'The Irish Linen Board, 1711-1828' in M Cohen (ed), The Warp of Ulster's Past
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- Author(s) Gribbon, Harry D
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 1997
- Pages pp71-91
- Publisher Macmillan
- Place Published Basingstoke
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Notes:
Deals with the formation and activities of the Irish Linen Board and its trustees in the promotion of the Irish linen industry - 'with particular attention to motives and the effects of some of those activities on spinners, weavers, bleachers and the trade generally'. Has sections: 'The trustees - motivations to serve'; 'The Board - subjects of concern'; 'Interest in new technology'