essay

"Life underneath the market": herders and gombeenmen in ninteenth-century Donegal

pastoralists at the periphery: herders in a capitalist world • Tucson, Ariz. • Published In 1994 • Pages: 103-121, 229-251

By: Shanklin,Eugenia.

Abstract
This is an historical account of the demise of transhumance in nineteenth-century Donegal, and subsequent changes in diet from dairy products and oats to potatoes, Indian meal (cornmeal), and tea. The [n]gombeenman[/n], or shopkeeper-money lender, facilitated a societal change from self-sufficient herders to dependent peasants. The rise of cooperatives in the following century broke the hold [n]gombeenmen[/n] had over rural farmers.
Subjects
Annual cycle
Pastoral activities
Vegetable production
Diet
Real property
Borrowing and lending
culture
Rural Irish
HRAF PubDate
2016
Region
Europe
Sub Region
British Isles
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Historian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2014
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
1550-1900
Coverage Place
County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Notes
Eugenia Shanklin
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
93043080
LCSH
Ireland--Rural conditions