The first sod was turned by bishop foley on the 5th of January 1926

FACTS

• The processing time in the factory is known as The Campaign
• The beet was brought to the factory on house and cart and canal boat from farms in Carlow and Laois
• The sugar plant was a corner stone for the local economy

THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE WORKERS ON THERE FIRST DAY

Sugar


29%of the sugar in the factory was used in sweets

Here is a verse about the
sugar factory.

It's down in
Graiguenamanagh, we're run off our feet, Pullin', and crownin', and loadin' the beet.
Our hands there all blistered,
Our backs are nearly broke
And divil a minute we get for a smoke

Carlow had a good rail and waterway connections,

So its produce could be conveniently transported around the country

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