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WESTMEATH. 



Very inferior bricks made in the flats of the Shannon, near 

 Athlone ; 18s. to 20s. ; average size, 8± x 4 x 2£ ; weight, 5£ lbs. 

 Castlepollard, a very fair brick, 20s. to 25s. 



WEXFORD. 



Potteries. — Carleybridge, Urrin Eiver, near Enniscorthy, 

 coarse pottery ; Oilgate, between Wexford and Enniscorthy, flower- 

 pots, &c. Clohan, south-west of Enniscorthy, pottery and tiles. 



In very many places in the lowlands of this county there are 

 extensive beds of brick-clay, which have been more or less locally 

 used. They were worked considerably in the neighbourhood and 

 vicinity of Wexford, especially near the College of St. Patrick, 

 where Mr. Maddock manufactured bricks, enamelled tiles, &c. 

 The best bricks were from 30s. to 35s. per 1000 ; average size, 9 

 x 4 x 3 ; drainage tiles of five different sizes, 20s. to 60s. ; and six- 

 inch square red- arid-black tiles, at Is. per dozen. At one time 

 there was a large trade in the flooring-tiles ; but the workmen 

 (English) could not keep themselves straight, and gave so much 

 trouble, that Mr. Maddock gave up the works. — (g. s. m.) In- 

 ferior bricks, 20s. to 25s. 



Enniscorthy, good quality, 18s. to 20s. 



Courtoicn Harbour. — Here is an excellent clay in quantity, but 

 the lower portion is a bed containing minute particles of limestone 

 that cannot be washed out, and pass unbroken through the crushers. 

 This layer or bed has by different owners, from time to time, been 

 mixed with the superior clay, thus deteriorating the brick. The 

 present proprietor, Mr. Funge, is careful to prevent this. The 

 bricks at present in the market are, in general, 9 x 4} x 2| ; but 

 all shapes and sizes are made to order. Price at kiln, 25s. to 40s., 

 according to quality; railway rate to Dublin, lis. Bidge-, roofing-, 

 and flooring-tiles of different sizes, from 6d. to 5s. per dozen, 

 according to size and quality ; also drain age-tiles. 



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