In 1933 an Englishman leased a derelict British cavalry barracks in co.
Desperate measures were needed to ensure that Irish farmers never ran out of twine to gather the harvest..
When war came in 1939 Ireland remained neutral and faced both German invasion and a British trade embargo.
Kildare from the Irish government to build a rope factory.
In 1933 an Englishman leased a derelict British cavalry barracks in co