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Series 1: Omnibus 27

We explore the history of
● The peasantry
● Superfine cloth
● Ulster’s domestic linen industry
● Wash-mills and beetling engines
● Shipping off for Pennsylvania and Boston

Omnibus #27 explores Ireland’s rich and turbulent history in the following episodes –

● The peasantry
● Superfine cloth, of home manufacture
● Ulster’s domestic linen industry
● Wash-mills, bleach greens and beetling engines
● A vast number of people shipping off for Pennsylvania and Boston

Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and featuring Frances Tomelty, James Greene, Richard Dormer and Sean Crummey

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28 minutes

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