Irish Glass. 19 



About 1730, or perhaps a little earlier, a glass-house for 

 making bottles and window glass was erected on the Bachelor's 

 Quay, and the manufacture was carried on by some of the original 

 partners until about 1741. In that year the glass-house, together 

 with all materials and utensils was advertised for sale, application 

 to be made to William Maple, Esq., at the Parliament House, 

 Dublin, to the Revd. Mr. Richard Stewart, Belfast, or to .Mr. 

 Edmond Shanley, Chancery Lane, Dublin. 



Whether the manufacture was continued after this is un- 

 certain, but in June, 1747, the interest in the ground on the 

 Bachelor's Quay, together with the glass-house, which was stated 

 to be untenanted, was advertised for sale {Dublin Journal), 

 Perhaps the glass-house was re-opened, as in November, 1747, 

 John Bradshaw, Edward F'ord, and Edward Shanley petitioned 

 Parliament for aid for the glass manufacture, and stated that they 

 had lately set up a bottle glass-house. The manufacture does not 

 seem to have been carried on for very long, as in 1752 the piece 

 of ground, extending from Abbey Street to the Bachelor's Quay, 

 on which the glass-house was built, was advertised to be let for a 

 long term of years and the glass-house was said to be at least as 

 large and commodious and as well situated for the business of 

 bottle making as any in England. Application was to be made to 

 Alderman Hans Bailie, or to Mr. Hugh Darley in .Abbey Street. 



In 1754 William Deane & Co. purchased the glass-house from 

 Bailie for ;^i,2oo and carried on the bottle-making industry, the 

 concern being known as the Square Glass house. 



About 1753 a company consisting of Hugh White, Annesley 

 Stewart, Thomas Hawkshaw, and George Boyd, was formed for 

 the purpose of carrying on the manufacture of glass bottles ; and 

 a glass-house, known as the Round Glass-house, was erected in 

 Abbey Street. Work was started in August, 1754, and the bottles 

 were said to be as good as any imported. 



In July of the same year it is stated in the Dublin Journal 

 that a Mr. William Gordon brought over " a complete set of as 

 g(jod workmen as any in England for the new glass-house near the 

 Ship Building in Abbey Street," 



