A glimpse of the 18th and early 19th century Linen/Flax Industry in Durrus and Schull, West Cork, from the Lost Census of 1766, 1821, 1841, 1851, with names Cole, Croston, Webb, Whitley, Johnson. 1836 Evidence of Father John Kelleher (Early Statistician) and Reverend Edward John Alcock both Durrus to Poor Laws (Ireland) relating to Spinning in Area.

Originally posted on West Cork History:
https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Durrus,+Co.+Cork/@51.6497011,-9.5491503,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x48459fe7ccd270df:0x231e3744ac95441a!8m2!3d51.6217112!4d-9.521993?hl=en A glimpse of the 18th and early 19th century Linen/Flax Industry in Durrus and Schull,…