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Pottery => British & Irish => Topic started by: Sue C on August 05, 2007, 07:58:18 PM

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Sue C on August 05, 2007, 07:58:18 PM

There is a town in Co Claire Southern Ireland called Ennis, but there is also a potter at Dunbeacon pottery called Helen Ennis.

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Tigerchips on August 05, 2007, 08:58:19 PM

I've had a look around and I have come to the conclusion that nobody else seems to know the manufacturer either.  ;D

I did find another pattern though. CONNEMARA.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7380803382

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Anne on August 05, 2007, 09:14:48 PM

And another here: pattern name = Limerick http://www.apjcollectables.co.uk/milksugar.htm

So we now have Irish Fine Earthenware, the shamrock motif, and Celtic on all three pieces, with pattern names: Ennis, Connemara and Limerick.  So my guess is it could be a company called either Irish Fine Earthenware or a company called Celtic Pottery.  The only Celtic Pottery I've turned up so far is one in Cornwall, so that's not them.

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Sue C on August 05, 2007, 10:25:24 PM

www.irishcountrypottery.ie maybe they can help? :-\

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Anne on August 06, 2007, 12:01:13 AM

Great, thanks Sue, I've asked if they can help at all. Will let you know if I get a reply.

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 06, 2007, 09:49:20 AM

Some more here (http://www.apjcollectables.co.uk/CollectIndC.htm). It all looks very mid 20th century. And here's a friend (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IRISH-FINE-EARTHENWARE-TEAPOT_W0QQitemZ110152208939QQihZ001QQcategoryZ112869QQcmdZViewItem) for your tea pot. There's a fair bit of it about but no information

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Anne on August 06, 2007, 06:26:22 PM

Kev and all, we have new info about this pottery. :)  I emailed a couple of folks in Ireland yesterday and Anne Loughran of APJ Collectables (http://www.apjcollectables.co.uk) kindly replied with the following information which she is agreeable for me to quote here on the board:

Quote from: Anne Loughran of APJ Collectables (http://www.apjcollectables.co.uk)

Dear Anne,

Irish Fine Earthenware was a company set up to help encourage  employment and the economy in the West of Ireland. As their backstamps indicate, they had factories at three different locations. As far as I know they went out of business a few years ago. Their products are quite collectable and still not too expensive.

Kind regards,
Anne Loughran

So, now we know who and where, and that Ennis, Connemara and Limerick were the three locations, not pattern names, and that the company name was called Irish Fine Earthenware not Celtic.

Does that help Kev? :)

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 06, 2007, 08:20:14 PM

Interestingly, the leafy jug on the AJP Collectables site doesn't have a place only a pattern number.

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Anne on August 07, 2007, 11:59:10 PM

Another reply from one of the enquiries about this... with slightly different info though, this time from Irish Country Pottery (http://www.irishcountrypottery.ie)...
 

Quote from: Alec at Irish Country Pottery (http://www.irishcountrypottery.ie)

Hi
The pottery you have was made in Kilrush County Clare. The company was called Celtic Ceramics.  It was founded by Rosenthal the famous German brand.

It ceased operation approx 15 years ago.

Regards
Alec
Operations Manager

So, which is it? More research needed methinks. :)

Title: Celtic Ennis Ireland
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 08, 2007, 09:28:30 AM

I think this one sounds much more likely, Celtic Ceramics was the trading name, the company name was Kilrush Pottery Limited, which brings up more items and some info see here (http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0342/D.0342.198305250069.html) and scroll down to Mrs Taylor Quinn. The county names are ranges, not manufacturing sites.

I must admit it struck me as odd that somewhere like the Irish Republic could support three ceramics factories - although it's booming now