Condensed Milk Company of Ireland (Cleeves & Kerry Foods also) Limerick
These old mill buildings and it’s chimney stack are landmarks within Limerick City. They were originally textile and flour mills before being purchased by Thomas Cleeve who set up the Condensed Milk Company of Ireland there in 1883. The factory was a major producer of tinned condensed milk for export to the fighting troops during the First World War and afterwards diversified more into butter and cheeses. A subsidiary company called Cleeve Confectionary (Limerick) Ltd was later set up there to produce the world renowned Cleeves Toffee slabs and other toffee confectionery until they went into administration in 1974. it must have been a pleasant experience back then to smell the sweet scent of cooking toffee wafting across the air. However, the Cleeves’ brandname continues to this day, albeit in various guises. Today, the old mill and it's complex of buildings is occupied by Kerry Foods.
The single story building in the foreround and to the left is not part of Kerry Foods but a gymnasium club.
References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condensed_Milk_Company_of_Ireland (Wikipedai article on the Condensed Milk Company of Ireland, Limerick).
www.flickr.com/photos/23885771@N03/4406763090/ (a Cleeves (toffee) Brigade enamel badge).
www.flickr.com/photos/tippryan/4361959769/ (a closer view of the old mill building).
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.
Condensed Milk Company of Ireland (Cleeves & Kerry Foods also) Limerick
These old mill buildings and it’s chimney stack are landmarks within Limerick City. They were originally textile and flour mills before being purchased by Thomas Cleeve who set up the Condensed Milk Company of Ireland there in 1883. The factory was a major producer of tinned condensed milk for export to the fighting troops during the First World War and afterwards diversified more into butter and cheeses. A subsidiary company called Cleeve Confectionary (Limerick) Ltd was later set up there to produce the world renowned Cleeves Toffee slabs and other toffee confectionery until they went into administration in 1974. it must have been a pleasant experience back then to smell the sweet scent of cooking toffee wafting across the air. However, the Cleeves’ brandname continues to this day, albeit in various guises. Today, the old mill and it's complex of buildings is occupied by Kerry Foods.
The single story building in the foreround and to the left is not part of Kerry Foods but a gymnasium club.
References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condensed_Milk_Company_of_Ireland (Wikipedai article on the Condensed Milk Company of Ireland, Limerick).
www.flickr.com/photos/23885771@N03/4406763090/ (a Cleeves (toffee) Brigade enamel badge).
www.flickr.com/photos/tippryan/4361959769/ (a closer view of the old mill building).
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.