Kilrush Ceramics (Ireland)

1st vase, what does the form number read ?

2nd vase shape and glaze possibly Uebelacker / West Germany , relabeled or produced by Kilrush.
Would you please post a base shot.

Thanks Volker

PS I can´t see very much on your pics. Maybe my age. Do you mind taking pictures with daylight and not against ? Please.

http://fatlava.forummotion.com/t5845-kilrush-ceramics?highlight=kilrush

this is our link with the kilrush ? ubelacker connection , best if you only post one vase at at time , it's all getting a bit muddled up here ., also if you use search it might help to give some info as well .

Kilrush base - sorry its not too clear says 123 15

Sorry for unclear picture of first vase can't retake as its at another location but the base seems to say 123/20

Hope this helps and sorry for posting two different vases same thread thought it might help to compare - sorry

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Originally an Übelacker = Ü Keramik piece but poss. executed for or by Kilrush potteries, Ireland.

hi all, had this email from someone called Otto connected to the Kilrush / Ubelacker factories:

"The endeavours of the County Clare to find investors in Western Germany for their country started in the late 50th. Here the whole story began. At this time I was already working for the „Keramikfabrik Uebelacker at Ransbach-Baumbach/Westerwald“. I became a general salesmanager and was it till 1989.

In 1960 about 100 young Irishmen came to Ransbach-B. and were trained in our factory as preparation for their later job in Kilrush. The Kilrush Ceramics was founded by the 3 Uebelacker Brothers, Mr. Kuechenmeister (businessman from Hanover, living in Eire), Mr. O’Solivan solicitor from Ennis, Mr. O’Driscall (former fighter for freedom in Eire) and some smaller shareholders from this area (including the County Clare??). The plant got the very best technical equipment in machinery constructed in Marktredwitz (Industrial center in Bavaria for Ceramic-machinery) and the moulds for the casting were all manufactured in Ransbach and then transported by boat from Koblenz to Kilrush harbour together with this machinery and other equipments. 2 of our best designers and our technical director spent then several months in Kilrush to give them support at the beginning with their knowledge and experiences.

What had the „Keramikfabrik Uebelacker“ (250 employees at that time) induced to settle down with a 2nd pottery factory in Eire?
o Favorable loans of the Irish government for the first 10 years,
o No or very low income tax for the first 5 years,
o Financial support for the mentioned 100 trainees,
o The possibility to export to UK and the Common Wealth at favorouble import duties and taxes.

But with all this the company failed after hardly 2 years, it was sold to „Thomas Porcelain Factory from Bavaria“ and also with the support of their mother-company „Rosenthal Porcelain Fatories“ they failed, too.

In 1999 I made a round-trip through Eire with my wife and we visited of course also Kilrush. That was my first trip to Kilrush and it was an emotional experience indeed.

Hope this will be interesting for some people"

Nice to have the real story at last. Bit worried about Mr O'Driscall's former occupation though!   

Another numbered 111/25

Hi

I've had this style in small sphere and large vase but have forgotten who it was by. Serial number is high might read 1027 and approx 20 cm high hence /20. Speckled green stripes over white and gloss glazed.

Kilrush Ceramic, typical decor,  cf.  Übelacker 1505/20 about 1960, it´s not the first shape known by Übelacker Germany and Kilrush Ceramic Ireland.

My little bit of Kilrush, purchased in a charity shop a week or so ago. Same shape as one posted by Adam on page one of this thread by the look of it. Stands about 12.5cm tall. Saw a second vase yesterday very similar to the one that started this thread.

I think this must be Kilrush Ceramics because it's the same glaze as the jug above and the number is coming up for a completely different vase on West German ceramics. But shape looks German

Lot of mystery about this for years, see link for some more info:-

http://www.potsandpots.com/2014/02/24/seeing-double-4-kilrush-pottery-u-keramik/

60s 70s turquoise and black lamp base
Slip moulded I think. Italian? British?

May be German?

It looks like this one by Kilrush: https://www.creamandchrome.co.uk/product/1950s-vase-by-kilrush-ceramics-ireland/

Thanks Janet, that’s really helpful. I had some nice Kilrish jars before - they made some stylish pieces. Well done.