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Offline audrey

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« on: Saturday 21 May 05 19:41 BST (UK) »
any one know where you would work if you were a weaver in 1850 living Moneycrumog Antrim
thanks
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday 22 May 05 22:55 BST (UK) »
Hi Audrey,
               Many people had between one and four spinning wheels, and some had a small workshop where they carried out handloom weaving before the large mills employed hundreds of people. Most cottage industries took their goods to Lisburn on market day.

See:
http://www.lisburn.com/history/rambler/portmore.htm

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« Reply #2 on: Monday 23 May 05 06:51 BST (UK) »
Quote from: OTTO on Sunday 22 May 05 22:55 BST (UK)
Hi Audrey,
               Many people had between one and four spinning wheels, and some had a small workshop where they carried out handloom weaving before the large mills employed hundreds of people. Most cottage industries took their goods to Lisburn on market day.

See:
http://www.lisburn.com/history/rambler/portmore.htm

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thanks for that link thats me getting no work done today

audrey
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