THE STORY
OF
ARRABAWN CO-OP
him to build a dairy which he did in early 1899, leaving us minus 460-500 gallons per day. “First meeting in January 1898 (Silvermines) committee decided to close the creamery for the winter and left farmers without an outlet for milk. Eventually a small majority decided to keep it open”.
The wages at the society were reduced. The Manager, Jeremiah Ryan, provided his services for free and the wages for a working boy were reduced from 13/- per week to 8/per week. In a report on the situation within the area on April 24, 1901 Jeremiah Ryan stated that he understood that W Stokes intended to establish a churning station at Nenagh and expected to have Youghal, Toomevara, Gurtagarry, Latteragh, Tinnoe, and Killoscully as auxiliaries and throw in Killeen, Greenane and Currabaha as well. during the winter months.
A report published in the ‘Nenagh Guardian’ on February 9, 1895 that a creamery was being proposed for Silvermines.
then refused to pay and the contractor sued in court and won a decree for the amount. “During the summer of 1898 Wm Stokes (CWS) visited the area - only one man encouraging him. He came again as soon as the wagon was disemployed and was surrounded by the farmers who encouraged
It was fortunate for Silvermines that the CWS plans were not so ambitious and little came of such a scheme for the area. Accounts to December 31, 1902 showed 260