The Unfortunate Philanthropists
Though Ireland embraced the mechanised cotton trade with great enthusiasm during the 1780s, it did so in ways that were often strikingly different from those found in England. The largest ventures were started with the aim of helping the poor …
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| Author(s) | Chris Aspin |
| Publication Date | 2010 |
| Publisher | Helmshore Local History Society |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN | 978-0-906881-21-7 |
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Though Ireland embraced the mechanised cotton trade with great enthusiasm during the 1780s, it did so in ways that were often strikingly different from those found in England. The largest ventures were started with the aim of helping the poor and received government support, but in spite of the large investments, the philanthropists soon found themselves on the road to disappointment and disaster. Their stories form the core of Chris Aspin's study, which also describes the other Irish mills that used the water-frame to spin fine cotton.
The book is a sequel to The Water-Spinners (2003), the author's account of the mills that used the water-frame in the north of England.
Chris Aspin, a retired journalist, was a co-founder of the Helmshore Local history Society in 1953 and remains the Hon. Secretary. He has written widely on local, Lancashire and textile history as well as publishing several volumes of light verse.
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