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Lard Packing House

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• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  I have just added the following photo to our 50,000+ views album.

• O Mac said:

  J Mattersons Bacon Factory. Roches Street Limerick.

• Sharon Corbet said:

  All about lard including what lard bladders are - "pigs’ bladders, dried, inflated, and filled with lard".

• Sharon Corbet said:

  There's a description of a visit to the factory in 1866 here.

• DannyM8 said:

  Joseph Matterson and family + Teacher + Butler etc in the Census 1901 He is described as a Magistrate, provisions merchant and Ham & Bacon curer.