Great information! My great grandfather Robert Gribbin and his brother James were handloom weavers in the Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim area, both born around the 1820s. Presumably mechanisation made a drastic change to their lives so that Robert Gribbin ended up working as a lamplighter when he moved to Glasgow, whilst his brother James stayed in (Northern) Ireland, where he and his sons went to work in the Belfast shipyards.
Time and change. Maisie Paso Robles, California From: Rob Doragh Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 6:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CoTyroneIreland] MIlls of Northern Ireland Hi All, Interesting article on preserving the history of mills - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-39793144 The website is at http://www.millsofnorthernireland.com/ County Tyrone doesn't seem to have a list of its own but if you click on the area of Tyrone the individual mill can be checked. It's better if you enlarge the map to full page by clicking on [ ] top right of the map. My great-great-grandfather was a scutcher so he probably worked in the mill at Listymore. Rob Doragh Liverpool UK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList mailing list [email protected] http://lists.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist
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