I am a sometime user of the Monaghan site. My ancestor Edward Fagan was listed as a scutcher which I believe is a linen industry worker. Is there any records that indicate the workers of a particular employer i.e. Shirley Estate? I have tracked this family to Carrickmacross (1872)in Monaghan and Barronstown (1868) in Louth but cant find a birth or marriage anywhere. Maybe records would give a tiny shred of information that may be helpful. Oral family history gives Dublin as a birth place but research has revealed nothing. Any help would be very much appreciated. Johanna