Thomas McGrath (builder)

Thomas Arlow McGrath (1896–1988) was a Northern Irish builder born in Lurgan, County Armagh, who founded Ulster Garden Villages in 1946 with the purpose of planning and building affordable, high quality post-war housing.^[1]

At least one of these projects, Merville Garden Village in County Antrim, still exists today.^[2] He and his two eldest sons emigrated from Lurgan, County Armagh to Canada in 1952 and were later joined by the majority of their family, leaving behind only nieces and nephews.^{[citation needed]}

He died in Washington in 1988 at the age of 92. During World War I he utilized his carpentry skills by assisting with the repair of damaged aircraft. During World War II he owned and operated three ammunition factories in the Belfast area.^{[citation needed]}

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[1] Newtownabbey Borough Council

[2] Planning service

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