Businesses: Kilrea 1910 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Derry Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: William Murphy danceswithaliens@usa.com October 24, 2013, 11:48 am BUSINESSES: KILREA 1910 40 miles from Belfast by road; about 50 by rail. Market day - Wednesday. Fair day - Second Wednesday of each month. Population - 787 POST OFFICE Mrs. Long, Postmistress A mail car leaves Kilrea for Cullybackey at 7-40 a.m., returning from Cullybackey at 4-45 p.m., reaching Kilrea at 7-5 p.m. A mail car arrives every morning from Cullybackey at 9-25 a.m., and leaves at 2-55 p.m. Other mails reach by train at 9 a.m., 12-7 and 6 p.m. (English), and 6-15 p.m. (Demand Coleraine). Despatches by train at 8-30 a.m., 11-40 a.m. (English and foreign only), 3-10 and 5-35 p.m. PLACES OF WORSHIP Church of Ireland - Rev. A. E. Sixsmith, B.D., rector. Hervey Hill - Rev. Mr. McQuade, B.A., rector. Killylagh (Swateragh) - Rev. G. Sweetman, rector First Presbyterian Church - Rev. Jas. Stewart, B.A. Second Presbyterian Church - Rev. W. J. Farley, B.A. Boveedy Presbyterian Church - Rev. W. J. Hill, B.A. Roman Catholic Chapel - Revs. James McGuigan and P. McGowan, C.C. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages - R. A. Long Dispensary - James Lennox, M.D., M.Ch., L.R.U.I., J.P. Estate Surveyor - W. J. Given, C.E. National Schools - Male, Archibald Kane, teacher; Thomas H. Turbitt, assistant. Female, Mrs. Tomb, teacher; Miss Stirling, assistant. Boveedy - T. Simpson. Movanagher - R. J. McFadden, teacher. Reastown - J. Kilpatrick. Drumgarner - James Henry Northern Banking Co., Limited - Joseph Anderson, manager; J. Houston, cashier Petty Sessions Office, Courthouse - J. Hay, Coleraine, clerk Magistrates - Captain A. M. Armstrong, Culmore house; chairman; Charles Rogers, Lisnagrot; Dr. Lennox and Fred. Wilson, J.P.; Dr. S. J. Bolton J.P.; Capt. Welsh, R.M.; S. Hezlett, J.P.; F. McKeefry, H. Gribbon, J., Bamford, W. W. Woods, J. Knipe Commissioners for taking Affidavits - James Hay, Joseph Bamford, and Alexander Archibald Loan Fund - Treasurer, Rev. F. McGuigan; trustee, Rev. James Stewart; clerk, Mr. George Kidd; assistant clerk, Mr. W. H. H. McCleery Hotel Keepers - Mercers' Hotel, James McLaughlin; Commercial, Mrs. Irwin Clerk of Markets - Jas. Gracey Constabulary - Sergeant Nevin and four constables Rate Collector - R. A. Sinclair Doctors - James Lennox, M.D., and S. J. Bolton, L.R.C.S. (Ed.) Veterinary Surgeon - John Paul Solicitors - J. H. Tomb and Robert Liddle INHABITANTS Adams, T., grocer Archibald, A., draper and funeral undertaker Archibald, Mrs., draper Armstrong, Captain A. M., D.L., Culmore house Armstrong, John, grocer Atkinson, Mrs. T., groceries and hardware Atkinson, Mrs. William, refreshment rooms, "The Diamond" Bamford, J., & Co., dressmakers, drapers, milliners, undertakers, and auctioneers, Royal arcade Bloomfield, J., saddler Bolton, W. J. Bradley, Benjamin, watchmaker, &c. Bradley, Mrs. E., grocer Calvin, Solomon, coachbuilder Campbell, James, butcher Campbell, James, carpenter Campbell, John, grocer Campbell, John, carpenter Clark, Miss, The Villas Connell Bros., butchers Craig, W., grain merchant and miller Cromie, W. S., draper, milliner, funeral undertaker, and insurance agent Darragh, The Misses, grocers Devlin, J. & P., carpenters Diamond, E., publican Diamond, J., mason Doherty. J., tinsmith Fitzpatrick, Thomas Gardiner, R., draper Gracey, James, fishing licence distributor & clerk of markets, Bridge street Graham, Mrs., publican Graham, Mrs. George, grocer and newsagent Graham, Mrs. Smyth Gwynn, A., shoemaker Hamilton, Hugh, grocer and hardware merchant Henderson, H., grocer, baker, and hardware merchant Henry, John, cooper Henry, P., shoemaker Holmes, Robert Holmes, W., posting establishment Hunter, James, M.P.S.I., medical hall Hutchinson, T., R.D.C. Irwin, Mrs. J. H., publican and hotel keeper Johnson, Mrs., jun., millinery warehouse Johnston, T., blacksmith and timber merchant Kane, Miss F. J., "Diamond," dressmaker Kane, Hugh, publican Kane, Patrick, flesher Kelso, Stephen, saddler Kennedy, J., publican and flax merchant Kennedy, T., R.D.C. Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Mrs. T., dressmaker Kerr, Miss, dressmaker Kerr, Sloan, shoemaker Kerr, T., refreshment rooms and posting establishment Kerr, Samuel, hairdresser Kidd, George Kidd, Miss, teacher Lislea N.S. Kilpatrick, S., saddler Knipe, J. Knipe, Miss Knox, A., blacksmith Lennox, Henry, grocer Lennox, R., R.D.C. Liddle, R., solicitor Long, R. A., stationer and emigration agent Long, Mrs. E. C, organist and music teacher Michael, James, grocer Millen, Miss, grocer Mitchell, James, tailor Montgomery, W., carpenter Mooney, Miss, dressmaker and milliner Moore, William, cycle manufacturer Moran, P. Mulholland, Mrs., grocer Mullan, John, publican McAlister, A., tailor McAllen, J., shoemaker McAtamney, Mrs., temperance hotel McCahon, J., grocer McCahon, John, draper and merchant tailor McCahon, Miss, milliner McCahon, W., grocer McCartney, John, publican McCleery, W. H. H., R.D.C. McCurdy, Mrs., grocer McFadden, J., shoemaker McFadden, R., town postman and hydraulic engineer McFadden, W., postman McGonigle, Isaac & James, grain merchants McGrath, John, boot and shoe merchant McIlwrath, William, The Schools, Lislea McKeefry, Francis, grocer McKeefry, Mrs. Margaret, publican McKeown, P., car proprietor and refreshment rooms McKeown, R. T., merchant tailor McKinley, William, grocer McLoughlin, Mrs., grocer McReynolds, F., tailor McRory, T., publican McShane, A., flesher McShane, John, flesher O'Fee, S., cooper and grocer O'Kane, William, carpenter Patterson, Joseph, shoemaker Peden, Miss, dressmaker Peden, R., flax and saw mills Rainey, James, grocer Rea, George, watchmaker Rogers, Mrs., cafe Scullen, John, publican Scullion, William, blacksmith Shiells, William, publican Sloan, William, pig butcher Smith, W. J., county councillor, Moyagney Smyth, John, grocer and seed merchant Stewart, M., dealer in clothes Titherington, W., civil bill officer and cycle agent Thompson, Samuel, stationmaster Tiley, Samuel, watchmaker Torrens, Samuel, Lower Tamlaght Wilson, F., Lake view Wilson, John Wilson, S., grocer Woodend, David, blacksmith Woods, W. W., drapery, millinery, and dressmaking establishment BALLYMACONNELLY One and a half miles from Kilrea. POST OFFICE and Inn - James McLaughlin Doherty, J. J., N.S. teacher McHenry, S., View park McLaughlin, James, jun., auctioneer Neeley, Daniel, Keersland house Smyrell, James NOTE: Names with "Mc" were shown in the files as M' Source: The Belfast And Ulster Towns Directory For 1910