The Germans were putting the same quality paper on market cheaper than could be made there. The mill was finally taken down in 1913. Mr. Richard J. Robinson took over Newberry Hall in 1911 - it had been in the occupation of the Pilkington family from 1859 or so.The only workers still living are Pat Stapleton, Co. Home, Athy; James Kenna, Church St. Kingscourt; John Mooney, Derrinturn, Carbury.Note: Name and address of source of above - Thomas Merriman, Derrinturn, Carbury. Dated 20/6/1937.Sub-note - One of the three former workers above mentioned survives. John Mooney, Derrinturn, Carbury.Signed J.P. Horan, Principal, Derrinturn Boys' School, Carbury.
10/1/1939.Note - The above mill and the Clonkeen Mill (overleaf) both stood on and were worked by the Boyne in the first three miles of its course.J.P Horan

Old Local Industries.(November 1937). The following notes are taken from result of conversations with John Mooney, (born Ballyshannon, Carbury, Co. Kildare, June 1860). He now occupies a labourers cottage (in the same townland Ballyshannon) in the old plot adjoining the site of Derrinturn National School. With reference to the Paper Mill at Newberry (mentioned hereafter in these notes) I am told by Miss Mary McCann (now over 80 years of age) that it was used as a flaxmill before the manufacture of paper was carried out there. Thomas Merriman, Derrinturn, also gave in some information about the Paper Mill - his father was foreman there for a number of years.Paper Mill at Newberry.Notes obtained from Thomas Merriman, son of Patrick Merriman who acted as steward for the Pilkinton family at Newberry Hall.Reconstructed about 1814 into a paper mill - had been a flax mill. The paper made was mill board - a quantity went to book-binding. About 20 hands were employed in mill, also about ten preparing and drawing bog-stuff to the mill, used with old rags and waste paper. The wages paid was from 9s. to 12s. per week - paper pickers on piece work. Worked by water and steam power.Work commenced in mill about 1865 and closed in 1880. Closed owing to foreign competition

With reference to the same Paper Mill at Newberry, John Mooney, Derrinturn says her worked there about 1881 at a wage of 10s. per week. He was employed forking the raw material - rags, old paper etc. into a deep pit, where all were pulped together by some mechanical contrivance. Women workers were employed as rag pickers (he says the rags came mostly from Dublin).Signed J.P Horan, Jan 1939Thomas Merriman found the enclosed ticket among his fathers papers (it evidently refers to the Paper Mill). I notice the reverse of a date thereon - not quite decipherable, but I think the year is 1871.