Youghal Brick Works — Muckridge

To S of Tourig river, just W of area named 'Old Brick Field' on 1842 OS 6-inch map, to S of 'Ordnance Ground'. Small section of late 19th/early 20th century brickworks survives; on site of earlier structures. Rectangular Hoffman Continuous kiln remains, erected 1895 (Breslin 1991, 138). Brick-built (33.4m N-S; 18.3m E-W), consisting of 12 kiln chambers arranged in 2 parallel rows with thick dividing wall between them. Now used as cattle shelter. Tall chimney (base: 3.6m x 3.6m) free standing at S end. Other remains include floors of drying sheds, concrete base of steam engine, foundation of Mill house and office buildings. A more technologically advanced continuous kiln was built in 1912 - 'Buhrer Mechanical Draught Kiln' - but was dismantled in 1930s (Breslin 1991, 110). Area of 'Old Brick Field' contains numerous grass-covered humps; bricks everywhere. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009