2008
J3167 : Edenderry village near Belfast
taken 17 years ago, near to Drumbeg, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Edenderry village near Belfast
The mill village of Edenderry grew around the now-closed linen factory of John Shaw Brown’s St Ellen Works. The building has been demolished and is being replaced (amid some controversy) by housing (right). Continue to J3267 : Edenderry village near Belfast (2).
See also J3167 : St Ellen Works, Edenderry (site of) (March 2012).
See also J3167 : St Ellen Works, Edenderry (site of) (March 2012).
John Shaw Brown, linen manufacturer
John Shaw Brown was born in Waringston, Co. Down in 1822. He established linen mills at Donaghcloney and the St Ellen Works, Edenderry, Co Down. He died in Ragatz, Switzerland in 1887. Several members of his family are buried at Donaghcloney.