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Irish pound — pre-1826 account unit: research record

Evidence coverage: 1826–1826. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Irish pound — pre-1826 account unit

T-FTM000604 · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1826; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

No distinct predecessor currency is established in the loaded view.

Children / successors

Pound sterlingabsorbed into existing currency · 1826 · later absorption or contribution
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Unit and issue records 1 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Pre-1826 Irish pound account unitFTM000604 · C296, C297, C298, C303, C304
Monetary history 1 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

Assimilation completion yearIrish currency assimilation completed

Kelly dates completion of the assimilation of the earlier Irish currency into that of the UK to 1826.

C296
Evidence & research notes 5 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C296

Kelly dates completion of the assimilation of the earlier Irish currency into that of the UK to 1826.

John Kelly, Central Bank of Ireland Quarterly Bulletin, Spring 2003, 89–115 · The Irish Pound: From Origins to EMU Citation S153 · Open source ↗

Section 2, printed p. 90

Source access and limitations

Only pre-1827 assimilation passage adopted; later modern Irish/euro history deferred.

Supported C297

The 1825 Commons debate described £100 British as equivalent to £108 6s 8d Irish and proposed discharging Irish debts at twelve-thirteenths in British currency.

UK Parliament, House of Commons, Hansard vol. 13, cols. 573–582 · Assimilation of the currencies of Great Britain and Ireland, 12 May 1825 Citation S152 · Open source ↗

Currency discussion and resolution 6

Source access and limitations

Debate and agreed resolutions are not the enacted law or commencement instrument.

Supported C298

The debate described Irish circulation as a mixture of banknotes, bills, British coins, tokens and Irish copper.

UK Parliament, House of Commons, Hansard vol. 13, cols. 573–582 · Assimilation of the currencies of Great Britain and Ireland, 12 May 1825 Citation S152 · Open source ↗

Description before the resolutions

Source access and limitations

Debate and agreed resolutions are not the enacted law or commencement instrument.

Supported C303

The Museum describes coin production outside Dublin under Prince John and distinctive triangular devices on thirteenth-century Irish coins.

National Museum of Ireland · 950–1450: Vikings, Normans and Medieval Mints Citation S155 · Open source ↗

The Normans and their money

Source access and limitations

Overview chronology retained as attributed evidence; minting gaps do not mean cessation of monetary use.

Supported C304

The Museum reports virtually no local minting during 1310–1460, alongside continued use of mixed Irish, English, Scottish and other coins.

National Museum of Ireland · 950–1450: Vikings, Normans and Medieval Mints Citation S155 · Open source ↗

1310–1460: Borrowed coins and forgeries

Source access and limitations

Overview chronology retained as attributed evidence; minting gaps do not mean cessation of monetary use.

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