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Irish Flax Growers, 1796


Processed to produce oil and textile goods, flax was an important cash crop of the 18th and 19th Centuries. During this time period, thousands of Irish farmers grew the crop for their livelihood. Provided by the Ulster Historical Foundation, this database is a list of known flax growers on the island in 1796. - Fáilte Romhat

- click on each county link below to see records


County Antrim

County Armagh

County Carlow

County Cavan

County Clare

County Cork

County Derry

County Donegal

County Down


County Dublin

County Fermanagh

County Galway

County Kerry

County Kildare

County Kilkenny

County Laois (Queen's)

County Leitrim

County LImerick

County Longford

County Louth

County Mayo

County Meath

County Monaghan

County Offaly (King's)

County Roscommon

County Sligo

County Tipperary

County Tyrone

County Waterford

County Westmeath

County Wexford

County Wicklow