The Rise of Irish Cities.

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  • Author(s): DARCY, EAMON1
  • Source:
    Irish Literary Supplement. Spring2022, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p22-22. 3/4p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Ireland in literature; Ireland in motion pictures; Young architects; Social history; Fascism
    • Subject Terms:
      Ireland
    • Abstract:
      The article explores VERY FEW WALLED TOWNS escaped the perils of war during the crisis of the mid-seventeenth century in Ireland. The actions of soldiers under the command of Oliver Cromwell at Drogheda and Wexford led to demographic catastrophes in these areas, a trend reflected across Ireland throughout the turmoil of the 1640s and 1650s. It has been estimated that about twenty per cent of Ireland's population died as a result of disease.nd .