Businesses: Desertmartin, 1910 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Derry Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: William Murphy danceswithaliens@usa.com October 24, 2013, 11:17 am BUSINESSES: DESERTMARTIN, 1910 45 miles from Belfast. Has a Railway Station on Draperstown Railway, and a Population of 101 POST OFFICE Mrs. Fleming, postmistress; John Fleming, assistant; John J. McIvor, Thomas J. Bell, rural letter carriers. Letters arrive and are despatched twice daily; also Telegraph Office. Nearest Money Order Office, Magherafelt, two miles John Bell, Stationmaster PLACES OF WORSHIP IN IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD Desertmartin Parish Church - Rev. G. Moriarty, rector Lecumpher Presbyterian Church - Rev. R. McCammon, minister Desertmartin Roman Catholic Church - Rev. Bernard O'Loughlin, P.P.; Rev. Chas. Kerlin, C.C. SCHOOLS Desertmartin N.S. - Charles Glenn, teacher; Mrs. Glenn, assistant Knockagin N.S. - Denis Heany, teacher; Miss Shiels, assistant SOCIETIES Desertmartin L.O.L. No. 376 - James Henderson, W.M. Cranny L.O.L. No. 1015 - James Leacock, W.M. Desertmartin Co-operative Creamery Society - S. Robinson, treasurer; Wm. Oliphant, manager Desertmartin Co-operative Poultry Society, Ltd. - S. Robinson, president; David Wallace, manager Desertmartin Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society - J. Rodgers, president; J. McIvor, secretary; W. J. Hanna, treasurer; W. Palmer, librarian INHABITANTS Barefoot, Mrs. Barkley, David, farmer Barkley, Robert, farmer Bell, John, Stationmaster Bradley, Hugh, farmer Bradley, John, farmer Bradley, John, poultry and greengrocer Bradley, Joseph, farmer Cadoo, James Cahoon, Robert, labourer Chambers, Sarah, farmer Collins, Thomas, farmer Conlin, Patrick, labourer Daley, Francis, farmer Daley, Miss, grocer Easdale, Olivia Esdale, Mrs. Falls, John, caretaker Fleming, John, grocer and newsagent Fleming, Robert, farmer and posting establishment Glenn, Mrs. Gormley, P., publican Gribbon, Michael Henderson, James, farmer Henderson, William G., farmer Henry, Thomas, scutcher Hessin, Stewart, farmer Higgins, Mary Higgins, Miss, grocer Howard, William, farmer Hutchinson, John, East View house Johnston, James Johnston, Sarah Kane, Mrs., farmer Kane, William, kilnman Kennedy, Miss, seamstress Kerr, John, smith and cycle repairer Lamb, Mrs. Leacock, John, sexton Parish Church Leeper, J. R., J.P., Hollymount Logan, Mrs., seamstress Martin, John, pedlar and rate noticer Maynes, Edward, bootmaker Mitchell, Robert, publican Moran, Thomas, farmer Murray, Robert, nail merchant McAtamney, Mary, spirit grocer McCann, John McCready, Thomas, grocer McCrystal, Bella McGeeghan, Henry, farmer McGeeghan, James, scutcher McGeeghan, John, mason McGeeghan, William, farmer McGuckin, Archibald McGuckin, Wesley, farmer McGuigan, James, scutcher McKay, William, labourer McKenna, Bernard, millman McKenna, P., egg dealer McKeown, Charles, merchant McKeown, Joseph, farmer McKeown, William, labourer Otterson, Francis, tailor and cloth agent Palmer, Henry, farmer Palmer, J., farmer Palmer, J., carpenter Palmer, James, farmer Palmer, Job, joiner Redmond, Mitchell, manager for Hollymount Richinson, Mrs,, greengrocer Scullion, Samuel, gardener Schules, James, farmer Stuart, James, scutcher Stuart, Thomas, scutcher Wallace, David, grocer and posting establishment; manager Desertmartin Poultry Society Wallace, William, farmer Watterson, Annie Wilson, Matthew Wolfe, Mrs. Wolfe & Co., grocers NOTE: Names with "Mc" were shown in the files as M' Source: The Belfast And Ulster Towns Directory For 1910