1502 in Ireland

none November 2025 With the exception of the city of Galway (a walled city of stately homes and prosperous merchants), western Ireland has been described as a wild and desolate land during this time, with few trading commodities and little industry. In 1502, fishing was the dominant industry on the west coast. Recognised internationally for abundant cod, hake and herring, the coastline attracted fishing fleets from as far as Spain.1820319 Lough Susan M. Trade and Industry in Ireland in the Sixteenth Century Journal of Political Economy 1916 24 7 713–730 10.1086/252861 154502793 free free https://zenodo.org/record/2513873/files/article.pdf In a period characterised by individual power struggles and frequent conflict between neighbouring clans, Clanricarde had experienced decades of stability brought by Ulick Ruadh Burke and Ulick Fionn Burke.Cosgrove Art https://books.google.com/books?id=QCagZOubDWUC A New History of Ireland, Volume II: Medieval Ireland 1169-1534 2008-11-06 OUP Oxford 978-0-19-156165-8 en In October 1502, records show Sir William Darcy of Platten, the newly appointed receiver general of King Henry VII's revenues (collected in Meath, Louth, Dublin, Kildare and Drogheda), presented his accounts to barons at the exchequer table. Revenue amounted to £1,110 - just half of that estimated by Hattecliffe as leviable. Commentators suggest the Lord Deputy (Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare) was taking a substantial share of the revenues. Kildare was renowned for spending the revenues at his pleasure during this time.Cosgrove Art https://books.google.com/books?id=QCagZOubDWUC&q=kildare A New History of Ireland, Volume II: Medieval Ireland 1169-1534 2008-11-06 OUP Oxford 978-0-19-156165-8 en 1502 Incumbent Lord: Henry VII Events April – Gerald FitzGerald, later Earl of Kildare, at the age of 15, played the principal role in the funeral ceremony for Henry VII's eldest son Arthur, Prince of Wales in Worcester Cathedral. Deaths Concobur Ó Caiside References Henry VIII of England 1502 Category:1500s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 16th century in Ireland