1980s Carrigaline plate and cup

Children's set , very rare, very sought after carrigaline pottery. Carrigaline Pottery was founded in 1928 by Hodder Walworth Blacker-Roberts of Mount Rivers, Carrigaline and L.T. Keeling, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Its products bear the mark ‘Carrigaline Pottery’ or ‘Carrig Ware’. For much of the 20th century, the pottery was the main source of employment in Carrigaline. Production started circa May 1928 with six employees. The machinery consisted of a potter’s wheel, a lathe, a clay press and a small oven. Initially, three sizes of flowerpots were manufactured and production reached a maximum of three dozen per hour. As a result of the successful manufacture of a variety of products, a company was formed on July 24th, 1928. Postage and packaging €9 anywhere in Ireland