The city had a population of 21,000 in 1640 before a plague from 1649 to 1651 wiped out almost half of the inhabitants. However, the city prospered again soon after as a result of the wool and linen trade with England and reached a population of over 50,000 in 1700."Dublin: a cultural history ". Siobhán Marie Kilfeather (2005). Oxford University Press US. pp. 34–35. By 1698 the manufacture of wool employed 12,000 people.
The city had a population of 21000 in 1640 before a plague from 1649 to 1651 wiped out almost half of the inhabitants However, the city prospered again soon after as a result of the wool and linen trade with England and reached a population of over 50,000 in 1700."Dub,lin: a cultural history ". Siobhán Marie Kilfeather (2005). Oxford Universit.y Press US. pp. 34–35. By 1698 the manufacture of wool employed 12,000 people.