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be made the best London crown and other glass for windows and 

 sold at reasonable rates." 



John Head died on October 31st, 1739, and in February, 

 1740, the following advertisennent appears: — "To be set for a 

 term of years the glass-house at Gurteens and twenty-one acres of 

 land, with a good quay, slips, warehouse, sheds, and a malt house 

 situate close to the river Suir, within two miles of Waterford. 

 Apply to Michael Head at Mr. George Backas's in Waterford. 

 N.B. — There are several materials belonging to the glass-house to 

 be disposed of with the said premises, as pots, iron tools and a 

 large parcel of ingredients for crown glass, kelp, etc." 



Probably the manufacture ceased about this time \ and in 

 1762 the whole of the lands were offered for sale, but no mention 

 was made of the glass-house. 



The next glass-house we have a record of was erected on the 

 Quay at Waterford in 1783 by George and William Penrose, who 

 in that year petitioned Parliament for aid to establish the manu- 

 facture of flint glass in Waterford. In October, 1784, the following 

 advertisement appears in the Lei7ister Journal :- -^'' George, and 

 William Penrose having established a complete flint glass manu- 

 factory on a very extensive plan are enabled to make all kinds of 

 useful and ornamental flint glass, of as fine a quality as any in 

 Europe. They have a large number of the best manufacturers, 

 cutters and engravers, by which they can supply every article in 

 the most elegant style, having spared no expense to bring the 

 business to the highest position possible." 



In January, 1786, the Penroses again petitioned Parliament 

 for aid to carry on the manufacture, and stated that they had with 

 great diflficulty and at the expense of nearly ;^io,ooo established 

 a complete flint glass manufactory, and that the works employed 

 from fifty to seventy manufacturers, who had mostly been brought 

 from England at heavy expense. They also state that since the 

 factory was erected the imports of flint glass into that part of the 

 kingdom had entirely ceased. 



Among the evidence given before the Committee appointed 

 to inquire into the commercial relations between Great Bi-itain 



