Businesses: Moneymore 1910 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Derry Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: William Murphy danceswithaliens@usa.com October 24, 2013, 11:39 am BUSINESSES: MONEYMORE 1910 Forty-nine miles from Belfast by rail. Small Market Town, has Railway Station and Post Office, with Money Order and Telegraph Departments. Market Day, Friday. Fairs, 21st of each month. Population, 515 POST OFFICE Mrs. E. Harris, Postmistress; Miss S. M. Eider, assistant. There are four deliveries of letters, &c, in the town daily. Mails are despatched at 9-5 and 10-15 a.m., and 1-5, 3, 4-5, and 7-20 p.m. Magistrates - Major W. A. Lenox-Conyngham, Springhill; James Lepper, Welbrook; Thomas Meeke, Springvale; G. Ramsay, Clagan; W. Ekin, Rock Spring; T. Crilly, Lissan; Captain Welch, R.M., Ashvale; Patrick Devlin, J.P., Moneymore; Henry Byrne, J.P., Moneymore Petty Sessions Clerk - Thomas Pattleton Drapers' Charity Office - James L. Cooney, clerk Royal Irish Constabulary - Acting-Sergeant Clarke and four constables PLACES OF WORSHIP Church of Ireland - Rev. J. R. McKim, M.A., rector; Ballyeglish, Rev. W. Hogarth, rector; Ballinderry, Rev. J. Nash, rector; Lissan, Rev. C. A. B. Millington rector; Tamlaght, Rector, Rev. Cooper First Presbyterian Church - Rev. W. Reid; Second Presbyterian Church, Rev. J. W. Sharpe; Ballygoney, Rev. J. Forsythe; Lecumpher, Rev. R. McCammon; Saltersland, Rev. McCandless Methodist Church - Minister, various Roman Catholic Church - Rev. O. McEleavy P.P.; Rev. Rafferty, C.C.; Coagh and Drummullen, Rev. P. McMullan, P.P.; Ballinderry, Rev. McWilliams, P.P. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Belfast Bank, Ltd. (Cookstown branch) - J. G. Donaldson, manager - open on Fridays and fair days SOCIETIES Moneymore Co-operative Agricultural and Dairy Society, Ltd. - President Mr. H. Byrne; manageress, Miss L. Burnett, with auxiliaries at Castledawson, Desertmartin, and Lissan Coagh Loan and Monetary Co., Ltd. - Isaac McCord, manager St. Patrick's N.S. - Hugh Toal, teacher National Male School - Wm. Porter, master National Female School - Miss Orr, teacher; Miss Banks and Miss Trotter, assistants Medical Profession - William McIver, M.D., coroner, attendant at Drapers' and Union Dispensary, and registrar of births, marriages, and deaths; Dr. Burgess, dispensary, Coagh, registrar of births, deaths, &c. INHABITANTS Agnew, James, painter Allen, Mrs., Moneymore Badger, Samuel, grocer and egg merchant, Gortagilly Banks, Miss M., dressmaker Bell, George, shipping agent, grocer, and hardware merchant and general draper Nesbitt, Mrs., Temperance Hotel Bell, Robert, farmer, Moneyhaw Bell, Thomas, farmer, Boherbuoy cottage Ben, Whan, farmer, Ballylifford Berryman, James, stoker Blaney, Thos., grocer and general merchant Boyce, Allen, scutcher and water bailiff Boyle, J., teacher, Carndaisy N.S. Bradley, Samuel, R.D.C., farmer, Larrycormick Brooks, James, merchant tailor Brown, Andw., R.D.C., farmer, Ballyeglish Brown, Joseph, farmer, Ballyeglish Brown, Joseph, M.R.N.C.C. Brown, William J., postman and cycle mechanic Brown, William J., R.D.C., farmer, Moneyhaw Brown, J., & Sons, Ballygurk Mills Burns, D., grocer, Cranny Burns, M., spirit merchant Byrne, Henry, farmer, Moneymore and Ballindrum Carleton, John, farmer Carleton, Matthew, general dealer Carson, Joseph, farmer, Ballydawley Carty, Constable, R.I.C. Casement, John, teacher, Carradarra N.S. Clarke, J., postman Conyngham, Major Lenox, Springhill Conyngham, Miss, Springhill Corey, J., grocer, Maghadone Costello, Miss, grocer and spirit dealer Cousley, J. W., lime works, Gortagilly Cousley, Robert, farmer and auctioneer, Moymulmurray Cowan, Jas. H., farmer, Annahavill (county councillor) Craig, C, teacher, Ballindrum N.S. Crooks, Mrs., boarding-house, Lawford st. Crooks, T. J., grocer, Letteran Devlin, J., commercial hotel Devlin, James, draper Devlin, Mrs., spirit merchant Devlin, Mrs., spiritgrocer, Ballygurk, Loop Devlin, Mrs. H., grocer, provision, and coal merchant Devlin, Peter, Drapers' Arms Hotel Devlin, Patrick, lime merchant Diamond, James, tailor Donnelly, Mrs., Bracka house Duff, John, farmer, Churchhill Duff, Mrs., Circular road Dunn, James, grocer, Smith street Ekin, William, J.P., Rockspring Ekin, W. & J., farmers, Ballymoyle Farley, James, farmer, Moneymore Farley, James, farmer, Tamnadoey Faulkner, Thomas, watchmaker Ferguson, William Fields, Alex., civil bill officer Fields, Robert, boarding-house Fleming, Charles, Ballinderry N.S. Forsythe, J., farmer, Coltrim Garvin, G. R., farmer, Tamnodoey Gerrity, Miss, dressmaker Gilliland, James, blacksmith Gilliland, J. H., postman Gilmore, Robert, farmer, Carmain Graham, Robert, postman Graham, Henry, horseshoer Greer, Henry, billposter Greer, Miss, Ballygoney N.S. Greer & Sons, painters and decorators Grey, W. J., Bigbridge, Ballenahone Guidera, P., spirit merchant Gunning, John E., Esq., J.P., Manor house Hanna, Misses, Circular road Hanna, Thomas, tailor Harbison, Henry, spirit merchant Harris, Jane, dressmaker Harris, John, gardener, Manor house Harris, David, farmer, Moymulmurray Harris, E., postmistress Harris, Robert, M.R.C.V.S. Harris & Co., newsagents Harris & Co., grocers, confectioners, stationers, cycle, and newsagents Henderson, W., farmer, Ballydawley Hill, Miss, Churchill National School Hoey, J., lodging-house and farmer Hogg, Alexander, farmer, Maghadone Hogg, James, farmer, Beechhill Hogg, James, coal, general merchant, and posting establishment, Lawford street Huey, George, postman Hutchinson, Mrs., dressmaker and draper Hutchinson, William, miller and carpenter Johnston, E., grocer, Ballindrum Johnston, J., postman Johnston, James, labourer Jordan, John, labourer Kerrigan, P., Ballynenagh N.S. Kingston, Miss Daisy, sewing mistress Lagan, John, farmer Lammy, James, general dealer Latimour, John, lodging-house Lawrence, John, farmer, Moneyhaw Lawrence, Robert, farmer, Quilly Lapping, C. T., pensioner Lee, William, farmer Lindsay, R. J., farmer, Gortagilly Loughry, J., cabinetmaker Lowry, M. A., Cranny N.S. Lynn, M., farmer, Ballylifford Magee, Miss, Circular road Marshall, Joseph, coachman Megaw, Miss Neta, head dairymaid Millar, Samuel, Circular road Millar, S. J., solicitor Miller, Miss, Ballyloughan house Miller, Robert, farmer, Drumeen Minnis, Mrs., Trainview house Mitchell, David, carpenter Mitchell, J., farmer, Quilly Molloy, Samuel, scutcher Monaghan, Charles, teacher Loop N.S. Moore, John, postman Morris, John, refreshment rooms Mulholland, A., gardener, sexton, and refreshment rooms Mulholland, B., grocer Mulholland, James, butcher Murphy, John, farmer, Carndaisy McCauley, Constable, R.I.C. McCaw, John, carpenter McElvenna, John, railway porter McGarvey, George, farmer McGarvey, J., railway porter McGuiggan, James, quarryman McGuiggan, John, labourer McGuiggan, Joseph, cattle dealer McIntyre, R., blacksmith McIver, William, M.D. and coroner McIver, Wm., carpenter and millwright McKinney, John, labourer McLaughlin, Miss, ex-teacher McNally, Samuel, postman McOscar, Mrs., Ballinderry N.S. McQuillan, Edward, labourer McQuillan, John, labourer McTague, Mrs., Lawford street Nerrie, Robert, corn mills, Little Bridge Parker, Thomas, farmer, Carradarragh Pattleton, Thomas, C.P.S. Rankin, John, grocer and fowldealer Rea, Alex., stationmaster, Midland Railway Reid, Mrs., draper and outfitter Reid, Samuel, grocer and farmer Rutherford, John, department of agriculture instructor Sandford, Mrs., Circular road Sargent, E., posting establishment Scott, Mrs., Bridge street Scullan, F., spirit merchant and grocer, Loop Scullan, Mrs. E., grocer and post office, Loop Shaw, J., R.I.C. Sloan, William G., grocer, Annahavil Smith, Miss, music teacher Smith, Frank E., press correspondent Smyth, Isaac, The Cottage Stewart, C, posting establishment Stewart, Jackson, shoemaker Stewart, Joseph, merchant tailor Taylor, John, Smyth street Taylor, Martha, laundress Thompson, H., farmer, Ballindrum Thompson, Mrs., Conyngham street Toal, Hugh, teacher St. Patrick's N.S. Turkington, Mrs., Stonard street Walls, John, labourer White, John, Desertlyn cottage White, John, farmer, Drumrot White, R., Gortagilly N.S. Wilson, Miss, Lawford street Woods, Robert, fowldealer CONVEYANCES Trains from Belfast, Cookstown, Dublin, Londonderry, &c. (see railway guide). Stationmaster, Mr. Rea. In connection with mail trains, a car conveys the mails and passengers to Coagh twice daily, at 8-30 a.m. and 5-40 p.m. Goods conveyed by carts to Coagh. John R. Elliott, contractor COAGH A small village close to Moneymore. A Co-operative Creamery is now working in the village. The following is a list of the principal inhabitants: - Bell, Hugh, grocer Bell, Mrs. J., hotel Bell, R. W., farmer, Windmill Bell, T. W., farmer Burgess, R., M.D., J.P. Connolly, Felix, farmer Cooke, Sergeant, R.I.C. Darragh, Mrs., spirit merchant, Ballinderry bridge Devlin, E., spirit merchant, Kinrush Dickson, James, farmer Doherty, John, postman Drummond, P., merchant and insurance agent Duff Bros., spinners and corn mill Duff, W., fishery inspector Duff, Wm., spirit merchant, Drumaney and Newport Trench Elliott, J. R., J.P., grocer and postmaster Ewing, Charles, grocer, Bellagherty Farrell, Robert, rate collector, Arboe Farrell, James, farmer, Tamnavalley Ferguson, Thomas, farmer, Silverhill Flack, Hugh, spirit merchant Fleming, T. J., Tamlaght N.S. Gillien, Miss, teacher Arboe N.S. Graham, Rev. D. Gray, W., farmer, Ballynargin Greer, Mr., Coagh N.S. Hagan, Robert, posting establishment Hagan, Samuel, mail-car contractor Hagan, Thomas, posting establishment Howe, W., ex-constable Lavery, F., spirit merchant Marks, W. T., hardware merchant McGovern, Miss, dairymaid McIntyre, John, spirit merchant, Ballinderry bridge McKee, Mrs. A., publican, Ballylifford McKee, Lancelot, implement agent and farmer McLaughlin, Mr., manager Coagh Dairy McMullen, Rev. P., P.P. McNight, T., jeweller McVey, Patrick, hardware and spiritgrocer Neeson, F., schoolmaster Orr, Robert, farmer, Brookend O'Neill, Ambrose, grocer, Arboe Quinn, T., grocer and hardware and spirit merchant Spiers, J., draper Stewart, H. R., draper and shipping agent Young, W. T., draper NOTE: Names with "Mc" were shown in the files as M' Source: The Belfast And Ulster Towns Directory For 1910