Go to Castlebar ] [ The BB Index ] [ Disclaimer ] [Nostalgia Board ] [Main BB ] [Roots ] [NB Refresh for current version and all follow-ups] Posted by Eskimo Nell on March 26, 2004 at 21:29:20: In Reply to: Burnhouse posted by Peat on March 26, 2004 at 04:32:38:
Burnhouse was the name of a company that handled the disposal of dead and wornout animals (presumably for pet food). They had a small work-plant at Ballynew. It was in full swing in the 1950s and handled cut-up shark pieces from Achill also. When the green lorry passed through the town on hot days, the smell was something terrible! I dont know when the plant closed in Ballynew but I do know that the Burnhouse company was still going strong in Ballinasloe into the 1970s.
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