Director Shareholding-Replace

CRH PLC
11 October 2002


Issuer's Amendment

Please note that the Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected
Persons released on 9th October 2002 at 16.30 (RNS code 2861C) has been amended
as follows:

•    Number of shares acquired               2,768 (Box No:7)

•    Price per share                         US$11.1993 (Box No:12)

•    Date of transaction                     04.10.2002 (Box No: 13)



Please note the full corrected text below.
April 2002

                                  Schedule 11



                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

AVS NO

                                                                         AMENDED

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1.  Name of company                      2.  Name of director

    CRH plc                                  Thomas W. Hill

                                                                                                                      
3.  Please state whether                 4.  Name of the registered holder(s)
    notification indicates                   and, if more than one holder, the
    that it is in respect                    number of shares held by each of
    of holding of the                        them (if notified)
    shareholder named in 2
    above or in respect of
    a non-beneficial
    interest or in the case
    of an individual holder
    if it is a holding of    
    that person's spouse or
    children under the age                   National City Nominees Limited
    of 18 or in respect of                   (Held as ADR's)
    a non-beneficial            
    interest

Director


5.  Please state whether                  6.  Please state the nature of the
    notification relates to                   transaction. For PEP transactions
    a person(s) connected                     please indicate whether general/
    with the director named                   single co PEP and if 
    in 2 above and identify                   discretionary/non discretionary
    the connected person(s)     

    No                                        Acquired in relation to 401K
                                              Pension Plan


7.  Number         8.  Percentage        9.  Number of      10. Percentage of
    of                 of issued             shares/amount      issued class
    shares/            class                 of stock
    acquired                                 disposed                                                                   
                               
    2,768              -                     -                  -

                                                                                                                     
11. Class of       12. Price per         13.  Date of       14.  Date company
    security           share                  transaction        informed

    Ordinary           US$11.1993             04.10.02           11.10.02
    Shares


15. Total holding following               16.  Total percentage holding of
    this notification                          issued class following this
                                               notification
    51,960 (includes 21,726 shares 
    held in the form of ADR's)                 -


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the 
following boxes.


17. Date of grant                         18. Period during which or date on
                                              which exercisable


19. Total amount paid (if                 20. Description of shares or
    any) for grant of the option              debentures involved: class, number


21. Exercise price (if                    22. Total number of shares or
    fixed at time of grant)                   debentures over which options
    or indication that                        held following this notification
    price is to be fixed at
    time of exercise


23. Any additional information            24. Name of contact and telephone
                                              number for queries
                                                                                                                        
                                              Angela Malone
                                              + 353 1 6344340

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
    for making this notification

                                                 _____________________

Date of notification: 11th October 2002          Angela Malone, Secretary


This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
                           the Irish Stock Exchange.



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