According to the ‘land’ and ‘head’ Thombo’s of 1760 (updated 10 years later), Manobalage Jiewa and his wife Kirinachcharei had five sons and 2 daughters and possessed an extent of highland known as Kosgahawatta and a paddy field called Kongahakumbura. It is very probable that the present pottery producers in the village are their descendents. The family of Manobolage Jayadin our chief informants, till recently produced pots as their principle source of income. Manobolage Alice Nona produced large domestic pottery forms which they sold to neighbouring areas in a handcart from 1960 onwards. In 1970, they bought a hand tractor which they used to transport clay and coconut husks for their neighbours. More recently they have also bought a tractor with which their son transports building materials. M. Jayadin who was a traditional clay brick maker now produces concrete blocks on order. Alice Nona still produces a small quantity of domestic pots and assisted by her daughter-in-law makes large quantities of oil lamps and pots for boiling milk for which there is a seasonal demand. This pottery is sold to traders from Minuwangoda who come to the village to buy pots by the lorry load.
