10
Turf 11 4½ Total 5 16 7
Hay 15 0
Corn grinding 10 0
Tax for hearths 2 0
Tithes for potatoes 3 3 Deficit £2 0 6
Tithes for corn 1 0
Tithes for turf 1 7½
Tithes for hay 3 3
Tithes for poultry 0 8
Small dues 5 5
Total £7 17 1
[1] An Antique and Storied Land, a history of the Parish of Donoughmore, Knockea, Roxborough, Co. Limerick and its Environs, Toomey, Thomas, 1991, pp. 90 and 91.