Ballinacree Features on Nationwide

You can now watch this episode on the RTE Player: Nationwide 30 September 2023

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh met Local Historian, Seamus Smith as they visited the Ballinacree Heritage Room and Ballinacree Woollen Mills.

Ballinacree Heritage Room and Woollen Mills

Ballinacree Woollen Mills opened in 1848 during the famine. It was managed by Joseph Ford until 1856 when it was taken over by Henry Matthews. The Matthews family ran it until c1926 when it was closed and the machinery sold off.

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Ballinacree Historical Society would like to thank John and David Wiggins for allowing access to their property during the filming of this program.

Below are adverts from the Anglo Celt, taken out by the proprietors of the Woollen Mills, advising the public who their agents were for collecting wool and orders and for the delivery of finished goods.