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Weaving in Ulster
Religion, social conditions and political events all influenced the work of the weaver poets.
Dr Ivan Herbison talks to Helen Mark about the industry of weaving which was a fairly high-status occupation at the time - although it went on to become a victim of the industrial revolution. (Broadcast: 29/05/1999)
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