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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 235

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 235

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  1. Stratford-on-Slaney Factory (continued)

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    prosperous way of living at this time. Then Mr Burton, a bank manager in Baltinglass, bought the whole concern. He turned it into a corn mill, and sold a lot of the interior of the factory to make money. After some years all was sold and only a very small portion of the factory is to be seen now, near Stratford-on Slaney Bridge, over the Slaney river.

    Specimens of silk manufactured in Stratford-on-Slaney Factory over 100 years ago.
    (See four silk samples)
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