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Former mill worker Lily McCurdy takes a tour of her former workplace, Conway Mill with Sean McCaffery and Jimmy Keenan from the radio programme Afternoon Delight.

Lily relives her memories from her time working in the mill. Also featured is former Conway Mill worker Sheila Fagan and author of “The Rise and Fall of West Belfast Mills”‚ Olive Maguire.

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