Kinahan — On the Clays of Ireland 163 



ROSCOMMON. 



In various places in this county there are clays suitable for 

 tobacco-pipes and coarse pottery. Near Eoscommon town there 

 have been several small potteries. At Kilmain, three miles S.S.E. 

 of Eoscommon, a small pottery, from local clay. Knockcroghery, 

 very ancient works, tobacco-pipes, and pottery. The whole county 

 of Eoscommon has long been supplied thence with coarse earthen- 

 ware. — (g. s. m.) 



In the townland of Curries, south-east flank of Coarse Top, a 

 large pottery was once worked, the bed of clay being three feet 

 thick. Smaller potteries were rather frequent in the neighbour- 

 hood. Nothing is now known of them but their sites, marked on 

 the Ordnance Map. 



Along the shore of Lough Ree, especially near St. John's Point, 

 are clays locally manufactured into tobacco-pipes. Tubberpatrick, 

 N.N.W. of Strokestown, very fine Potter's clay. 



Bricks. — Neighbourhood of Boyle; fair class; grey; 18s. to 

 25s. ; 8 j x 4 x 2} ; weight, 5 to 6 lbs. In different places near 

 Castlereagh, grey ; 20s. to 25s. ; 8j x 3| x 2}; weight, 4-f- lbs. 

 Wakefield, four miles from Eoscommon ; grey ; not very good ; 

 20s. ; 8i x 3f x 2f ; weight, 4| lbs. 



Fire-clay {see Oavan, ante, p. 149). — Fire ware was manu- 

 factured at Arigna when the iron and coal were being actively 

 worked there. 



SLIGO. 



M'Paiiand, writing in 1801, states that "brick-clays," fine 

 and fit for pottery, occurs where the Sligo road departs from 

 Lough Gill, proceeding to Ballintogher. 



Bricks are made at Lough Gill, about three miles from Sligo, 

 Collooney, and Dromahaire ; price, 20s. to 22s. per 1000 ; average 

 size, 8- 1 x 41 x 2-i- ; weight, 51 to 6 lbs. 



Fire-clay. — (See Cavan, ante, p. 149). 



