Mountmellick
E902394
Mountmellick is a town in County Laois, Ireland, historically known as a Quaker-founded industrial and textile center, particularly for its distinctive white-on-white embroidery.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Mountmellick–Borris-in-Ossory Municipal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countyTownOf | none ⓘ |
| distanceToDublin | approximately 100 km ⓘ |
| distanceToPortlaoise | approximately 10 km GENERATED ⓘ |
| embroideryCharacteristic | heavily textured stitches ⓘ |
| embroideryMaterial | cotton satin fabric ⓘ |
| embroideryStyle | white-on-white floral motifs ⓘ |
| embroideryThread | matte cotton thread ⓘ |
| embroideryUse |
decorative textiles
ⓘ
household linens ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Laois County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
community centre
ⓘ
library ⓘ sports facilities ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Quaker meeting house (historic)
ⓘ
industrial archaeology sites ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
primary schools
ⓘ
secondary school ⓘ |
| hasEvent | embroidery workshops ⓘ |
| hasMuseumDisplay | Mountmellick embroidery exhibits ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Portlaoise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tullamore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | R32 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCommunity |
Anglicans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
N80 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R422 road NERFINISHED ⓘ R423 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicActivity |
brewing
ⓘ
milling ⓘ tanning ⓘ textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Irish Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IrishName | Móinteach Mílic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mountmellick embroidery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
industrial heritage ⓘ textile industry ⓘ white-on-white embroidery ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Laois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Owenass River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | WET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | IST ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | Mountmellick embroidery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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