62 A HISTORY OF 



imitation Brussels lace ; Mrs. Baker and Miss Ray- 

 mond obtained second prize, ,5. Catherine Plunket, 

 " Horse Shoe," Thomas street, for best edging, 5 ; 

 Mary Casey, 3 ; Catherine Ricks (or Riggs), " Crown 

 and Glove," George's lane, 2 ; Esther Haycock, Or- 

 mond quay, 10 for best piece of embroidery; David 

 Davis, Marlborough street, 10 for best piece of black 

 velvet; John Daly, Crooked Staff, 1 10 for dyeing 

 black cloth; Thomas Dun, Chamber street, ^10 for 

 dyeing scarlet cloth. Messrs. Wilson, Sharp & co., 

 were awarded .25 for making the greatest quantity 

 of salt fit for curing fish. ;This firm made 450 tons 

 at Belfast on the 5th of May 1744. A notice appeared 

 in Pue's Occurrences that salt made at Glenarm had 

 been inspected by the Bakers' and Coopers' Com- 

 panies, and that it was found to be stronger and 

 cleaner than French salt. 



The next industry that occupied the attention of 

 the Society was that of brewing, and on the 2ist of 

 March 1745, a party of members and experts met at 

 the Custom House coffee-house, for ale tasting. A sum 

 of 6 was awarded to Thos. Byrne, sign of " Brow of 

 the Hill," Sycamore alley, for the best barrel of ale 

 made of Irish malt in this case it was of Wicklow 

 barley ; ^4 to Laurence Casey. For ale brewed with 

 English malt, Daniel O'Brien, New street, was granted 

 6 ; Thomas Gladwell got ^4. 



An offer of ^5 each was made by Mr. John Darner, 

 Shroneen, co. Tipperary, to two masters of ships who 

 would bring from Newfoundland a barrel of cones of 

 black spruce, with the branches and cones on ; and ^5 

 each to two masters who would bring from Norway 

 two barrels of cones of red deal. These were to be at 

 the disposal of the Dublin Society. 



1 Now Ardee street, in the Coombe. 



