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Lochee is an area of Dundee, Scotland. Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The area has a population of approximately 10,000. Until the 19th century, it was a separate town which developed in the 18th century with handloom weaving and in the 19th century as a centre of textile industries, such as spinning, bleaching, dyeing and linen manufacture. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system By the 20th century, the area had been surrounded by Dundee, due to the expansion of the city. The name 'Lochee' means 'eye of the loch', referring to the town's location on the banks of Loch Balgay which was drained in the 16th century by the Duncans, (the ancestors of Adam Duncan) for farmland. A loch (usually Lough as a name element outside Scotland) is a body of Water which is either a Lake or Sandstone from the quarry in Lochee was used in the construction of Dundee Harbour.

The current councillors for the area are Bob Duncan (SNP), John Letford (Labour), Alan Ross (SNP) and Tom Ferguson (Labour).

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History

Cox's stack
Cox's stack

The first record of the hamlet of Lochee dates back to the 12th century when Alexander I of Scotland gifted Liff's parish lands to Scone Abbey. Alexander I ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim, Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Mhaol Chaluim) (c When the loch was drained by the Duncans in the 15th Century they offered crofting tenancies along the Burn. A croft is a fenced or enclosed area of land usually small and arable with a crofter's Dwelling thereon One of the tenancies went to a Dutchman, James Cox and his family. James Cox is the name of James Cox (Representative (1753–1810 United States Representative from New Jersey 1809–1810 James Cox (surgeon After a change of name and with a reputation for quality linen, the Cox family eventually set up as linen merchants in 1700. Linen is a Textile made from the Fibers of the Flax plant Linum usitatissimum.

By 1760 the firm had 300 weavers and after using steam power and moving into the jute industry the family built The Camperdown Works in 1864, said to be the largest factory in the world, with over 5,000 employees. A steam engine is a Heat engine that performs Mechanical work using Steam as its Working fluid. Jute is a long soft shiny Vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse strong threads A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods Cox’s Stack, the 86m (282ft) high campanile-style factory chimney designed by local architect James MacLaren, survives. A campanile &ndash pronounced /kampaˈnile/ &ndash is especially in Italy, a free-standing Bell tower, often adjacent to a church Lochee became a company town with 2 railway stations, police force, fire service, schools, swimming pool, casino, library, washhouse and several churches. A company town is a Town or City in which all Real estate, Buildings (both residential and commercial) Utilities

Immigration

The area was home to many Irish immigrants who started to arrive in Dundee, and Lochee in particular, around 1825. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Many immigrants were attracted to the area by the prospect of employment in the city's jute mills. There was little in the way of blatant sectarianism towards the immigrants (though religious discrimination still existed) as Dundee differed in comparison to the West Coast of Scotland in that mass migration from Ulster (hence Protestant) did not occur, thus the Lochee Irish tended to settle better. Sectarianism is Bigotry, Discrimination, Prejudice or Hatred arising from attaching importance to perceived differences between subdivisions Religious discrimination is valuing or treating a person or group differently because of what they do or do not believe Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation.

The Irish that settled in Lochee in particular, did so because of their prior knowledge of the textiles and jute industries; therefore, they came mainly from the Irish counties where linen and yarn were produced, such as Donegal, Londonderry, Monaghan, Sligo and Tyrone. County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. County Monaghan ('mɔnəhən Irish: Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. County Sligo ( is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. Today, many residents of Lochee are still proud of their Irish heritage, borne out in mass community support for Glasgow's Celtic F.C. and the existence, since 1904, of Lochee Harp F.C., a club formed in the same manner and holding the same ideals as their more illustrious Glasgow counterparts. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Lochee Harp Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in the Lochee area of the city of Dundee. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom [1] On football terms there is also a non professional football team named Lochee United

Support for Celtic

There is a sizeable support in Lochee community for the Celtic Football Club including three supporters clubs. Lochee United Football Club are a Scottish junior football club from the Lochee area of Dundee. These include:


Famous Lochee


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