family owned limestone quarries in ireland
Our Story Mountain View Golf Course Kilkenny
The course has been developed on part of Kiltorcan quarry a limestone quarry also owned by the O 39 Neill Family for over 35 years The quarry is famous for fossils with pieces on display in the Irish National History Museum Unique pieces of rock can be seen throughout various parts of the course with large pieces of nbsp
A Special Recount of a Visit to the Quarries of Ireland Cumar
17 Mar 2012 In the spirit of St Patrick 39 s Day we would like to share an article we found by our stone designer Dawn which described her travels to the quarries in Ireland On this holiday we would like to thank Irish Natural Stone especially for working with us to bring valuable Irish limestone into the hands of an even nbsp
History McGraths McGraths Limestone
The company is over 50 years in business and is still owned and run by the McGrath Family Michael McGrath Snr father of the current owners purchased the quarry in the early 1960 39 s from the Glynn family The quarry has grown today to approximately 180 acres Michael McGrath Snr produced only Limestone from the nbsp
McGraths Quarries
353 94 955 3900 ireland flag UK flag 44 1415 307 587 CONSTRUCTION amp CIVIL middot CALCIUM CARBONATES middot AGRICULTURE middot CEMFLOOR Welcome to McGraths Limestone McGraths Cong Ltd is a family owned and operated company with over 50 years experience in the business McGraths supply a wide range of nbsp
Ireland s 6000 year stone culture lives on LitosOnline
Around 15 years ago the Belgian Courtois group came to investigate Irish Blue Limestone because it is very similar to Belgian Petit Bleu and they were worried about their reserves in the long term Courtois trading as Erinstone subsequently bought the Kilkenny quarry now owned by Stone Developments and a strong nbsp
Kennys News
28 Nov 2002 The most valuable black marble in fact a black Galway limestone quarries in Ireland at that time were situated in Menlo and Anglihan where a bed of black limestone There was a limestone quarry at Merlin Park which was worked by the Blake family until c 1850 and later by the Silthorpes of Dublin
Kilcarrig Quarries – Grolime
Kilcarrig Quarries is a family owned company with experience in the quarrying business of over 30 years We produce superior ground limestone products such as High Calcium Lime High Magnesium Lime Cubicle Lime Limestone filling of all types Cattle Slats Precast of all types Concrete Blocks Sand and Gravel
Manor Stone Manor Stone Quarries Ireland
Manor Stone Quarries was officially opened in 2003 however it was originally established since the year 2000 It 39 s a family run business managed by brothers Tom and Pat Hennessy Its main office is situated in Ballacolla Co Laois at the base of EXIT 3 on the M8 MOTORWAY We employ approximately 40 people and nbsp
Boville McMullan Quarry Stone Blinding Aggregates Quarry
Boville McMullan Ltd is a second generation family run quarrying company operating from Tully Quarry in Ballymena County Antrim Northern Ireland Our Aim Our aim is to commercially exploit a reserve of Quality Basalt seeking to employ the best available practises utilising the latest technology in quarrying equipment nbsp
McGraths Limestone Cong Ltd Cong County Mayo Facebook
Well done to family owned business McGraths Limestone Cong Ltd which has scooped the ICCM National Health amp Safety Risk Management and Best Quarry Award McGraths Some of our dedicated employees taking part in Quarry Safety Week in association with Health and Safety Authority amp Irish Concrete Federation
McGraths Limestone Cong – Grolime
McGrath 39 s Limestone Cong Ltd is a well established family owned and operated company in the market for almost 60 years set on a 180 acre site in Cong Co Mayo McGrath 39 s Limestone is one of the purest in Ireland and our ground limestone is sold under the Grolime brand Website www mcgrathsquarries ie nbsp
Welcome to the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
The primary products extracted include sand and gravel basalt sandstone including greywacke and limestone Most quarries are operated by family owned businesses but a number are larger and part of multi national companies Sand and Gravel Sand and gravel deposits formed at the end of the last ice age between nbsp
McMonagle Stone
McMonagle Stone is an established family managed business and one of Ireland 39 s largest manufacturers and suppliers of natural stone a product riven from the rugged landscape adjacent to Ireland 39 s Atlantic coastline With over 40 years experience and using raw materials from our own five quarries you can be sure that nbsp
O 39 Connell Quarries Cement amp Aggregate Clare Limerick Galway
O 39 Connell Quarries is a family owned and operated business based in Ardnacrusha Co Clare just 3 miles from Limerick City We supply a wide range of aggregates and ready mix concrete for the construction agriculture and private sector industry in the South West of Ireland We run a fleet of rigid tippers and mixer trucks nbsp
Quarries in Northern Ireland Reviews Yell
Find Quarries in Northern Ireland as well as other companies providing industrial services near you Get reviews contact details opening hours All Grades Of Quarry Stone ○ Quarry Aggregates ○ Quarry Dust ○ Collection amp Delivery Service ○ Family Run Business ○ Established In 1920 No Ratings Write a review
Vulcan Materials Company Encyclopedia of Alabama
6 May 2009 In 1916 Ohio banker and businessman Charles L Ireland purchased Birmingham Slag and turned the operations over to his three sons Eugene Barney and Glenn who had experience with stone quarries in Kentucky and West Virginia The small family owned company began to grow as demands for nbsp
Stone Sources Stone Developments Erinstone Stone Specialist
28 Jan 2014 Stone Developments has re focused its business on selling the limestone from its quarries for hard landscaping for interiors and for building Now it is expanding on the international market including the UK Stone Developments which extracts and processes Irish Blue limestone was at the Natural Stone nbsp
Omya UK Ltd Glenarm Ballymena
Demesne Quarry 17 Munie Road Glenarm BT44 0BG Northern The plant supplies the Northern Ireland and Eire markets with a range of white limestone aggregates sands and fillers A range of imported History Originally a family owned business the company has undergone many changes down through the years
oft market study into the uk aggregates sector qpani
15 Oct 2010 greywacke and limestone 4 6 Most quarries are operated by long established family owned businesses but a small number are larger and part of multi national companies 4 7 The quarrying and quarry products sector in Northern Ireland has the highest adoption of the ISO 14001 Environmental nbsp
Kilkenny Marble Wikipedia
The quarry was owned by the Colles family a famous member being Professor Abraham Colles who gave his name to the Colles 39 fracture As well as in several local buildings Kilkenny Black Marble was used in the Cobh Cathedral in Cobh Co Cork The headstone of Daniel O 39 Connell in Glasnevin Cemetery Dublin is nbsp
Aggregates Business Europe Ireland has twin aggregate markets
The financial crisis has directly impacted on the aggregates business in Ireland Family owned Kilsaren Group operates 18 quarries across Southern Ireland like Ireland this building work created a very large demand for concrete block and in situ concrete using substantial aggregate output and aggregate limestone for nbsp
About Us McGraths Limestone Works Congcal CongCal A
The company is over 50 years in business and is still owned and run by the McGrath Family Quarrying started in the Cong area in the 1950 39 s due to the introduction of the subsidy for the haulage of Ground Limestone for agricultural purposes Mr Michael McGrath Snr father of the current owners purchased the quarry in the nbsp
McGraths Limestone
McGraths Limestone Cong Ltd is a 100 family owned amp operated company with over 60 years experience in the business Quarrying started in the Cong area in the 1950 39 s due to the introduction of the subsidy for the haulage of Ground Limestone for agricultural purposes Mr Michael McGrath Snr father of the current nbsp
quarries mines and life underground Causeway Coast amp Glens
This was also the case in Northern Ireland with prospectors capitalising on coal minerals and stone although on a smaller scale The effect these new quarries and mining businesses had on the land and the people who lived on it is explored and documented Ballintoy Harbour constructed from limestone Cushendun Old nbsp
