Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Series editors’ preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Atlantic oligarchy: Ireland in the early English Atlantic world
- 2 The Three Kingdoms
- 3 The Adventure for Irish land
- 4 Grocers’ Hall
- 5 Commonwealth
- 6 Republic
- 7 Restoration
- Conclusion
- Appendix: the original Adventurers for Irish land
- Index
1 - Atlantic oligarchy: Ireland in the early English Atlantic world
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2026
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Series editors’ preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Atlantic oligarchy: Ireland in the early English Atlantic world
- 2 The Three Kingdoms
- 3 The Adventure for Irish land
- 4 Grocers’ Hall
- 5 Commonwealth
- 6 Republic
- 7 Restoration
- Conclusion
- Appendix: the original Adventurers for Irish land
- Index
Summary
Chapter 1 is a survey of English and Irish enterprises in the Atlantic, 1620–41, that led to the emergence of the merchant oligarchy that became the leadership of the Adventure for Irish land in 1642. The emergence of Ireland, particularly Munster, as a provisioning stop for traders between Europe and the Americas is examined, as is the network of ship owners that managed the provisioning and servant trade between the two regions. A hierarchy of peers and their merchant contractors developed that was active across all of the Atlantic colonies from Newfoundland to Providence Island in the Western Caribbean.
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- Empire and enterpriseMoney, power and the Adventurers for Irish land during the British Civil Wars, pp. 22 - 43Publisher: Manchester University PressFirst published in: 2026
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