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Linenopolis – When Belfast Led The World In Linen Production

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Flax flowers on Irish LInen When and why did Northern Ireland’s capital city, Belfast become known as ‘Linenopolis’? Linen production was once a huge industry across the entire island of […]

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The flax harvest rescued from the rain – almost

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Traditionally, flax is harvested 100 days after being sown. So far that has been our experience here at Mallon Farm, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. However, in 2021, a mix

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