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Portlaw, county Waterford, 1825-76 : portrait of an industrial village and its cotton industry, Tom Hunt
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- Summary
- "David Malcomson, a member of the Society of Friends and a Clonmel based flour miller established a cotton spinning mill on what was essentially a greenfield site at Portlaw, County Waterford in 1825. Weaving and finishing processes were later developed as the industry became fully integrated under the later management of David Malcomson's sons, Joseph and William. The business reached an employment peak of 1,648 in 1856 and survived until 1876 when the Malcomson commercial empire became bankrupt." "This book concentrates on three aspects of the Portlaw developments. The initial development and 1860s redesign of the purpose built industrial village of Portlaw is examined. The sophisticated social structure developed to cater for workers needs and welfare is analysed. The performance of the Portlaw cotton industry is also investigated focusing on the manufacturing processes, the variations in the labour force and its structure, market opportunities as well as the adjustments required to overcome the problems created by the American Civil War. The study makes a significant contribution to our understanding of aspects of the economic and urban history of nineteenth-century Ireland."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Portlaw, county Waterford, 1825-76 : portrait of an industrial village and its cotton industry
- Title
- Portlaw, county Waterford, 1825-76
- Title remainder
- portrait of an industrial village and its cotton industry
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Hunt
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "David Malcomson, a member of the Society of Friends and a Clonmel based flour miller established a cotton spinning mill on what was essentially a greenfield site at Portlaw, County Waterford in 1825. Weaving and finishing processes were later developed as the industry became fully integrated under the later management of David Malcomson's sons, Joseph and William. The business reached an employment peak of 1,648 in 1856 and survived until 1876 when the Malcomson commercial empire became bankrupt." "This book concentrates on three aspects of the Portlaw developments. The initial development and 1860s redesign of the purpose built industrial village of Portlaw is examined. The sophisticated social structure developed to cater for workers needs and welfare is analysed. The performance of the Portlaw cotton industry is also investigated focusing on the manufacturing processes, the variations in the labour force and its structure, market opportunities as well as the adjustments required to overcome the problems created by the American Civil War. The study makes a significant contribution to our understanding of aspects of the economic and urban history of nineteenth-century Ireland."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Hunt, Tom
- Dewey number
- 941.9/1
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DA995.P67
- LC item number
- H86 2000
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Maynooth studies in Irish local history
- Series volume
- no. 33
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Portlaw (Ireland)
- Cotton trade
- Industries
- Label
- Portlaw, county Waterford, 1825-76 : portrait of an industrial village and its cotton industry, Tom Hunt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-80)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 44398397
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 80 pages
- Isbn
- 9780716527220
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 00044841
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Label
- Portlaw, county Waterford, 1825-76 : portrait of an industrial village and its cotton industry, Tom Hunt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-80)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 44398397
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 80 pages
- Isbn
- 9780716527220
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 00044841
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
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