| Table 2-1 Cotton Factory Employment Figures for 1839 | |||||
| Location | Number Of Mills | Males | Females | Total | |
| Portlaw | 1 | 516 | 468 | 1,011 | |
| Cork | 1 | 19 | 36 | 45 | |
| Dublin | 3 | 90 | 252 | 342 | |
| Kildare | 1 | 93 | 154 | 247 | |
| Wexford | 1 | 43 | 48 | 91 | |
| Mayo | 1 | 2 | 27 | 29 | |
| Source: Parlimentary Papers No. 41 Vol. XLII | |||||