Athy Brick & Tile Co Ltd

An article from the Leinster Leader 26 March 1898 describes the works and business of the Athy Brick & Tile Co Ltd which had started production in 1893. £120,000 was expended on machinery and buildings on a site on the Monasterevan road at the northern side of the town. About forty men were in constant employment throughout the year, and an average of £50 weekly was paid in salaries and wages. The working men earned from 10s to 20s per week at that time. Weekly output was around 80,000 bricks and the principal market was Dublin. Octagon, bull-nose, and every variety of moulded brick were made.