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The Knockoneil River sometimes spelled Knockoneill and is even called Clady River this river is a small to medium sized river in Northern Ireland located near Maghera and is a major artery river which merges with the Grillagh River to form the Clady River. It flows eastwards towards Swatragh, Knockoneil is a townland in the rural area of Slaughtneil and is the townland the rivers named after .The Knockoneil starts its course and it is only about 10 to 15 feet wide at this point after this the river widens as it passes through Swatragh and onwards to Upperlands where a lot of hydro energy from the river is used for Clarke's mill. It flows onwards outside Culnady where it widens quite drastically round the old Dunglady Bridge around 20 to 30 feet across it then flows onwards where it merges with the Grillagh river to form the Clady River. Knockoneil River Means Nialls Hill River.
Linenhall is an area in the north inner city of Dublin, Ireland which was previously the site of a complex of buildings and streets associated with the linen trade. It was also temporarily a barracks, and was largely destroyed during the Easter Rising in 1916.
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- ↑ Brankin, Una (23 October 2014). "How new life is being spun into Northern Ireland's glorious linen industry" . Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ "Fire at William Clark and Sons Maghera linen mill". Northern Ireland News. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
Article contains translated text from William Clark & Sons on the French Wikipedia retrieved on 1 May 2017.
