ALL TIMESCAPES > CRAFT & INDUSTRY   1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100   Guilds Craftsmen were highly skilled and also had to adhere to very high standards of workmanship. A young man had to serve an apprenticeship ...     Timber trade 2 The speculator, Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork, came to Ireland in 1588 and, by 1622, he owned a lot of land including Raleigh’s estate ...     Art and Pottery The medieval people continued to develop the artistic work of their ancestors. Exquisite works of art such as the Cross of Cong are ...     Metal and Ports Iron smelting grew as an industry especially in Munster where Boyle’s ironworks were said to contain about 3,000tons of iron in various ...     Paper Mills As early as the 1750s Dublin had 12 paper mills and soon it would have 5 foundries and about 12 sugar refineries.     Iron Age Developments The discovery of iron was very significant as copper and tin were becoming hard to find. There was much ore in Co Antrim. When this ore ...     Jobs The jobs which were common in rural areas were related to the needs of the agricultural community. Smiths, carpenters, nailmakers, ...     Linen Industry In the post restoration period (from 1660) the Duke of Ormonde brought skilled workers from the continent to start linen manufacturing ...     Miscellaneous Industry Colonel Hugh Boyd of Ballycastle founded a brewery, a tannery and a bleachyard for those people who lived in his area. So while Ireland ...     Developments in Craft during this Period The gradual growth in the power and wealth of the monasteries meant that the church became a great patron of metal workers. The relics ...     <> 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100