|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
||
|
You are here Home | books | “Wee blue blossom” and a tale from the Shankill Road. Next or Previous « Cause for celebration... | Main | Day of Reflection: Fermanagh »
SOS - Save Our Slugger!
Help fund Slugger's new software: Or mail it direct to Slugger! |
December 17, 2004 “Wee blue blossom” and a tale from the Shankill Road. The Belfast Telegraph ran a feature by Neil Johnston on what was known as the “wee blue blossom”, Flax and it’s huge role in the changes in the North East corner of Ireland to announce the release of a book “The Making Of Ulster Linen: Historic Photographs Of An Ulster Industry”, by Peter Collins. Modern Belfast is shaped by the boom in the linen industry which was to a great extent only possible because of the collapse of the Lancashire cotton trade caused by the American Civil war. Mention is also made of the Ballad of William Bloat, a fine example of the wonderful black humour so typical of Northern Ireland. Who can forget the famous closing couplet in that dastardly Shankill Road tale The Ballad Of William Bloat - "For the razor blade was German made/But the sheet was Belfast linen." The linen industry was also a major employer in Lurgan - and Johnston is certainly a name that would be associated with the production of linen! Post a comment
|
Slugger O'Toole records news, commentary and diverse opinion on Northern Ireland. Produced by Mick Fealty News, tips or crits here: mick.fealty -at- gmail.com Topics a long peace?books Britain Conflict Culture Economy Education election 2003 Election 2005 Enviroment environment Europe Gaeilge Glossary Government Highlights Human Rights Humour International Manifesto Media Nationalism Negotiations Parties Policing Soapbox Society Sport the south unionism
Highlights
Out with the crystal ball...Just a Mo... Commenting Policy A backgrounder on the McCartney affair Northern Bank raid and political fallout, so far
Readers comments
More corrupt than last year? - (4)Living on an island or in a state? - (31) a combination of historical ignorance and monumental self-pity - (42) Payout time... - (4) New Lansdowne revealed - (24) Far right 'imagination'... - (13) Nazi comments were a sectarian slur - (3) The price of peacemaking... - (17) belfast metropolitan area plan unveiled - (23) Why (or rather how) Alec Reid was right... - (37)
Archives
October 2005September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 July 2004 March 2004 October 2003 September 2003 May 2003 |
|
|
|
Design: River Path Associates Comments: Big Blog Co Powered:
Movable Type 3.15 Copyright © 2003 Sluggerotoole.com
All rights reserved.
|
<a href="(URL)">hyperlink</a>
It is important that you include http:// when adding the URL.