In 1800 there were 900 hands employed on ratteens and friezes in Roscrea; in 1840 the industry had completely disappeared.

In 1800 there were 1000 flannel looms in County Wicklow; in 1840 there was not one.

In 1800 there were 2500 looms at work in Dublin for the manufacture of silk and poplin; in 1840 there were only 250.

In 1800 there were 27,000 cotton workers in Belfast and around it; in 1840 there were only 12,000.

In 1800 there were 61,075 tradesmen in Dublin for the woollen, silk, and cotton industries; in 1834 there were only 14,446, and of these 4412 were idle, showing a decrease of 51,041 in the employed." There was, we must add, an increase in other directions.