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Mountmellick Lace
Mountmellick Lace
Mountmellick Lace, an embroidery craft unique to the town of Mountmellick, was developed in 1825 by Joanna Carter.
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1798 Monument to the United Irishmen on Wolfe Tone Street Mountmellick
1798 Monument to the United Irishmen on Wolfe Tone Street Mountmellick
This monument was erected in honour of the eleven United Irishmen who were hanged near this spot in Wolfe Tone Street on the 11th and 13th June 1798.
Courtesy of Laois County Library
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1798 Memorial Stone in the Ivy Chapel Churchyard
1798 Memorial Stone in the Ivy Chapel Churchyard
This memorial stone commemorates the Eleven United Irishmen hanged in Mountmellick during the 1798 Rebellion. Nine of the men were buried in the Ivy Chapel churchyard.
Courtesy of Laois County Library
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Former Site of Beale's Woolen Mill
Former Site of Beale's Woolen Mill
The woolen industry had been established in Mountmellick since the end of the 17th century. Joseph Beale owned a large woolen mill in Irishtown, and there were up to 2,000 people employed in this industry and in spinning and weaving.
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Inscription on 1798 Monument to the United Irishmen on Wolfe Tone Street
Inscription on 1798 Monument to the United Irishmen on Wolfe Tone Street
This monument was a tribute to the patriotism of the United Irishmen of 1798.
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Barkmills Site
Barkmills Site
A large spinning factory owned by Milner's at Barkmills was opened in 1827. It was converted into a flour mill in about 1846.
Courtesy of Laois County Library
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Pim's of Mountmellick
Pim's of Mountmellick
Pim's had a large industrial site in Mountellick where they had factories that made tobacco, snuff, soap and candles. There was also a bakery situated at this site.
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Mountmellick Sugar Beet Factory Plans
Mountmellick Sugar Beet Factory Plans
These are the architectural plans of the Mountmellick Sugar Beet Factory, built in the 1850s.
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1798 Monument on Wolfe Tone Street - Second Inscription
1798 Monument on Wolfe Tone Street - Second Inscription
This inscription reads: "Oh happy is their doom the noble dead, the seal is set on their majestic fame, earth drank deep the blood they shed, fate hath no power to dim their stainless name."
Courtesy of Laois County Library
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Rothe Family Crest, Rothe House
Rothe Family Crest, Rothe House
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Kilkenny County Library Photographic Collection