Memorial Cross to Lord Stuart de Decies, Villierstown Model Village established in 1740 as a linen weaving centre, County Waterford, Ireland

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In the 1740s the 1st Earl Grandison; John Villiers, established the village to develop a linen industry. The village was initially populated with linen-weavers, some of whom were from Lurgan in The Villiers-Stuart family were known to be one of the most civically minded estate holders in Ireland, earlier Lord Stuart de Decies, himself a Protestant, spent much of his political life furthering the cause of Catholic Emancipation with Daniel O'Connell.

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Size: 5538px × 3697px
Location: Villierstown Model Village, County Waterford, Ireland
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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