A Little Bit of Ireland
PIGOT'S DIRECTORY OF IRELAND - 1824
RATHKEALE
| In the county of Limerick, is a market, post and fair town, agreeably situated on the river Deel, 108 miles south west of Dublin, 14 south west of Limerick, and 42 north north west of Cork. It was formerly a corporation town, and of much more consequence than it is at present, as it obstinately and successfully resisted various assaults of the English army during the rebellion, which desolated this island in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. At a very early age a priory for Augustinian canons, under the invocation of the Virgin Mary, was | founded her by a person of the name of Harvey. The public buildings are the church of the establishment, a small but neat edifice at the entrance of the town, on the Newcastle road; and the Catholic chapel, an unadorned but commodious building, erected about eleven years ago. The greater part of Rathkeale is the property of J. Pigott, esq. of the county of Worcester. The market, which is held on Saturday, is well supplied. The fairs are on the 7th of February, the 4th of April, the 1st and 19th of June, the 25th of August, the 18th of September and the 18th of November. |
POST OFFICE- Main-street-Post Master, Mr. John Hammond. The Dublin and all by-mails are despatched at six in the morning, and arrive at three in the afternoon. The mail for Tralee, Dingle, &c. leaves at a quarter past three in the afternoon and arrives at three in the afternoon.
GENTRY AND CLERGY
| Bateman John, esq. Altavilla | Griffith Rev. Dr. James, Curate | Massey Wm., esq. Glenville |
| Blennerhasset Gerald, esq. Biddlestown |
Hardy Henry Wm. esq., Barrack Master. |
Maunsell George M., esq. Bally-William |
| Browne John P, esq., Mount Browne | Heard Thos, esq. Smithfield | Odell John, esq., Odellville |
| Condon Mrs. Catherine | Hewson Rev. Henry | Odell Wm. Butler, esq. Main-st |
| Condon James, esq. Scart | Hewson Robert, esq. | Peppard Robert, esq., Cappagh |
| Condon Richard, esq., Killskanna | Hogan Rev. Thomas. P.P. | Royse Robert, esq., Ballyavirick |
| D'Arcy Evans, esq., Knockaderra | Lloyd Thos. esq., Beechmount | Royse Thos. Henry, esq., Nantenan |
| Delmage Christopher, esq., Main-st and 19, Lower Glo'cester-st, Dublin. |
Massey Eyre, esq., Carmoyle | Smyth Wm., esq., Ballylinn |
| Delmage Tobias, esq. Court-lodge | Massey Godfrey, esq. Abbey | Studdert J, esq., Elm-hill |
| Dolmage John, senr, esq, Rathkeale- cottage |
Massey Hugh, esq. Stoneville | Warburton Archdeacon, Bally-William Glebe |
| Massey James, esq. Clonnarold-House | Yielding Wm, esq, Mount-Henry |
MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN, &c.
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PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMEN |
Delahunt James, King's Arms Hotel and Livery Stables |
Morony Matthew, leather cutter |
| Delmage Christopher, attorney, Main-st, and 19, Lower Glo'ster-st, Dublin |
Dolen Mary, publican | Morshead Eliza, linen draper |
| Delmage Julius, junr, attorney | Donovan James, hardware dealer | Mulcahy Michael, baker |
| Evans Wm. James, M.D. | Downes Bridget, publican | Murray Richard, grocer and stamp distributor |
| Ferguson John, attorney | Eagan James, boot and shoe maker | Murray Terence, linen draper |
| Murray Richard, surgeon and apothecary. |
Fitzgibbon James, oil & colour man | O'Brien James, spirit dealer |
| O'Hanlon Phillip, surgeon and apothecary. |
Ferguson David, junr., grocer, salt manufacturer and tanner |
O'Brien Thomas, woollen draper |
| O'Sullivan Thomas, M.D. | Ferguson George, linen draper | O'Connell Michael, saddler |
| Smyth Charles Richard, attorney, Main-street, and 31 Marlborough- street, Dublin |
Fletcher Edward, publican | O'Connell Thomas, woollen draper |
| Gearon John, carpenter and builder | O'Loughlan Wm, apothecary | |
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CORN MERCHANTS AND MILLERS |
Griffith Patrick, publican | O'Regan Patrick, hardware dealer |
| Dartnell William | Hall Samuel, publican | Power Patrick, tobacconist and tallow chandler |
| Rose Richard, Matrix-mills | Hayes Stephen, leather seller | Roche Patrick, bolting miller |
| Hiffernan James, linen draper | Roche Wm, linen draper | |
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SHOPKEEPERS, TRADERS, &c. |
Hishon Joseph, hardware dealer | Rose Ann, haberdasher |
| Bourk Richard, china and earthenware dealer |
Inscoe John, parish clerk | Ruttle Julius, pawnbroker |
| Can?ney Patrick, baker | Lane Edward, watch and clock maker | Sheehy John, grocer & spirit dealer |
| Condon Denis, hardware dealer | Latchford Alice, pawnbroker | Walker Michael, publican |
| Condon Thomas, hardware dealer | Lawrance Samuel, inn and livery stable keeper |
Wallace James, millwright |
| Costelloe Wm., wheelwright | Leake Samuel, woollen draper | Wallace Michael, millwright |
| Curten Wm., linen draper | Lyons Denis, publican | Walsh Thomas, coach maker |
| Dartnell John, linen draper | M'Carthy Ann, publican | Weeks John, publican |
| Deady Ann, linen draper | M'Carthy John, publican | Weeks Thomas, publican |
| Deely Patrick, grocer | M'Donnell John, woollen draper | White Edward, ironmonger |
| Maley Edmund, linen draper | Windle Patrick, publican | |
| Mangan Cornelius, baker and publican | ||
| Meany John, linen draper | LIMERICK-Car from Mr.
Walsh's at six every morning and returns at three in the afternoon. |
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| Meany Maurice, grocer and spirit dealer |
NEWCASTLE- a Car at three every afternoon and returns at six every morning. |
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| Meany Patrick, publican | ||
| Morgan Wm., printer |