Kinahan. — On the Clays of Ireland. 149 



the vicinity of Lurgan are inferior, 25s. per 1000, 9 x 4| x 2f , 

 weight, 7 to 8 lbs. 



Along the river Callan, eastward of Moy, a greyish-whitish 

 brick-clay occurs. 



CARLOW. 



Most of the so-called Carlow bricks are made in the Queen's Co., 

 in the county west of the Barrow. (See Queen's Co., p. 162.) 



Kildavin, near Newtownbarry, " worked into various articles of 

 pottery, which find a market not only in the neighbourhood, but 

 *n Kilkenny and Waterford." — (g. s. m.) 



Fire-clay. — (See Kilkenny, p. 157.) 



CAVAN. 



Potter's Clay occurs in nearly every townland in the N. W. 

 of the county ; and some of it is of the best and purest kind (L.D.). 

 Sir Charles Coote, in the Statistical Survey, 1801, directs attention 

 to the potter's and brick-clays. 



Patches of Brick-clay producing bricks of the most durable 

 quality are also common. Bricks are made in different places 

 within three miles of Bailiehorough, 25s. to 30s. per 1000, 9 x 4| x 2j, 

 weight 6^ lbs., and very inferior brick near Cavan. 



Fire-clay. — In the Lough Allen, or Connaught Coal Field, the 

 recorded fire-clay beds are thin, and in general of inferior quality. 

 One mile N. W. of the Arigna Iron "Works there is a bed three 

 feet thick, but thinning out northward and southward ; this was 

 formerly worked by the Arigna Coal Company, and very fair 

 bricks made out of the clay. 



CLARE. 



Potter's Clay found in places in the west of the county. 



Bricks of a red colour are made at Clare Castle, Manus, Bally - 

 corick, and Rossmanaher, from the clay of the River Fergus 

 Valley, 20s. to 30s. per 1000, 9| x \\ x 3, weight 6± lbs. 



Fire-clay. — In the West Munster Coal Field (Cos. Clare, 

 Limerick, Kerry, and Cork) various beds are recorded, being from 

 six inches to two or three feet thick, under most of the coals. In 



