By the mid-18thcentury, the Irish tithe in kind was converted into amonetary tithe (known as the modus decimandi) that systematicallyproduced relatively high tithing rates upon a poor harvest andshifted the revenue risks borne by the clergy to tillage farmers. Butthis added risk burden - best...

By the mid-18thcentury, the Irish tithe in kind was converted into amonetary tithe (known as the modus decimandi) that systematicallyproduced relatively high tithing rates upon a poor harvest andshifted the revenue risks borne by the clergy to tillage farmers. Butthis added risk burden - best...