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1798 and After
 
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The United Irishmen
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Linen Mills and Shipyards
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Linen Mills and Shipyards

Aims

  • To describe the impact of industrialisation on Belfast and highlight why this made it different from other Irish towns.
  • To establish the link between industrialisation and unionism.
  • To trace the way industrialisation helped shape sectarian and social divisions in Belfast.