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	The first delivery of Carlow Sugar leaving the factory. Photo Carlow County Museum
	Irish men working on a sugar beet train. By permission of Dungarvan Museum. Source: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/
	Christmas in 1926 in the Sugar Beet Factory. Source: Facebook
	Goods Train at the Sugar Beet Factory
	Carlow Sugar Factory Source of image: "Collins 22 Society"
	Beet Factory Advert
	Meeting poster 1925
	Carlow Sugar Bet Factory My thanks to Mr Bill Muldowney for this picture.
	Carlow Sugar Beet Factory
	Washing the Beet at Carlow Sugar Beet Factory
	Bishop Patrick Foley and Mr Neermaun on the site for the 'Beet Factory' in 1926
	Larkfield Estate. Carlow
	The vehicles are a 1955 Ford F 100 Series Tipper and behind is a Bedford A-Type tipper truck also 1955. There is also an Atkinson and a Leyland truck in the background. This image was sent to Facebook by Ursula Power 2011
	A Socialist's Dream' By Joe McDonald From the magazine 'Sweet Future' June 2007
	Bishop Patrick Foley turns the first sod on the site for Carlow Sugar Factory, January 5th 1926 in the presence of Mr Edward Duggan chairman Urban Council and the managers Major Mascart and Mr. Hayek.
	The beet flume for carts and the concrete road.
	Arrival and unloading of first beet delivered by rail 1926
	Construction of private harbour connected with river Barrow
	Preparing the Chimney Bricks
	Factory under construction, 1926
	The two steam turbines and switchboard in erection at Power House.
	Carlow Sugar Beet Factory
	Carlow Sugar Factory, January 5th 1926
	Carlow Sugar Factory, January 5th 1926
	Abandoned bridge over the railway line in Bestfield near the site of the old Carlow Sugar Factory. Source: http://www.boards.ie/
	Pinewood  Avenue. Carlow
	Carlow Sugar Factory, January 5th 1926
	Barge 74M from Shorthall collection
	Sugar Factory Train c.1954 Source: ebay seller
	Cockerill vertical boilered loco at Carlow Sugar Factory. Source: http://www.boards.ie/
	Sugar Factory and Carlow Remembered
	Carlow Sugar Beet  Factory with old Long Chimney Stack c.1930's
	Was for mixing or drying grasses or animal feed for Company called Gowla in Galway. They were part of Irish sugar. Source: Damien O' Brien
	Airial view of the factory with Killeshin hills in the background. Source: YourTube
	In this picture is Rabbi Zaiman Alony, a senior member of the Jewish community in Ireland, supervising the packaging of sugar to be sent to Israel in 1976 in the Carlow Sugar Factory. Ann Delaney Crimmins believes the lady is Ann Ramsbottom. She's married to Val Callinan from Oak Park. Source: Facebook

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Group of Striking Workers,
members of the Irish Engineering Industrial and Electrical Trade Union,

1946 Carlow Sugar Factory.

Back Row: Edward Chlemar (only hat seen), Bill Delaney, Jack O'Carroll (Branch Secretary), Tom Maxwell, P. O'Hanlon, Harry Brannigan, H. Bolger, G. Ramsbottom, T. Collins, Bill Breen, Paddy Keenan. Fourth Row:Jom Doyle (with cap), Paul Brennan, George Tinkle, Dan Coady (with cigarette) —, David Coady, Jim McCartney (black hat and scarf). Third Row: T. Townsend, W. Nolan (with cap) —, J. Bennett, R. Bishop, M. Moore. Second Ron: G. Fenlon, J. O'Brien (with cap), Pady Bergin (Branch Chairman), Ned Keogh, B. Nolan Snr., P. O'Neill, Gerry Nolan. Bottom Ron:Tommy Trundle, Barney Nolan, Dick Carroll, George Cunningham, B. Nolan Jnr., John MacDarby.

Source: Carlow Past & Present. Vol. 1. No. 3. 1990 pages 65 – 72.

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Reception for workers following the completion of
Irish Sugar Co. Offices, Strawhall.

 Left to Right: Bill Egerton, Graiguecullen; Paddy Kavanagh, Tinryland; Jim Burke, McGamhna Road; Bob McGrath, Bagenalstown; Paddy Foley, John St.; Paddy Timmons, Henry St.; — Geoghegan, Staplestown Road; Margo Lombard, Montgomery St. (Sec.); Louie Carr, St. Killian's Crescent; Mick Heary, Burrin St.; Jack O'Neill, Graiguecullen; Mick Dempsey, Buller Moore, Pollerton; Tom Whitney, St. Fiacc's; Christy O'Brien, Quinagh; Tommy Burke (C. 1950).

Source: Carlow Past & Present. Vol. 1. No. 3. 1990 pages 65 – 72.

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Sugar Factory Outing c.1950

Sent in by Cousin Michael Cradden.

My friend in Brighton, Pat Slattery Hunt found it in an old case of his. He worked in sugar factory and thinks it was a works outing circa 1950s. The lad stood on top in bus doorway is Pat Ryan and Paddy himself is back row at street level 3rd from right. Sorry got no other names perhaps Carlow folk can help many thanks Michael Cradden.

John Fitzpatrick standing second from the end right to left.

Source of images: Carlow Libraries Archive, Sweet Future' June 2007, Facebook, Collins 22 Society, Bill Muldowney & Dungarvan Museum.

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