Spinning Wheel Premium 1796
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In order to encourage the linen industry the Irish Linen Board awarded free spinning wheels to people growing certain acreages of flax. The persons name, parish and number of wheels were recorded. There are 6,814 names in two lists, alphabetical by surname, with the parish location as well. These are just the Malseeds (Maltseeds). To plot on the map, I assume that Tully would be Tullyfern and that Tullyaughnish would be Aughnish.
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