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⚫ '''Bernard Hughes''' (1808{{spnd}}1878) was an ] nineteenth century industrialist and politician.


⚫ '''Bernard Hughes''' (1808–1878) was a nineteenth-century ] industrialist and politician.
⚫ He was born in Co. Armagh but moved to ] in 1826. Over a period of 40 years he built up the largest baking and milling industry in Ireland. His continuing fame is due to his development and production of cheap and wholesome bread. The most famous item was the '']'', more commonly known as ''Barney's Baps''. His bread is recalled in the rhyme:

⚫ He was born in ] but moved to ] in 1826. Hughes set up his bakery in 1840 and by 1870 had the largest baking and milling industry in Ireland.<ref name="Fitzsimons">{{cite journal |last1=Fitzsimons |first1=James |title=The Rise & Fall of The Breadservers |journal=Lecale Review |date=2015 |issue=13}}</ref> His continuing fame is due to his development and production of cheap and wholesome bread. The most famous item was the '']'', more commonly known as ''Barney's Baps''. His bread is recalled in the rhyme:


:''Barney Hughes' bread'' :''Barney Hughes' bread''
:''Sticks to your belly like lead.'' :''Sticks to your belly like lead.''
:''Not a bit of wonder''
:''You fart like thunder''
:''Barney Hughes' bread.''


His main mill was located in Divis Street in the lower ].<ref>{{cite web |title=1884 Hungarian Flour Mill |url=http://archiseek.com/2017/1884-hungarian-flour-mills-divis-street-belfast/ |website=Archiseek |accessdate=20 March 2020}}</ref> The rhyme was inspired by the consequences of the use of beans and peas in the recipe to keep the price of the bread low.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barney Hughes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkcscw/articles/zm9rnrd |website=BBC Bitesize |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>


His main mill, "Barney's Mill", was located in Divis Street just below the lower ].<ref>{{cite web |title=1884 Hungarian Flour Mill |url=http://archiseek.com/2017/1884-hungarian-flour-mills-divis-street-belfast/ |website=Archiseek |date=26 January 2017 |accessdate=20 March 2020}}</ref>
⚫ He was the first Catholic elected to ]. He campaigned against sectarianism and for social justice. He gave evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sectarian riots of 1857 and 1864 which angered the Tory establishment in the city. Although he was sometimes in conflict with the Catholic church he gave land for the building of ] in the Lower Falls area <ref>{{cite book |last1=Magee |first1=Jack |title=Barney: Bernard Hughes of Belfast |date=2001 |publisher=Ulster Historical Foundation |location=Belfast |isbn=1903688051 |pages=285}}</ref>


⚫ He was the first Catholic elected to ]. He campaigned against sectarianism and for social justice, and gave evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sectarian riots of 1857 and 1864 which angered the Tory establishment in the city. Although he was sometimes in conflict with the Catholic Church, Hughes gave land for the building of ] in the Lower Falls.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Magee |first1=Jack |title=Barney: Bernard Hughes of Belfast |date=2001 |publisher=Ulster Historical Foundation |location=Belfast |isbn=1903688051 |pages=285}}</ref>
⚫ He is buried in ''Friar's Bush Graveyard'' - the oldest cemetery in Belfast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friar's Bush |url=http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/community/cemeteries/friarsbush.aspx |website=Belfast City Council |accessdate=20 March 2020}}</ref>

⚫ He is buried in ], the oldest cemetery in Belfast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friar's Bush |url=http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/community/cemeteries/friarsbush.aspx |website=Belfast City Council |accessdate=20 March 2020}}</ref>


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Irish industrialist and politician (1808–1878)
A request that this article title be changed to Barney Hughes is under discussion. Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed.

For the American actor, see Barnard Hughes.

Bernard Hughes (1808–1878) was a nineteenth-century Irish industrialist and politician.

He was born in Co. Armagh but moved to Belfast in 1826. Hughes set up his bakery in 1840 and by 1870 had the largest baking and milling industry in Ireland. His continuing fame is due to his development and production of cheap and wholesome bread. The most famous item was the Belfast Bap, more commonly known as Barney's Baps. His bread is recalled in the rhyme:

Barney Hughes' bread
Sticks to your belly like lead.
Not a bit of wonder
You fart like thunder
Barney Hughes' bread.

The rhyme was inspired by the consequences of the use of beans and peas in the recipe to keep the price of the bread low.

His main mill, "Barney's Mill", was located in Divis Street just below the lower Falls Road.

He was the first Catholic elected to Belfast Corporation. He campaigned against sectarianism and for social justice, and gave evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sectarian riots of 1857 and 1864 which angered the Tory establishment in the city. Although he was sometimes in conflict with the Catholic Church, Hughes gave land for the building of St Peter's Cathedral in the Lower Falls.

He is buried in Friar's Bush Graveyard, the oldest cemetery in Belfast.

References

  1. Fitzsimons, James (2015). "The Rise & Fall of The Breadservers". Lecale Review (13).
  2. "Barney Hughes". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. "1884 Hungarian Flour Mill". Archiseek. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. Magee, Jack (2001). Barney: Bernard Hughes of Belfast. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 285. ISBN 1903688051.
  5. "Friar's Bush". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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