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« on: Saturday 14 April 18 04:30 BST (UK) »
This is a general enquiry about the occupation of "weaver" in Derryaghy, Antrim in the 1820s.  I have been told that with the onset of the industrial revolution meant that weaving as a cottage industry was dying.  I have also been told that there is a possible connection to Huguenot immigrants being weavers in that area.  So would a weaver in Derryaghy in say 1825, been weaving on a small scale and might he or she have been influenced by or descended from Huguenots?   Thank you, J. 

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« Reply #1 on: Saturday 14 April 18 09:11 BST (UK) »
If you haven't already done so, a read at this may be of interest:

http://lisburn.com/books/huguenots/huguenots.html

the various chapters can be accessed from the left hand menu on the page.
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 14 April 18 09:15 BST (UK) »
Thank you.  I'll have a look.  J

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« Reply #3 on: Saturday 14 April 18 09:33 BST (UK) »
"Trees without roots fall over!"
 
""People who never look backward to their ancestors will never look forward to posterity." - Edmund Burke

Don't just wait for the storm to pass, learn to dance in the rain.

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Be curious and however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”  Stephen Hawking

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Re: Weavers
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 14 April 18 10:55 BST (UK) »
Thank you.  I have some homework to do!   
  J
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