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The predominant industries in Slieve Bloom are farming and forestry.

The area is dotted with small family farms producing quality milk for creameries which process it into a range of high quality products such a cheese, yoghurt, icecream and chocolate, and cattle and sheep for the meat processing industry.

Trees of all kinds grow here but the mountains’ forests are mainly of commercially grown Sitka Spruce and Lodge pole Pine. There are a number of large timber mills in the area which process the locally grown timber.
A number of the smaller timber mills in the area specialise in producing hurleys (comain)- the crafted stick used in the traditional Irish game of hurling. Hurling thrives in the area and the stick is made from specially selected ash boughs.
Other thriving local small industries include jam making and crafts.

 

Enterprise Listings

 

WE SELL STONE.COM

Olde white Limestone
Olde York Sandstone
Olde Wicklow Granite
Suitable for: Facing Houses, Facing Stables, Facing Entrances, Facing Garden Walls.Also: Paving Stone, Pebbles,Cobbles etc.

Ballybritt,
Roscrea,
Co. Tipperary.
Tel/Fax: 0509 - 31100
David: 087 - 6567238
James: 087 - 2307395
E-mail: wesellstone@eircom.net

www.wesellstone.com

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Coolrain Sawmills

Coolrain,
Co. Laois.

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Coolrain Timber Fencing Products

Coolrain,
Co. Laois.
Email: sheeran@iol.ie

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Dooleys Hurleys

(Prop: Peadar Burke)
Coolrain,
Co. Laois.
Tel: 0502 35164

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Lalor Haulage

Garafin,
Camross,
Co. Laois.

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Mortimore Haulage

High quality and prompt service

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Slieve Bloom Coaches

Clonaslee,
Co. Laois.
Tel: 0502 48132

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Slieve Bloom Jams

Slieve Bloom Jams

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Standish Sawmills

Standish Sawmills

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Taxi/Bus Hire

Comfort Limousines

Sean Cuddy
Roundwood,
Mountrath,
Co Laois.
www.comfortlinelimos.com

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