Farm machinery at Gortnagrough Folk Museum including by Pierce and W. Doyle of Wexford, Clearys of Carrick-on-Shannon, Block Making Machine by J Conway and Sons Inchicore, Dublin, Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann Teó.

The machinery has been assembled by Tommy Camier. As merely a boy he built a water mill outside his home place. Later as well as farming he ran a garage in Ballydehob. Much of the machinery he has restored to working order from wreckage. Some was originally horse drawn and was later adapted to work with a tractor.

From the post famine period fames were consolidated and the larger farmer mechanised with the then latest equipment

Pierce were one of the main Irish firms having a large range of modern equipment. This is a You Tube.

https://emmastafford1.wordpress.com/tag/pierces-foundry/

http://www.thejournal.ie/working-lives-nli-exhibition-1147446-Oct2013/

The block making machine was of a type used to about 30 years ago, an operative could make up to 200 in a day.

Sometimes local merchants had a plate with their name on the machine put there by the manufacturer.

https://plus.google.com/photos/100968344231272482288/albums/6076473513156215329