Researcher sheds light on Ireland of 1300s

Maps based on painstaking analysis of medieval papal taxes have helped create a clearer picture of population and wealth in Ireland 700 years ago.

Trinity College Dublin researcher Christopher Chevallier’s work included a visit to the Vatican Secret Archives, as he sought out information on parishes and their income in the early 14th century.

This was in the decades after the English crown began settling Ireland as a colony.