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6 to 7 lbs. Cushlough, two and a-kalf miles from Ballinrobe, 20*. 

 to 30s. ; 9x4x2|; weight, 5^- lbs. Different places near Swine- 

 ford, pale-red bricks ; 9 x 4^- x 2f ; weight, 6 lbs. Lisconnell, two 

 miles from Swineford, pale-red bricks, ridge- and drainage-tiles. 

 Near Westport, as it would seem, no bricks have been made, 

 although there is good clay in the vicinity. The detritus from 

 the slate workings, if ground up, ought to burn into excellent 

 brick. When the town was being built, bricks were imported from 

 Liverpool at a cost of £3 per 1000. 



Fire-clay. — Beds. of this clay of good quality occur in the 

 small outlying Coal-measure patches near Balla. 



MEATH. 



Ferriferous Potter's Clay occurs at Knock, in Morgallion 

 barony, formerly wrought into coarse earthenware. A pottery was 

 also once at work at Gravel Mount. At Broicnstone, four miles 

 south-east of Navan, a " valuable stratum of Potter's clay"; and 

 at DunshaughUn " a superior Potter's clay." 



Bricks. — Knock, ten miles from Kells; good quality; red ; 20s. 

 to 30s. ; 9 x 4} x 3 ; weight, 6^- lbs. ; also superior flooring-tiles. 

 Killeary, nine miles from Kells; same colour, quality, and price; 

 also ridge and other tiles. Athboy, good quality ; yellow ; 25s. to 

 35s. ; 9x4x3; weight, 7 lbs. Similar bricks made at Castletown, 

 eight miles from Navan. Oldcastle, in several places ; 20s. to 25s. ; 

 9x4x3; weight, 7 lbs. None of these bricks seem to have ever 

 been in the Dublin market, although suitable. 



In this county, in the vicinity of Kingscourt, county Cavan, first- 

 class bricks are now being made from the Keuper marl and clay 

 in the drift; red; panelled; 9"x 4" x 3"; free from lime; equal 

 to the Bridgewater, and slightly darker in colour ; superior for 

 facing ; they have rapidly taken their place in the Dublin market ; 

 at kiln, facing brick 38s., stock 30s. ; in Dublin from 47s. to 50s. 

 per 1000; here are made also unglazed kitchen-tiles, in two sizes, 

 9 and 6 inches square. 



