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Tonge and Taggart of Windmill Lane, the South City Foundry at 41 Bishop St. and, latterly, East Wall, Dublin
1869 Company established.
Famed today for its manhole covers, inscribed with the company name and/or the logo “Cast in the South City Foundry”.[1]
1932 Death of Thomas Tonge.[2]
1987 In liquidation.[3]
1989 Sale of plant and equipment at the factory.[4]
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