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In 1755 Christopher Fitzsimons petitioned Parliament for aid to carry on 

 the manufactui'e of flint glass in Dublin. 



It is said that the factory was afterwards carried on by Fitzsimons' son, 

 who, at length, discontinued the business, and became simply an importer of 

 Enghsh glass. The name of Christopher Fitzsimons appears in Dublin 

 directories from about 1760 to 1779 as a glass merchant at No. 1 George's 

 Hill. The glass house appears to have been situated on the piece of ground 

 bordering on Mary's Lane, between George's HiU and Bradogue Lane (now 

 Halston Street). It is marked in maps of 1773 and 1787, but no mention of 

 it occurs in directories of these dates ; and the latest reference to it in the 

 newspapers appears in 1759. Probably it ceased work about 1760. 



From 1729 to 1752 several advertisements relating to this glass house 

 occur in The BiMin Joxbriml which are worth recording, as they give lists 

 of the various articles made : 



Nov. 1st, 1729. — At the Eound Glass House in Mary's Lane, DubHn, are 

 made and sold all sorts of fine drinking-glasses, salvers, baskets with handles and 

 feet for desserts, fine salts groimd and poKshed, all sorts of decanters, salts, &c. 



Jan. 18th, 1746. — At the Eound Glass House, in Mary's Lane, the fire 

 being now out after workiag a considerable time, are sold all sorts of the 

 newest patterns of drinking-glasses, decanters, &c., fine large globe lamps for 

 halls, for one to four candles, bells and shades, moimted in the newest 

 patterns with brass ; all kinds of specia glasses for apothecaries, jars for con- 

 fectioners ; with salvers, baskets, sweetmeat, and jeUy-glasses. It is the 

 only art or work of its Idnd in the Kingdom carried on. All double Hint wine- 

 glasses, decanters, water-glasses, and saucers at 7(/. per lb., the single flint at 

 2-v. Aid. per doz., 14 to the dozen. Dram and whiskey-glasses at Is. 6rf. per 

 dozen, 14 to the dozen. In exchange will be allowed for double flint broken 

 glass 2\d. per lb., and for single \\d. per lb. 



Dec. 9th, 1746. — At the Eound Glass House, in Mary's Lane, are making 

 all sorts of the newest fashion drinking-glasses, water-bottles, decanters, jugs, 

 water-glasses, with saucers plain and moulded ; all sorts of jelly-glasses, silly- 

 bub-glasses, sweetmeat do., for desserts ; salvers, orange-glasses, covers for 

 torts, beUs and shades ; hall-lanthorus for one to four candles, barrel- 

 lanthoms, globe lamps, &c., all mounted with brass after the newest fashions 

 from London. All sorts of apothecaries' bottles, specia glasses of all sizes, 

 rounds, urinals, breast and sucking-bottles, cupping-glasses, funnels, &c. All 

 sorts of tubes, globes, &c., for electrical experiments, weather-glasses, receivers 

 for air-pumps, and all other sorts of philosophical instruments. The under- 

 takers of said work are making the necessary dispositions for carrying on 

 likewise the making of black bottles, melon-glasses, gardevins, &c. 



