Join us as linen researcher Fiona McKelvie provides an insight into the history of the Lurgan textile firm McCaw Allan.

This special presentation by linen archivist and researcher Fiona McKelvie which will explore and celebrate the history of McCaw Allan (now part of the Samuel Lamont Group), a textile firm founded in1904, which is the last survivor of over 30 linen businesses that formerly operated in Lurgan that together established the town as a leading centre of linen manufacturer in Ulster.

This talk will focus on the firm's tea towel output from design, manufacture to output; and it complements an exhibition in The Courtyard at Brownlow House, entitled 'McCaw Allan – A Tea Towel Collection', curated by contemporary artist Robert Peters, which showcases the tea towel designs of McCaw Allan. The tea towels are an enduring tribute to the creativity and skill of McCaw Allan workforce , while also offering an insight into changing tastes and manufacturing process over past 50+years. The exhibition will be available to view before and after the talk.

The presentation will take place on Tuesday 29 August at The Courtyard, Brownlow House, and will commence at 7.30pm.