Clare - 1881 Directory of Ennis & Clare *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Clare Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C. Labath 1881 DIRECTORY OF ENNIS & CLARE ENNIS, the county town of Clare, is a parliamentary borough in the parish of DRUMCLIFFE, and barony of Island, 141 miles S.W. from Dublin, 40 S. from Galway, 25 N.W. from Limerick, and 10 E. from Tulla, situated on the river Fergus, navigable for vessels of considerable tonnage to the village of Clare. The place derived its name from Innes or Inish, signifying an island, from the insulation of a considerable space of ground by the river before mentioned. The town, which is large but irregularly built, carries and extensive inland trade, and from the place of export (Clare), large quantities of corn and timber are shipped and coal received. The Limerick and Ennis and the Athenry & Ennis Junction Railway Companies have stations here, and their lines give railway communication with the principal parts of the kingdom. Ennis was incorporated by charter of James I. in 1612, and the corporate body styled the “Provost, Free Burgesses and Commonalty of the town of Ennis.” The provost was a magistrate within the old borough, the boundary of which was altered and more strictly defined by the 2nd of William IV. The provost was entitled by charter to hold a court of record for recovery of small debts; it has, however, fallen into disuse, as have the judicial functions of that officer. The Towns' Improvement Act was adopted in part, namely, for cleansing and lighting, in 1857. The general assizes for the county are held in spring and summer; quarter sessions for the eastern division in January, April, July and October, and petty sessions every Friday. These courts are held in the Court House, Lifford, completed in 1852. It is the Roman-Ionic style, erected at a cost of £12,000; it is one of the most complete edifices for the purpose of the kingdom. It contains a splendid suite of apartments for the county officers; in the hall is a statue, by Kirk, of the late Sir Michael O'Loghlen, Master of the Rolls. The site of the building is well chosen, and it altogether has a very imposing appearance. The bridewell, formerly the county gaol, is a large modern structure. One of the most important social reforms that has taken place in the borough for some time is the construction and erection of water works (about two miles from the town) at the cost of upwards of £9,000. The borough sent two members to the Irish Parliament prior to the Union, since which period it has returned one to the Imperial Parliament. The present representative J. Lysaght Finegan, Esq. 9 Wells street, Gray's Inn road, London. The union workhouse, opened in 1841, is a fine stone building; it will accommodate 1,700 inmates. The County Lunatic Asylum is a magnificent structure, recently erected at a cost of £59,000, and can accommodate 260 patients. The County Infirmary is a convenient building with accommodation for 35 males and 15 females. The Town Hall, which contains a public library, was erected at a cost of about £860. The O'Connell monument, erected on the site of the old court house, was inaugurated on the third of October, 1865. This beautiful column is surmounted by a colossal stature of the liberator. A handsome metal bridge, which connects Bindon street with O'Connell square, has been erected at a cost of £2,000. The Provincial Bank of Ireland, the National Bank, and the Munster Bank, Limited, have each a branch bank here, and there is also a savings bank. There are militia and constabulary barracks in the town, and a military barrack at Clare Castle. The parish church forms part of the ancient abbey, and was much injured by lightning in 1817, but was renovated by means of a grant from the late Board of First Fruits. The organ was presented in 1825 by the Earl of Egremont. A new Protestant Episcopal church has been erected in Bindon street. The Roman Catholic church is a fine edifice, well finished in the interior; three magnificent altars of Caen stone have been erected and consectrated. The Gothic ceiling, supported by columns which separate nave from aisle, is of highly-polished wood, stained and varnished; a fine organ was erected in 1858, which cost £550. A new Roman Catholic Diocesan College has been erected from the designs and under the superintendence of Mr. Francis O'Connor, C.E. architect. The style adopted is domestic Gothic. The building is three stories high, the principal front is 240 feet in length, and the two side fronts 120 feet each. The outer walls are built of ashlar masonry, with dressing of cut stone. Accommodation is provided for 160 students, together with apartments for professors, class rooms, dining halls, &c. A clock tower 20 feet square and 140 feet high is placed in the center of the building. The cost was £20,000 – Mr. Patrick Kenna of Limerick was the contractor. A friary of the order of Saint Francis has been erected at Willow Bank, on part of the ground of the ancient abbey. It is in the Gothic style of architecture, and was built by voluntary contributions through the exertions of the Rev. Mr. M'Laughlin, at a cost of £1,000; at the eastern end is a beautiful stained glass window, which cost £260. The Presbyterian church, opened in 1856, is a neat Gothic structure, erected at a cost of £570. The Wesleyans also have a place of worship, and there is a convent and monastery. Among the schools is the college on the foundations of Erasmus Smith's bequest; it consists of several handsome and roomy buildings, situated on a high and healthful site, convenient to the town and having an extensive pleasure ground attached. The endowment supplies professors in classics, science, and modern languages, and some of the most distinguished men have been educated here. There are also the Killaloe Diocesan College, the Christian Brothers', a parochial, and several good private schools, and those connected with the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, in which about 600 girls are daily instructed. Contiguous to the parish church are interesting remains of, perhaps, one of the finest abbeys in Ireland; it was erected by Donagh Carbrac O'Brien, Prince of Thomond, in 1240, in the purest style of Gothic architecture, for conventual Franciscans, and in the days of its ecclesiastical plentitude must have been a superb structure and an extensive establishment. The grand eastern window is highly imposing being thirty feet high, and consists of five lancet- shape compartments, separated by stone mullions, and is universally admired for its beautifully light proportions and exquisite workmanship. In the chancel is the Abbot's chair, which, with the altar, is richly sculptured with figures in high relief and some of the ancient monuments, also elaborately sculptured still exist. There are four newspapers published in Ennis. The market, a good one, is held on Saturday. Fairs are held on 3rd Tuesday in April (two days), 2nd & 3rd September, and first Sunday in every month. Population of the parish of Drumcliffe, by the returns made in 1861, 9,708, and in 1871, 8,791, of which the town numbered 6,503. CLARE, a village and parish, two miles to the south of Ennis, may be considered the port of the town, as at that place, as before-mentioned, the exports and imports are made. The Protestant Episcopal church is a small but neat structure, and the Roman Catholic church is new and well built, and there is a National school. There is a good barrack here (for military), which will accommodate over 300 men, also a constabulary barracks. A ledge of rocks, at the bridge, prevents the navigation up to the town. This obstruction is to be deplored, as the depth of water below the bridge is sufficient to float vessels of heavy burthens up close to the town of Ennis. Population in 1861, 495, in 1871, 876. GENTRY AND CLERGY Burton Francis N. Esq J.P. Carrownelly House Butler Lieut.- Col Augustine, D.L. and J.P. Ballyline Butler Nicholas, Esq. J.P. Waterstown Carmody John, Esq, Church st Carroll William Esq, Ennis Carroll William, jun. Esq. Ennis Colligan Rev. M, Diocesan College Crowe Robert H, Esq, J.P. Larch hill, Ennis Crowe Thomas, Esq. D.L. and J.P. Dromore Crowe William, Esq, Bindon st Cullinan Patrick M Esq. M.D. and J.P., Harmony House Cullinan William, Esq, M.D. Millview Dwyer Rev Philip A.B. Bindon st Egan Rev John, Diocesan College Enright Andrew Esq, J.P. Trinaderry Enright John, Esq., J.P. Templemaley Enright Joseph Esq, M.d. Jail st Fogarty Rev Daniel, P.P. Jail st Greene Michael, Esq, M.D. Church st Greene Thomas, Esq, J.P. Clooney, Ennis Harris Rev. Robert, Manus Hartney Rev. Mortimer, P.P. Clare Harvey John Henry, Esq., Maryville Hassett Mr. Cornelius J, Lifford Hill John, Esq, Bindon st Humphreys Rev. Robert, Crusheen Hynes William H, Esq, M.D. Church st Keane Mrs. Ellen, Causeway Keane Francis N, Esq, J.P. Hermitage Keane Marcus, Esq, J.P. Beech Park Keane Marcus, jun, Esq. J.P. Beech Park Kelly Rev. D, Diocesan College Kelly Matthew, Esq, J.P. Crag Brien M'Donnell Major William Edward Armstrong, vice-lieutenant and J.P. Newhall House M'Grath William H, Esq, J.P. Toonagh M'Ternan Capt. Hugh, J.P. Bindon st Mahon Charles George, Esq, J.P. New Park Meade Rev. Peter, P.P. Crusheen Molony Rev. Thomas, Arthur's row O'Brien Pierce, Esq, J.P. Duna O'Connell Daniel, Esq, J.P. Kilgorey O'Gorman Thomas, Esq, J.P. Buncraggy Parkinson Charles M Esq, J.P. Westbourne Pilkington Thomas, Esq, J.P. Waterpark Stacpoole Richard, Esq, J.P. Edenvale Stamer William, Esq, M.D. Infirmary Warren Rev. Thomas, The Manse White Rev. Jas. A. Franciscan Convent Woulfe Stephen R, Esq, J.P. Tierma clane ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS Not otherwise described as Day Schools CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOLS, Lifford & Chapel st – Christian Brothers, teachers COLLEGE (Erasmus Smith's), Ennis- Richard H. Flynn, principal KILLALOE DIOCESAN COLLEGE, Ennis: Patron and Visitor – The Right Rev. James Ryan, D.D., Roman Catholic Bishop President – Rev. John Egan Head Classical Master – Rev. D. Kelly Science Master – John Bosnahan Music Master – Professor Nono Drawing Master – J.H. Hurley Dancing Master – Thos. Fox Medical Attendant – Jos. Enright, M.D. NATIONAL SCHOOLS:- Clare – Patrick Baker, master Jail st (Convent)- Taught by the Sisters of Mercy Harmony row – Joseph T. Davie, master; E.J. Davie, mistress SISTERS OF MERCY CONVENT SCHOOL (ladies' boarding & day), Jail st – Conducted by the Sisters WARREN A.P. (ladies'day), Harmony row AGENTS (See also Fire, &c, Office Agents, also Land Agents) Cangley John (for W. & A,. Gilbey, spirits), Church st Considine & Sons (emigration), O'Connell Esq. Hassett Cornelius J (for D'Arcy's porter, & Irish Glass Bottle Co. Dublin), Lifford, Ennis Parsons John (emigration), Market st Scott John (for T. Murphy & Co. brewers), Jail st APOTHECARIES Greene, Michael, Church st Seymour Thomas T (chemist), O'Connell sq ARCHITECTS Carroll William, junr, Jail st O'Connor, Jail st Sexton Patrick, Lifford AUCTIONEERS Browne Patrick, Lifford Macbeth Edward, Church st Molony Edmond, Jail st BACON & PROVISION DEALERS. Browne Joseph, Mill st Connolly Thomas, Chapel lane Dillon Patrick, Market st Finn Bridget, Church st Fitzgerald Catherine, Market st Griffin James, Market st Lynch Mary, Church st Lynch Michael, Market st Ryan James, Market st BAKERS Bannatyne James & Sons, Church st, Jail st, Mills st & Ennis Mills Kennedy Eliza, Mill st Kennealy Bartholomew, Mill st M'Namara Michael, Market st Meehan John, Mill st Monahan Matthew, Mill st Monahan Timothy, Mill st Russell John Norris & Sons, Corn Market st & Jail st Ryan Michael & Sons, Jail st Steven W.D., Jail st BANKS BANK OF IRELAND (Branch), O'Connell sq – draws on the head office, Dublin – S.E. Prosser, agent MUNSTER BANK, LIMITED, Bindon st – draws on the Union Bank of London, & the Munster Bank, Limited, Dublin – John L. Wright, manager, Robert Smyth, accountant NATIONAL BANK (Branch), Bank pl – draws on the head office, London & the National Bank, Dublin, Albert Minikin, manager PROVINCIAL BANK OF IRELAND (Branch), Bindon st- draws on Barclay, Bevan & Co. London, & on the Provincial Bank of Dublin,- Henry J. Simms, manager; T.O.D. Kelly, accountant SAVINGS BANK, Church st – (open on Saturday from 12 to 2) – Rev. Thos. Harren, secretary. BLACKSMITHS Clarke Joseph, Lifford rd Long James, Corn Market st Malone Thomas (farrier), Post Office lane Molony Patrick, Market st BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS Cleary Thomas, Church st Considine John & Son, O'Connell's sq Hayes James & general fancy warehouseman, Church st Nono C.L., Jail st Parsons John, Market st BOOT & SHOE MAKERS Baker Patrick, Clare Clancy Stephen, Chapel lane Cullinan James, Mill st Davidson John M (dealer), O'Connell's sq O'Neill Daniel, Mill st O'Neill Michael, Mill st Reddan John, Church st Roughan John, Church st Smith James, Church st Tuoyh James, Mill st BRAZIERS AND TINMEN Collins Martin, Mill st Lawler William, Market st BUTCHERS Brennan Thomas, Jail st Considine Susan, Church st Cronin James, Jail st Flaherty John, Causeway M'Mahon Andrew, Church st M'Mahon Thomas, Church st M'Namara Hugh, Jail st Miller John, Mill st Molony John, Mill st Molony John, Market st Molony Thomas, Mill st BUTTER MERCHANTS Cullinan Mortimer, Mill st Kennealy Bartholomew, Mill st M'Inerney John, Mill st O'Halloran John & Sons, Mill st CAR OWNERS. Carmody Michael, Church st Curtin Simon, Market st Hynes John, Jail st Hynes Thomas, Lifford Murdoch John, Church st CARPENTERS Carroll William, (builder & contractor), Jail st Edwards John, Mill st M'Inerney John, Market st Sexton Patrick (& builder), Jail st Shank Daniel (builder), Causeway CATTLE DEALERS Considine Patrick, Mill st Spellachy John, Cork Alley lane CHINA, GLASS & EARTHENWARE DEALERS Ashley Catherine, O'Connell's sq Fitzgerald Thomas, Church st M'Parland Daniel H, Mill st Molony Ann, Mill st Moran Thomas, Mill st Sheehan Eliza, Church st CIVIL ENGINEERS Carroll Wm, junr, M.R.I.A.I., Ennis Hill John, Bindon st Milward George R, Lifford O'Connor Francis, Jail st Petty John, Jail st CLOTHERS DEALERS Malony Patrick, Mill st Walsh Mary, Mill st COACH BUILDERS Burgess Samuel, Causeway Foley James, Lifford rd Kean Francis, Jail st COAL MERCHANTS Hickie Michael G, Upper Jail st Kennedy Matthew, Corn Market st O'Brien Patrick, Clare Shaw John, Corn Market st COMMISSONERS FOR ADMINISTERING OATHS IN CHANCERY, &c. Greene Thomas (perpetual & chancery & common law), 2 Bindon st Harvey John H (in chancery & common law courts), Court House Miniken Albert, Bank pl CONFECTIONERS Fitzpatrick Catherine, Jail st M'Namara Jane, O'Connell's square Musgrave Ellen, Jail st Steven W.D., Jail st COOPERS Daly Patrick, Mill st Tobin Wm, Market st CORK MANUFACTURER Hassett Cornelius J. Lifford, Ennis CORN MERCHANTS Bannatyne James & Sons (& miller), Ennis Mills & Roches st, Limerick Kennedy Matthew, Corn Market st O'Halloran John & Sons, Mill st Russell John Norris & Sons, Corn Market st & Henry st, Limerick Shaw John, Corn Market st EARTHENWARE DEALERS See China, &c, Dealers FARMERS Bannatyne Alexander, Westbourne Cullinan John, Mill rd Cullinan Margaret, Magowna Flannery Margaret, Drumcliffe Healy James, Manus Healy John, Manus Kelly Jeremiah, Dysart Kelly Matthew, Crag Brien Leary John, Jail rd Lynch James, Bartick Lynch James, Lissane Lynch Patrick, Killoe Lyngard Thomas, Cooga Maunsell Thomas, Island M'Grath Millward John H, Bank pl Moran Michael, Tooreen O'Brien Daniel, Clare O'Donnell John, Inch O'Donohoe Michael, Carrownelly O'Gorman Thomas, Buncraggy O'Kelly John, Bushy park Quinlivan Edward, Barntick Reidy Daniel, Carrownelly Shaw John, Corn Market st FEATHER & SKIN DEALERS Coffey Thomas, Mill st Higgins Matthew, Market st FIRE &c. OFFICE AGENTS ALLIANCE – Henry J. Simms, Bindon st LIFE ASSOCIATION of SCOTLAND – John Petty, Jail st LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE – John Cangley, Church st LONDON ACCIDENT GUARANTEE Co. – John L. Wright, Bindon st LONDON ASSURANCE – Michael Greene, Church st NATIONAL ASSURANCE CO. of IRELAND – S.E. Prosser, O'Connell's sq NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE – Thos. Meehan, Church st and John L Wright, Bindon st NORTHERN – H.B. Harris, Ennis Mills NORWICH UNION – Michael Macnamara, Jail st PATRIOTIC – Timothy Bunting, Church st QUEEN – H.B. Harris, Church st RELIANCE MUTUAL – John Parsons, Jail st ROYAL – Thomas Greene, Bindon st & Francis B. Keane, Bank pl SCOTTISH EQUITABLE – Thomas t. Seymour, O'Connell sq SCOTTISH PROVIDENT INSTITUTION – Prosser, O'Connell's sq SCOTTISH UNION & NATIONAL – John H. Harvey, Court House, and S.E. John L. Wright, Bindon st STAFFORDSHIRE (fire)- J.H. Harvey, Court House STANDARD (life) – A. Miniken, Bindon st, Francis B. Keane, Bank pl. and Thos. Keane, Bank pl. SUN (fire)- John Petty, Jail st FLOUR & MEAL DEALERS Bannatyne James & Sons, Church st, Jail st, Mill st & Ennis Mills Considine Michael, Causeway M'Enerny Patrick, Market st Russell John Norris & Sons, Corn Market st & Jail st Ryan Michael & Sons, Jail st Scully Thomas, Jail st GROCERS & SPIRIT DEALERS (See also Shopkeepers, and also Public Houses) Browne Patrick, Jail st Burke Timothy, Mill st Byrne John, Jail st Cahill James, Market st Cahill James, Mill st Cahill Thomas, Market st Cahir John, Jail st Carmody Patrick, Mill st Coffey John, Mill st Coghlan Michael, Jail st Collins Michael, Church st Connolly Eliza, Market st Considine Patrick, Mill st Corbett Patrick, Mill st Costello James, Jail st Cotter John, O'Connell's sq Cullman Ralph, Mill st Daly John, Mill st Dillon Martin, Jail st Dolaghty John, Jail st Donnellan John, Jail st Duffy Mary A, Church st Duggan John, Mill st Edwards John, Mill st Finucane Edward, Church st Garvey Patrick, Jail st Glynn Michael, Mill st Hanrahan James, Mill st Keane Matthew, Mill st Kinnane James, Arthur's row Lally Francis, Jail st Lally Martin, Causeway Lalor Michael, Jail st M'Cann John, Market st M'Dermott Joseph, Jail st M'Donnell Thomas, Market st M'Ennery John, Mill st M'Grath James, Mill st Malone James, Market st Markham James, Mill st Meehan Patrick, Mill st Molony Andrew, Church st Monahan Matthew, Mill st Moroney James, Market st Mulcahy John, Mill st Mungovin Daniel, Mill st Murray Catherine, Mill st O'Dwyer M & Son, O'Connell's sq O'Halloran Patrick, Chapel lane O'Halloran Thomas, Church st O'Keeffe John, Mill st O'Loughlin Terence, Mill st O'Meehan Thomas, Church st O'Rourke Patrick, Market st Power Francis, Lifford rd Power Thomas, Lifford rd Quin Michael, Mill st Russell Bedelia, Mill st Scanlon Michael, Mill st Shannon Michael, Mill st Smith David, Church st Stack Edmund, Church st Tuohy Daniel, Jail st HABERDASHERS See Linen Drapers and Haberdashers HAIRDRESSERS Burke John, Jail st Madigan Thomas, Arthur's row HOTELS See also Public Houses Carmody's (& excise office & posting establishment), Michael Carmody, Church st Lifford, Thomas Hynes, Lifford rd Queen's, John Murdoch, Church st Royal (and posting establishment), John Hynes, Jail st IRON MERCHANTS M'Inerney Morgan and Sons, Market street Rynne Michael, Jail st IRONMONGERS AND HARDWAREMEN Leech and Son, Church st M'Inerney Morgan and Sons, Market st Powell John, Market st Rynne Michael, Jail st LAND AGENTS Crowe Thomas, Dromore Dexter Joseph, Harmony row Enright John, Harmony row Greene Thomas, 2 Bindon st Keane Francis B, Bank pl Keane Marcus, Beech park LEATEHR SELLERS Cullinan James, Mill st Lysaght Walter, Mill st LINEN & WOOLLEN DRAPERS & HABERDASHERS Cangley John (haberdasher, &c.), Church st Collins Michael, Church st Culligan Brothers, Church st Dillon P.J., Church st Kennedy John, Mill st M'Grath Ellen, O'Connell's sq M'Mahon Margaret, Church st M'Namara and Blackwell, Church st M'Namara Patrick, Jail st Molony and Carr, Mill st Molony John, O'Connell's sq O'Flannagan Martin, Mill st Sullivan Brothers, Church st Tuohy James, Mill st LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS Ahern Jeremiah, Jail st Brennan Eliza, Lifford Carmody Michael, Church st Hynes John, Jail st Hynes Thomas, Lifford Kennedy Matthew, Corn Market st MILLINERS AND DRESSMAKERS M'Mahon Margaret, Church st Roughan Honora, Causeway MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS Downes Thomas, Jail st Hassett Cornelius J. Lifford, Ennis NAIL MAKERS Hinchey Patrick, Mill st Loughan Lawrence, Mill st Metihan John, Market st Shannon Michael, Mill st NEWSPAPERS CLARE EXAMINER, Lifford rd (weekly) – Thomas Maguire, proprietor CLARE FREEMAN AND ENNIS GAZETTE, Church st (published on Saturday) – C.L. Nono, proprietor CLARE INDEPENDENT, Church st (weekly) – Thos. S. Cleary, proprietor CLARE JOURNAL and ENNIS ADVERTISER, Jail st (Monday and Thursday) – J.B. Knox and Sons, proprietors OIL AND COLOURMEN Leech James and Son, Church st M'Inerney Morgan and Sons, Market st Rynne Michael, Jail st PAINTERS AND GLAZIERS Shanahan Cornelius, Market st Shanahan T, Causeway PAWNBROKERS Molony Patrick, Mill st O'Flannagan Martin, Mill st PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Cullinan Patrick M., Harmony House Cullinan William, Millview Dillon P.W., Jail st Enright Joseph, Clon rd Greene Michael, Church st Hynes William H, Church st Stamer William, Infirmary PRINTERS – LETTERPRESS Knox J.B. & Sons, Jail st Nono C.L., Jail st Parsons John & Sons, Jail st PUBLIC HOUSES Ahern Daniel, Clare Ahern Jeremiah, Jail st Blanchfield Catherine, Mill st Brennan Eliza, Lifford rd Brooks Thomas, Market st Cassidy Felix, Mill st Cassidy Francis, Mill st Costello Michael, Clare Cullinan Denis, Market st Cullinan Ellen, Clare Cullinan Moritmer, Mill st Dillon John, Market st Duffy Patrick, Market st Falvy John, Mill st Fitzgerald Patrick, Clare Flaherty Patrick, Market st Harding William, Clare Herren Thomas, Lifford rd Hogan Daniel, Market st Ireton Edmond, Church st Keane William, Market st Keirnan Edward, Lifford Liddy John, Clare Lyons Terence, Clare M'Mahon Michael, Mill st MacMahon Patrick, Mill st M'Namara Bridget, Clare Meehan Daniel, Mill st Molony Mary, Jail st Monahan Timothy, Mill st Neylon Denis, Jail st O'Grady Catherine, Market st O'Loghlen John, Market st Power Patrick, Clare Quinlivan Maurice, Turnpike Shank Daniel, Causeway Steven W.D., Jail st SADDLERS & HARNESS MAKERS Keane Denis, Mill st Macdonald Daniel, Church st Moran Patrick, Mill st Moran Thomas, Mill st SALT MERCHANTS Daly John, Mill st Meehan John (and manufacturer), Mill st Shaw John, Corn Market st SEEDSMEN Leech James & Sons, Church st Rynne Michael, Jail st SHOPKEEPERS AND DEALERS IN SUNDRIES (See also Grocers and Spirit Dealers) Curtin Michael, Church st D'Arcy Mary, Chapel lane Fahy Thomas, Corn Market st Fitzpatrick Catherine, Jail st Groves William, Jail st Healy Fanny, Jail st Hogan John, Corn Market st Hynes Thomas, Mill st Kennealy Bartholomew, Mill st Leahy Patrick, Mill st MacMahon Michael, Mill st Murphy Patrick, Jail st O'Brien Patrick, Mill st O'Connor Mary, Mill st O'Leary Ellen, Chapel lane Ryan P.J., Mill st Scully Thomas, Jail st SOLICITORS Bunting Timothy, Church st Cullinan John, Church st Frost John, Bindon st M'Namara Michael, Jail st Malony James, Bindon st SPIRIT DEALERS See Grocers and Spirit Dealers, also Public Houses SURGEONS See Physicians and Surgeons SURVEYORS Hill John (county), Bindon st Lopdell John, Church st Milward George R, Lifford rd TAILORS Market thus * are also Woollen Drapers * Barrett John, Church st Bowles John, Post Office lane Considine Daniel, Mill st * Darcy Thomas, Jail st Lally Patrick, Chapel lane Leary Michael, Mill st Loftus James, Mill st Tuohy James (clothier), Mill st TALLOW CHANDLERS & SOAP BOILERS Downes Thomas, Jail st Molony Edmond, Market st TIMBER MERCHANTS Carroll William (slate and steam saw mills), Jail st M'Inerney Morgan and Sons, Market st O'Brien Patrick (round), Clare TOBACCONISTS Byrne John, Jail st Considine John, O'Connell's square Reidy Michael, Jail st Roughan Catherine, Mill st VETERINARY SURGEONS Carmody John, Church st Kennedy Francis, Jail st WATCHMAKERS Brown and Meyer, Church st Guerin Patrick, Jail st WHEELWRIGHTS Bourke Thomas, Lifford Kennedy James, Mill st M'Inerney John, Market st WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS Byrne John, Jail st Costello James, Jail st O'Dwyer M. and Son, O'Connell's sq O'Meehan Thomas, Church st WOOL MERCHANTS Coffey Thomas, Mill st Glynn Michael, Mill st Higgins Matthew, Market st Rickards William, Mill st WOOLLEN DRAPERS See Linen and Woollen Drapers, also Tailors MISCELLANEOUS Ashley Catherine, toy and fancy warehouse, O'Connell's sq Blackmore John, plumber, Jail st Considine Patrick, river pilot, Clare Costello Michael, river pilot, Clare Elgar W.H., teacher of music, Jail st Hayes James, photographer, Jail st Kennedy John, gun maker, Jail st Kerin Marcella, lodgings, Bindon st Lennane James, supervisor of inland revenue, Lifford Cottage Molony Patrick, loan office, Mill st Nono C., professor of music, Jail st Rynne Michael, whitesmith, Market st Tuohy Daniel, town clerk, Jail st PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OFFICES, &c. PLACES OF WORSHIP And Their Ministers PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCHES:- Bindon st – Rev. Canon Philip Dwyer, rector Clare (St. Mary's) – Rev. Robert Harris, vicar Crusheen – Rev. Robert Humphreys ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES:- Jail st – Rev Daniel Fogarty, P.P. Clare – Rev. Mortimer Hartney, P.P. Crusheen – Rev. Peter Meade, P.P. FRANCISCAN CONVENT & CHURCH, Willow bank – The Very Rev. James A. White, guardian METHODIST (Wesleyan) CHAPEL, Causeway, - Rev. Thomas Greer PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Harmony row – Rev. Thomas Warren SISTERS of MERCY CONVENT, Arthur's row – Mrs. Mary J. Parry, superioress MONASTERY (Christian Brothers), Lifford – Rev. J.M. Dillon, superior COUNTY COURT HOUSE Lifford, Chairman of Quarter Sessions – Charles Kelly, Esq., Q.C. Resident Magistrate – Captain Hugh M'Ternan Treasurer – Provincial Bank Secretary to the Grand Jury – Francis Morrice, Esq. County Surveyor – John Hill, Esq. Assistant County Surveyor – Thos. J. Mahon, Esq. Clerk of the Peace – Robert V. O'Brien, Esq. Deputy Clerk of the Peace – J.H. Harvey, Esq. Clerk of the Corwn – John H. Harvey, Esq. Sub-Sheriff – Charles Mahon, Esq. Crown Solicitor – Alex Morphey, Esq. Crown Solicitor at Quarter Sessions – J.F. Cullinan, Esq. Coroner – J.P. Cullinan, Esq. Sheriff's Returning Officer – J.P. Cullinan, jun. Esq. COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM Resident Medical Superintendent – Wm. Daxon, M.D. Visiting and Consulting Physician – T.L. Cullinan, M.D. Apothecary – J.T. Seymour Protestant Chaplain – Rev. Canon Philip Dwyer Roman Catholic Chaplain – Rev. Bartholomew Scanlon Matron – Anna Delahunty Lodge Keeper – James O'Brien COUNTY INFIRMARY, Mill Road Medical Officer – Wm Cullinan, M.D. House Surgeon – Wm. Stamer, M.D. Clerk – Edward Macbeth Protestant Chaplain – Rev. P. Dwyer Roman Catholic Chaplain – Rev. Daniel Fogarty Matron – Margaret O'Kearney UNION WORKHOUSE Lifford Master – David B. Reidy Matron – Mary Hassett Physician – Patrick M. Cullinan Apothecary – Michael Green Schoolmaster – James Henchy Schoolmistress – Ellen M Henchy Protestant Chaplain – Rev. Canon P. Dwyer Roman Catholic Chaplain – Rev. Daniel Fogarty Clerk to the Guardians and Returning Officer – John Cotter Porter – Terence Macmahon Nurse – Mary Ann Griffin Agriculturist – Patrick Nash Relieving Officers – Patrick Carmody, James Cullinan, Francis Morris & George Smith Rate Collectors – Edward Macbeth & Michael O'Loughlin REGISTRARS Of Births, Deaths and Marriages Superintendent for the Union – John Cotter, Ennis For Ennis District – Michael Greene For Crusheen District – W. Cullinan, M.D. Crusheen For Killannly District – P.W. Dillon, Ennis For Newmarket District – Edmond Frost, M.D. Newmarket BARRACK (COUNTY OF CLARE MILITIA), Turnpike – Captain Woodward, adjutant; G. Davies, quartermaster; __ D'Arcy, sergeant-major Barrack (Infantry), Clare Castle – Jas. Keogh, barrack sergeant Bridewell, Jail rd – John Sharpley, keeper Clare Protestant Orphan Society – Rev. P. Dwyer, secretary Clerk of the Crown Office, Court House Clerk of the Peace Office, Court House Club House, New Bridge – George Mack, house steward Constabulary Barracks, The Abbey – Henry Smith, Esq, county inspector; J.S. Gibbons, Esq., sub-inspector Constabulary Barracks, Clare – Patrick M'Sherry, constable Corn Market, Corn Market st – John Macbeth, weigh master Coroner's Office, Ennis – John Cullinan, coroner County Surveyor's Office, Court House Ennis Gas Consumer's Co, Limited, Church st – Thomas Mahon, C.E. secretary; Thomas Blake, manager Masonic Hall (Dunboyne Lodge, 60), The Abbey Oddfellows' Hall, Church st – John Parsons, secretary Potato Market, Mill st Secretary to the Grand Jury's Office, Court House Shannon Harbour Commissioners' Office, Clare, Patrick Hickey, collector & harbour maner Stamp Office, Mill st – John Edwards, sub-distributor Sub-Sheriff's Office, Court House Town Commissioners – Thomas Greene, Esq., J.P. chairman; John Cahir, Patrick Considine, James Costello, Patrick Garvey, John H. Harvey, John Hill, James Kinnane, Bartholomew Kennealy, Michael Lalor, John Meehan, Edmond Malony, John G. O'Dwyer, Thomas O'Meehan, John Parsons, Richard Pearson, Francis Power, John Shaw Town Hall, Jail st – Daniel Tuohy, town clerk Waterworks Office, Town Hall, Jail st COACHES & CARS. To ENNISTYMON, a Mail Car, from the Post Office, at a quarter before six morning To KILDYSART, a Mail Car from the Post Office, Jail st, a quarter before six morning To KILRUSH, a Mail Car from the Post Office, Jail st, at a quarter before six morning. To LIMERICK, a Mail Car, from the Post Office, at seven evening. To LISDONVARNA, a Mail Car, from the Post Office, at a quarter before six morning. To MILLTOWN, a Mail Car, from the Post Office, at a quarter to six morning. To ORANMORE, a Mail Car, from the Post Office, at half-past six evening. CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY On the Limerick and Ennis Line Station, ENNIS – Robert King, station master Station, CLARE – Joseph Reid, station master On The Athenry and Ennis Junction Station, ENNIS – Robert King, traffic manager. Source: Slater'S Commercial Directory of Ireland -1881