Irish glass: An account of glass-making in Ireland from the XVIth century to the present day

WHEN some twenty years ago I first took up the study of Irish glass I found that I could obtain little or no reliable information, not even the dates of the Waterford or Cork factories. Accordingly I set to work to look up the matter for myself, spending a great deal of time in research, which involved the examination of many documents, old newspapers, etc. Comparatively little is now to be found out about the products of the different Irish glass manufactories. The history of the glass-houses them- selves, their period, proprietors, etc., is fairly well known, but when we come to the actual glass itself we find nothing but a few lists, with no details as to form, cutting, or colour.

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IRISH GLASS AN ACCOUNT OF GLASS-MAKING IN IRELAND FROM THE XVIth CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY By M. S. DUDLEY WESTROPP, M.R.I.A., OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND. ILLUSTRATED WITH REPRODUCTIONS OF 188 TYPICAL PIECES OF IRISH GLASS AND 220 PATTERNS AND DESIGNS

PREFACE

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CHAPTER I GLASS-MAKING IN IRELAND PRIOR TO THE END OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

CHAPTER II DUBLIN GLASS-HOUSES

CHAPTER III THE GURTEENS AND WATERFORD GLASS-HOUSES

CHAPTER IV DRUMREA AND BELFAST GLASS-HOUSES

CHAPTER V CORK GLASS-HOUSES

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