Anyone have any info on Huguenot linen weavers in area of Castleblayney, early to mid 1800's. Have direct ancestor, Hugh CATEN/CATON born Mullyiash Mt. 1800-1820??, in US Civil war. Have lots of info for his U.S. life but little on the Ireland years. bev ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Dear Bev, I also have ancestors who come from the Mullyash area. The McKees were Scots-Irish Presbyterian linen weavers who emigrated to the Monaghan-Armagh border area in the early 1700's and then to US throughout the early 1800's until there are now only two McKee families left in Co. Monaghan. I visited Monaghan two summers ago and have some photos of Mullyash. If you would like, I will scan them in and send them to you as email attachments. I also bought two very helpful books about the linen weavers: Crawford, W.H. The Handloom Weavers and the Ulster Linen Industry Collins, Brenda Flax to Fabric: the story of Irish linen I recommend them both highly. They are soft cover and not too expensive. The second was put out by the Lisburn Linen Centre Museum, a must see if you ever get to Ireland. I also wrote a 20 odd page story of my McKee's of Mullyash to share with my family. It incorporates quite a bit about the life of a weaver, the history of Mullyash, the local landowner, etc. If you want to send me your snail mail address, I'll send you a copy of the relevant parts. The area is beautiful but quite sad in that the tensions between Protestant and Catholic are very present, straddling as it does the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic. Have you looked at the Tithe Applotment records for Mullyash? There are few pages of description in the Memoirs as well. I'd be happy to share what I have. Joan Beverly F Dorfner wrote: > Anyone have any info on Huguenot linen weavers in area of Castleblayney, > early to mid 1800's. > Have direct ancestor, Hugh CATEN/CATON born Mullyiash Mt. > 1800-1820??, in US Civil war. > Have lots of info for his U.S. life but little on the Ireland years. > bev > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.