Ireland Stats - Industrialisation

In 1821, what % of Ir worked in manufactoring?

40%

In 1811 how many people worked in Cotton?

50,000

Give evidence to support the nickname for Belfast of' ‘Linenopolis’

2,000 people working across 15 mills

When was wet-spinning invented? By who?

1825 - James Kay

How many cotton mills were left by 1850?

4

How many were on the boarder of starvation as a result of the decline in cotton?

3,700

Ulster went from producing the majority of Ireland’s wool in 1830 to only …% by 1838

14%

What counties made up the linen triangle?

Lisburn, Dungannon and Armagh

When were the Royal commissions for the railways? When were plans dropped?

1837, 1838

Plan dropped in 1842

When was the first railways built? Between where?

1839 - Belfast - Lisburn

By the end of the 1800s how many miles of railway was built, connecting what % of the population?

1,000 miles connecting 90%

How many flax mills were there in 1834 vs 1839?

12 → 35

In 1850 USA was responsible for what % of Ulster’s linen exports?

40%

When was the Chieftain built?

1826

How heavy was Connell and Son’s ship Fanny?

310 tonnes

What was the largest vessel built in 1838? By who?

The Aurora - Connell and Sons

When did Thompson and Kirwan become the first shipyard to be on Queen’s Island?

1851

What did Walker and Burgess suggest for the River Lagan in 1830?

12 ft of dredging and 2 cuts

When did work on the river Lagan begin after disputes resolve in 1831?

1837

How much £ did it take the Ballast board to make sufficient changes to the river?

£60,000

When was the Belfast Harbour Act?

1847

How many did Mullholland employ in 1852 and how many in 1900?

800

5,000 (largest linen comp)

By 1850 how many linen mills were in Ulster and how many of them used wet spinning?

29/62

What did Hickson suggest should be changed about the River Lagan?

Dredge river to 15ft

What was Hickson and Co’s first order in 1854?

1,289 tonne wooden ship

What was Hickson and Co’s 2nd order in 1854?

Khersonese - Iron Ship

How much did the population of Ulster ^ 1821-41?

2 mil → 2.4 mil

How much did the population of Belfast ^ 1821-31?

37,000 → 53,000

What were expected hours of a linen worker?

11-12 hours (5 days a week)

6 hours (Saturday)

Inhalation of what → what fatal disease in poorly ventilated linen factories?

Pouce → Phthisis

How many years was the average working life?

16 years

When was the Factory Act? When did Sarah Quinn die?

1844 - Act

1854 - Sarah Quinn dies

How did the wage of a skilled cotton worker change from early 20s to 1835?

24 shillings a week → 6-8 shillings

How did the average wage of a ship builder change from early 1800s → 1836?

£2 → £1

How many died in the 1832 cholera epidemic, in Belfast and nationally?

400 in Belfast

25,000 nationally

How many died in the 1848 cholera epidemic, in Belfast and nationally?

1,163 in Belfast

35,000 nationally

Who led the sanitary committee during the 1848 cholera epidemic?

Dr Malcolm

Out of the 260 members of the Chamber of Commerce (protecting local businesses) how many were prot?

252

What organisation sought to protect protestant jobs, even leading to a riot in 1843?

Who led them?

BPOA

Led by Gregg