In 1796, in order to encourage the growing Irish linen industry, the government offered free spinning wheels nationwide as a subsidy to flax growers who planted 1/4 acre or more that spring. The list recorded the names and town of each person, as well as the number of spinning wheels received (one per 1/4 acre). The list is known either as the "Flax Growers List" or as the "Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlements List".
Townland spellings are shown as they were found in the records.
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| 1: County Donegal |
Handley Patrick Raphoe Hanlon James Conwal Hanlon Owen Conwal Hanly James ConwalExtracted from 1796 Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlements, part of Lindel Buckley's Donegal Genealogy Resources website. With thanks to Lindel Buckley.
2: County Louth
Hanlan Patrick Drumcar 1 Hanlon Bryan Carlingford 1 Hanlon Cormick Faughart 1 Hanlon Felix Carlingford 1 Hanlon Hugh Carlingford 1 Hanlon Hugh Carlingford 1 Hanlon Hugh Faughart 1 Hanlon Hugh Faughart 1 Hanlon James Kildemuck 1 Hanlon John Faughart 1 Hanlon Patrick Faughart 1 Hanlon Patrick Faughart 1 Hanlon Terence Carlingford 1 Hanlon Widow Dundalk 1Extracted from 1796 Flax Growers D-H, part of Brendan Hall's County Louth, Ireland Genealogical Sources website. With thanks to Brendan Hall.
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