Economy of Belfast
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The economy of Belfast, Northern Ireland was initially built on trade through Belfast Harbour. Later, industry contributed to its growth, particularly shipbuilding and linen. At the beginning of the 2
Belfast City Quays
Harland & Wolff shipyard in 1907
John Kelly Limited steam collier “Ballyhaft”, Queens Quay, Belfast 1968
Belfast Harbour
Linen
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Linen is a textile made from the bast fibers of the flax plant. Linen cloth has been produced since ancient times primarily for use in clothing and household items.
Economy of Belfast
…Belfast exported beef, butter, hides, tallow and corn and it imported coal, cloth, wine, brandy, paper, timber and tobacco. Around this time, the linen trade in Northern Ireland blossomed and by the middle of the eighteenth century, one fifth of all the linen exported from Ireland was shipped from…
A linen handkerchief with drawn thread work around the edges
Flax stem, fiber, yarn, and woven and knitted linen textiles
Linen cloth recovered from Qumran Cave 1 near the Dead Sea
A bag of white linen, unopened. Contains rolls of linen. Foundation deposit, Heb Sed Chapel at Lahun, Faiyum, Egypt. 12th Dynasty. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London.