Carey Wages Book
TitleCarey Wages Book
ReferenceIE 627/U50
Date
25 Mar 1792 - 31 Mar 1797
Production date 1792 - 1797
Scope and ContentMS. wages account book entitled 'John Carey's Acct Book... Labourers', for an estate or landholding near Fermoy, County Cork. "Workmens Accompt- Book... For The Use of Gentlemen, Farmers, Stewards, &c." Printed Dublin by John Jones No.111 Grafton Street, 'opposite the College'.
MS. records of workmen's names, days/hours worked, daily wages, total value of week's work, observations such as 'John Leamy, £1.1s week, Gathering dung Monday, plowing Friday, went to Ballyknock Saturday to sell hay".
The estate concerned appears to be near Ballyknock (Kinnatalloon Barony, Ballynoe Parish) and Ballymacoy (Fermoy Barony, Monanig Parish).
John Carey employs from 4 to 13 workmen at a time to whom he paid from approx. 1s.1d to approx. 5s.5d per week. Race week, 13th to 18th August.
MS. records of workmen's names, days/hours worked, daily wages, total value of week's work, observations such as 'John Leamy, £1.1s week, Gathering dung Monday, plowing Friday, went to Ballyknock Saturday to sell hay".
The estate concerned appears to be near Ballyknock (Kinnatalloon Barony, Ballynoe Parish) and Ballymacoy (Fermoy Barony, Monanig Parish).
John Carey employs from 4 to 13 workmen at a time to whom he paid from approx. 1s.1d to approx. 5s.5d per week. Race week, 13th to 18th August.
Extentc30pp
Persons keywordCarey, John (farmer or steward, near Fermoy)
SubjectLabour History, Labourers, Landed Estate Papers, Wages, 18th century
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LevelFonds
RepositoryCork City and County Archives