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Flax Growers of Ireland, 1796—County Monaghan—McGeoughs

by Hugh McGough

"The Irish Linen Board published a list of nearly 60,000 individuals in 1796. Spinning wheels were awarded based on the number of acres planted. People who planted one acre were awarded 4 spinning wheels and those growing 5 acres were awarded a loom. Donegal and Tyrone had the highest number of awards. ... Also known as the Spinning Wheel list or the Flax Growers Bounty." Irish Flax Growers, 1796.

The list of flax seed growers in county Monaghan in 1796 included 19 McGeoughs and 1 McGough (John McGough, Donaghmoyne)::

M'Geough Catherine Killanny Monaghan
M'Geough Edward Inishkeen Monaghan
M'Geough Francis Muckno Monaghan
M'Geough Francis, Jr. Muckno Monaghan
M'Geough Hugh Donaghmoyne Monaghan
M'Geough Laurence Inishkeen Monaghan
M'Geough Matthew Inishkeen Monaghan
M'Geough Michael Clontibret Monaghan
M'Geough Michael Inishkeen Monaghan
M'Geough Owen Clontibret Monaghan
M'Geough Patrick Donaghmoyne Monaghan
M'Geough Patrick Ematris Monaghan
M'Geough Patrick Muckno Monaghan
M'Geough Richard Errigal Trough Monaghan
M'Geough Rose Aghnamullen Monaghan
M'Geough Terence Donaghmoyne Monaghan
M'Geough Terence Ematris Monaghan
M'Geough Thomas Clontibret Monaghan
M'Geough William Aghnamullen Monaghan
M'Gough John Donaghmoyne Monaghan

Available at the Family History L:ibrary is: Linen list, county of Monaghan: a list of persons to whom premiums for sowing flax-seed in the year 1796 have been adjudged by the Trustees of the Linen Manufacture. Authors: Linen Office. Trustees of the Linen Board (Ireland) (Main Author). FHL BRITISH Film 1279238, item 21.

 Table of Contents 
  • Aghnamullen
  • Clontibret
  • Donaghmoyne
  • Ematris
  • Errigal Trough
  • Inishkeen
  • Killanny
  • Muckno

    • In the following sections, the families are arranged by parish:

    Aghnamullen

    Rose McGeough (indexed on Ancestry.com as Ross McGeough).

    William McGeough

    Clontibret

    Michael McGeough

    Owen McGeough

    Thomas McGeough

    Donaghmoyne

    Hugh McGeough

    Patrick McGeough

    Terence McGeough

    John McGough

    Ematris

    Patrick McGeough

    Terence McGeough

    Errigal Trough

    Richard McGeough

    Inishkeen

    Edward McGeough

    Laurence McGeough

    Matthew McGeough

    Michael McGeough

    Killanny

    Catherine McGeough

    Muckno

    Francis McGeough

    Francis McGeough, Jr.

    Patrick McGeough

     
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