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Valleymount Bridge

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The construction of the Poulaphouca Dam in 1937, to help deal with the water shortages in Dublin, resulted in the village of Ballinahown, 80 homesteads, 300 farms and over 5,500 acres of land being submerged by water. The land was generally arable,…

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Wool and Weaving in the King's River Valley County Wicklow 1660's- 1840's

Wool and weaving in the Kings River valley 1660s-1840s - March 2016 .pdf

In the late 1600s, a Quaker community settled at Baltyboys in the Kings River valley, County Wicklow, Ireland. The Quakers resurrected wool production…

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