Sir Nugent T. Everard
A photograph of Sir Nugent Everard (1849-1929) of Randlestown Estate, Navan, Co. Meath. He is dressed in military uniform; he was a lieutenant in the Royal Meath Militia. In 1898, he began experiments in growing tobacco on the Randlestown estate.
Sir Nugent T. Everard
Sir Nugent T. Everard
A photograph of Sir Nugent Everard (1849-1929) of Randlestown Estate, Navan, Co. Meath. He is dressed in military uniform; he was a lieutenant in the Royal Meath Militia. In 1898, he began experiments in growing tobacco on the Randlestown estate.
To try to solve the problem of a declining population in Meath, a new crop was introduced in the early twentieth century. This was tobacco. It was hoped that it would bring new jobs to the land.
From 1898 to 1938, Sir Nugent Everard was at the forefront of efforts to establish tobacco as a familiar crop on the Irish landscape. He used his estate in the Randlestown area of Navan as a test site and helped farmers in the local area set up their own small tobacco farms.
Tobacco Grower's Diary
These are diary entries for the years 1934 related to tobacco growing. John Mangan recorded the varieties of plants he grew; the numbers of plants; and the details of planting, cultivation, harvesting and yield. Names of other local growers, to whom he sold plants, are also recorded.
By permission of Ciaran Mangan.Tobacco Grower's Diary
By permission of Ciaran Mangan.
By permission of Ciaran Mangan.
Tobacco Grower's Diary
These are diary entries for the years 1934 related to tobacco growing. John Mangan recorded the varieties of plants he grew; the numbers of plants; and the details of planting, cultivation, harvesting and yield. Names of other local growers, to whom he sold plants, are also recorded.
By permission of Ciaran Mangan.His estate soon turned into a tobacco plantation and also acted as a rehandling station. This meant he processed tobacco from the local growers so they could sell it to factories.
At its peak, the industry provided almost 100 jobs and played a very important part in the local economy.