Spinning-Wheel Premium Entitlement List 1796
As part of a Government scheme to encourage the linen trade, free spinning wheels and looms were granted to individuals planting a certain area of land with flax. The lists of those entitled to the awards, covering almost 60,000 individuals, were published in 1796, and record only the name of the individual and the civil parish in which they lived. The majority, over 64 per cent of the total, were in Ulster, but some names appear from every county except Dublin and Wicklow. The original publication is held in the Linen Hall Library, Belfast, and each county begins the following explanatory note:
“A List of Persons to whom Premiums for sowing Flax-seed in the Year 1796 have been adjudged by the Trustees of the Linen Manufacture.
Pursuant to the Scheme offered by them for encouraging the Growth of Flax throughout the Kingdom, vis. To the Person who should sow between the 10th Day of March and the 1st Day of June 1796, with a sufficient Quantity of good sound Flax-seed, any Quantity of Land, well prepared and fit for the purpose, not less than 1 Acre - 4 Spinning Wheels, - 3 Roods 3 Ditto - 2 Roods 2 Ditto, - 1 Rood 1 Ditto. And to the Person who should sow in like Manner any Quantity of like Land, not less than 5 Acres, a Loom, or Wheels, Reels, or Hatchells to the Value of 50 shillings, and for every 5 Acres over and above the first five a like Premium.
The Claimants for one Rood, who are entitled to one Wheel each, are requested to apply to the County Inspector, Mr William Boyd for their Wheels, there being a sufficient Number ready to distribute among them. The other Premiums will be discharged in Rotation as the Wheels can be made, of which due Notice shall be given.
Every Person preferring Reels may have two of them in lieu of a Spinning Wheel.
The Scheme of Premiums offered by the Board for the Year 1796 has had so extensive an Effect that it will require 37,135 Wheels to discharge the One Rood Claimants, and not less than 88,719 Wheels, together with 227 Looms, to discharge the whole, which necessarily produces much delay in delivering.
As the highest Price is paid for the Wheels in order to have them of the best Fabric, of seasoned Timbers, and of full Size, no Claimant is to receive any Wheel deficient, in any respect: They are all to be stamped with the Board Seal before delivery, and with the Maker's Name.
And in order to render the national benefit proposed by the Trustees as officious as possible, they request that any neglect of the Inspector in delivering Wheels of the best quality and equal excellence to the Pattern deposited with him, be instantly made known to them by information to any Trustees, or to the Inspector General, or by Letter to their Secretary, at the Linen Office, Dublin.
N.B. Any Inspector, Deputy Inspector, or Surveyor, or other Person acting under him or them who shall directly or indirectly receive any Fee, Gratuity, or Reward for the performance of his duty, becomes by such offence, disqualified by Act of Parliament to hold any Employment under the Linen Board.”
I have examined the original publication held in the Linen Hall Library, Belfast and list all the “M” names registered. It will be observed that no “Ms” applied from County Antrim.
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COUNTY ARMAGH NAME Mulligan, William Mulligan, John Mulligan, William Mulligan, Thomas Mulligan, Richard Mulligan, Bernard Mulligan, Robert Mulligan, Daniel Mulligan, Terence Mulligan, John Mulligan, Samuel Mulligan, Denis COUNTY CAVAN NAME Mulligan, James Mulligan, Archibald Mulligan, Michael Mulligan, Francis Mulligan, Patrick Mulligan, Owen COUNTY DONEGAL NAME Mulligan, John COUNTY DOWN NAME Millegan, James Milligan, Samuel Mulligan, Margaret Mulligan, Gilbert Mulligan, Mary Mulligan, James Mulligan, Joseph Mulligan, Joseph Jun Mulligan, George Mulligan, Robert Mulligan, James Mulligan, Roger COUNTY FERMANAGH NAME Mulligan, James Mulligan, Edward Mulligan, Sarah Mulligan, Philip Mulligan, George Mulligan, James Mulligan, John Mulligan, Patrick Mulligan, Philip Mulligan, Andrew Mulligan, Patrick Mulligan, John Mulligan, Andrew Mulligan, Joseph COUNTY LEITRIM NAME Mulligan, Patrick Mulligan, Fhelim Mulligan, John Mulligan, Peter Mulligan, John Mulligan, Thomas Mulligan, John Mulligan, Thady Mulligan, Patrick Melican, Christopher COUNTY LONGFORD NAME Molleghan, Mary Mulligan, Thomas Mulligan, William Mulligan, Michael Mulligan, Luke Mulligan, Patrick Mulligan, John Mulligan, Bridget Mulligan, Michael Mulligan, Mary Mulligan, Thomas Mollaghan, John COUNTY LONDONDERRY NAME Millikin, Thomas Milliken, David Hemphill, James COUNTY LOUTH NAME Mulligan, Daniel Mulligan, James Mulligan, James Mulligan, Peter Mulligan, Thomas Mulligan, Arthur COUNTY MAYO NAME Mulligan, John COUNTY MEATH NAME Mulligan, Michael Mulligan, Owen Mulligan, William COUNTY MONAGHAN NAME Mulligan, Peter Mulligan, John Mulligan, Widow Mulligan, Patrick Mulligan, Felix Mullagan, Francis COUNTY ROSCOMMON NAME Mulligan, John COUNTY WESTMEATH NAME Mulligan, Peter Mulligan, Bryan Mulligan, Patrick Mullagan, Patrick Mullagan, John Mulligan, James Mulligan, Bartholomew Mulligan, Bryan Mulligan, Lawrence Mulligan, John Mulligan, John Mulligan, Edward Mulligan, Nicholas Mulligan, Francis Mulligan, Bryan COUNTY TYRONE NAME Mulligan, William Mulligan, William Mulligan, William Mulligan, James Mulligan, James Mulligan, William Milikin, Patrick COUNTY SLIGO NAME Mulligan, Patrick Mulligan, Terence Mulligan, Owen |
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PARISH Tartaraghan Derrynoose Derrynoose Derrynoose Armagh Mullaghbrack Mullaghbrack Mullaghbrack Mullaghbrack Creggan Newtonhamilton Newtonhamilton Drumgoon Killashandra Lavey Urney Kisherdrey Kisherdrey Drumroosk (townland) Killyleagh Kilmore Magherally Magherally Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Annaclone Annaclone Drumgath Aghalurcher Clones Clones Clones Clones Clones Clones Clones Drummully Drummully Drummully Drummully Drummully St. Mary’s Enniskillen Carrigallen Carrigallen Cloone Mohill Mohill Mohill Mohill Mohill Mohill Killenummery Agivey Tamlaght-Finlagan Tamlaght-Finlagan Carlingford Carlingford Faughart Faughart Roache Roache Kilasser Killeagh Killeagh Oldcastle Clones Ematris Tedavnet Monaghan Clontibret Killanny Kilglass Fowre Fowre Mayne Rathgarvie Rathgarvie Rathgarvie Rathgarvie Rathgarvie Street Street Taghmon Taghmon Mullingar Raconnell Killare Donaghenry Desertcreat Clonfeacle Clogher Clogher Clogher Clogher Calry Kilshalvee Kilshalvee |
BARONY Oneilland West Armagh/Tiranny Armagh/Tiranny Armagh/Tiranny Armagh Lower Fews Lower Fews Lower Fews Lower Fews Upper Fews Upper Fews Upper Fews Clankee/Tullygarvey Tullyhunco Upper Loughtee Upper Loughtee Banagh Dufferin Kinelarty Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Iveagh Upper Iveagh Upper Iveagh Upper Iveagh Upper Iveagh Upper Iveagh Upper Iveagh Upper Iveagh Magherastephana Clankelly Clankelly Clankelly Clankelly Clankelly Clankelly Clankelly Clankelly/Coole Clankelly/Coole Clankelly/Coole Clankelly/Coole Clankelly/Coole Tirkennedy Carrigallen Carrigallen Mohill Mohill Mohill Mohill Mohill Mohill Mohill Dromahaire Ardagh Granard Granard Granard Granard Granard Granard Granard Granard Granard Granard Longford Coleraine Keenaght Keenaght Lower Dundalk Lower Dundalk Upper Dundalk Upper Dundalk Upper Dundalk Upper Dundalk Foxford Fore Fore Fore Dartree Dartree Monaghan Monaghan Cremorne Carrickmacross Ballintober North Fore Fore Fore Fore Fore Fore Fore Fore Moygoish Moygoish Corkaree Corkaree Magheradernon Magheradernon Rathconrath Dungannon Dungannon Dungannon Clogher Clogher Clogher Clogher Carbury Corran Corran |
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