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GREYSTONES ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL VOLUME 9

Wicklow's Industrial History

Colin Short
Introduction

I
ndustry is the provision of a product to suit the current
economic environment. This basic concept has not changed in
historical times. We never
make something that is not
needed by someone some-
where. We start by finding
food and preparing it for
eating . We make shelters for
1
ourselves and we make
implements to make our life
easier or more convenient.
When we have time, we begin
to make things for other
people and start to trade our
fine products with others who
have items that would be
beneficial to our way of life.
We look to what we have and
others want or desire. Figure 1: Land division in 1450

In this article, we will look at what Wicklow had through
history and the ways in which that changed through time.

1 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, (1943, 1954)

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