Newry, County Down
From the Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910
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NEWRY, COUNTIES DOWN & ARMAGH
43 miles from Belfast by rail. Parliamentary borough. A thriving market town. Parish and urban district. Has railway station and post office, with all departments. An important port for the exportation of cattle and all kinds of agricultural produce to Liverpool. Its industries are brewing, tanning, ropemaking, &c. Newry returns one member (Mr. J. J. Mooney) to Parliament. Area of parish, 22,361 acres; parish population, 19,007; parliamentary borough, 13,623; town population, 12,405.
Markets—Grain and pork, Needham street, P. M'Donald, clerk; butter and egg, Market street, J. P. Convery, clerk; hay and straw, Mary street, E. Kelly, clerk; fowl and potato, Needham place, B. O'Hare, clerk; flax, King street, T. Gallagher, assistant town clerk and clerk of markets. Market days—Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Fairs—First Monday of each month
POST OFFICE, Hill street—Postmaster and stamp distributor, Thomas Bernard Keefe. Sugar Island Branch Office— Miss M'Conville, postmistress. William Street Branch Office—Miss Bond, postmistress. Telegraph Office, Edward Street Station—Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for railway and public business; post office official in charge. Telephone Exchange Office, Kildare street—Miss White
Member for the Borough—J. J. Mooney, Esq., Killiney, Co. Dublin
Half Holiday, every Wednesday. General Holiday, last Monday in July
LOCAL MAGISTRATES
Down and Armagh—The Right Hon. the Earl of Kilmorey, K.P., Mourne park, Kilkeel; R. G. Bull, R.M., Newry; Captain Roger Hall, D.L., Narrow-water; P. G. Hamilton-Carvill; Henry Thomson, D.L.; John Q. Henry, Kilkeel; A. Wilson, Newry; J. L. Devenish-Meares, Newry; Thomas O'Hare, Bessbrook; B. A. Palmer, M.D., J.P., Millvale House, Newry; Robert Dempster, and T. W. Richardson, Bessbrook
Armagh—Major Maxwell A. Close, D.L., Drumbanagher Castle; Lieut.-Colonel Alexander, Poyntzpass; Dr. W. R. Macdermott, Poyntzpass; Captain J. E. Harden, Drumbanagher; H. S. Close, J.P.; John HarJand, Bessbrook; W. J. Robb, Drumhoney House, Whitecross; John Mallon, Meigh, Newry; Thomas W. Brooks, Forkhill; J. Johnston, Carrickbroad, Forkhill; Major-General Hart-Synnot, Ballymoyer, Newtownhamilton; James M'Geeney, Carrickrovaddy, Newtownhamilton; P. G. Shaw, Tullyvallen, Newtownhamilton; David Craig, Camlymacullagh, Newtownhamilton; Edward Blacker, Dorsey, Cullyhanna; W. Davies, Moyallon; Heber A. Magennis, J.P., Iveagh House, Poyntzpass; Edward Kinney, J.P., Killeen House, Newry; A. M'Elvaine, Union Lodge, Scarva
Down—H. Loughran, Newry; A. M'Cann, Newry; J. J. M'Arevey, Newry.; C. S. O'Hare, Newry; D. Martin, Newry; F. O'Hagan, Newry; R. J. Anderson, M.A., M.D., Beechhill, Newry; Luke Cranny, Ringclare, Donaghmore; J. Edgar Connor, Newry and Warrenpoint; Joseph Mayne, Warrenpoint; W. J. M'Comish, Warrenpoint; John J. F. Green, B.A., C.E., Warrenpoint; A. F. Campbell, Warrenpoint; A. J. Turretin, Newtown, Rostrevor; Sir John Ross-of-Bladensburg, K.C.B., Rostrevor; Colonel Edmund J. T. Ross-of-Bladensburg, Rostrevor; W. J. Watson, C.E., Rostrevor; J. W. Warburton, Rostrevor; Captain James O'Neill, Killowen; C. E. T. Leslie, Killowen; Hon. A. S. G. Canning, Rostrevor; Major A. Nugent, Killowen; Samuel Gordon, Mountkearney, Newry; M. J. M'Cartan, M.D., Rostrevor; Edward Greer, Col-a-More, Dalkey; John Toman, Rathfriland; J. M. M'Clenehan, Rathfriland; S. Paxton-Cowan; R. Swann-Corbett, Lisnacreevey, Rathfriland; Alex. Heron, M.D., Greenfield, Rathfriland; John M'Kay, Cabra Towers, Newry; J. T. M'Loughlin, Lenish, Rathfriland; A. Stewart, Tieragorey, Rathfriland; Robt. M'Dowell, Edengarry, Rathfriland; W. M'Dowell, Edengarry, Rathfriland; W. Ronan, Kinghill, Rathfriland; Edward Lowry, Ballykeel, Kinghill, Rathfriland; Thomas Bartley, Kilkeel; Alex. Gordon, Kilkeel; John Orr, Kilkeel; John Gordon, Annalong; H. B. Hawkshaw, Annalong; Arthur M'Evoy, Drumiller; W. H. B. Moorhead, Carnmeen, Newry; John Kean, M.D., Newry; Geo. R. Armstrong, Newry; Robert Thompson, Mourne; Patrick Cranny, Lisnatierney; John Thompson Glassdrummond, Kilkeel; T. Marmion Grange, Kilkeel; G. B. Morgan, Warrenpoint; Francis Radford, Rostrevor
SOLICITORS
Carey & Harris, Marcus square; John Cowan, Needham place; Fisher & Fisher, Needham place; W. H. Fowler Trevor hill; A. Gartlan, Needham place; S. Glenny, Needham place; Wm. Johnson, Marcus square; Hunter Moore, Hill street; R. A. Murran, & Son, Trevor hill; O'Hare & O'Hagan, Hill street; Small & Co., Hill street; Wray & Donnelly, Hill street
MEDICAL
S. E. Martin, M.D., Downshire road; F C. Crossle, M.B., Trevor hill; B. Beamish, M.D., Trevor hill; H. W. Smartt, M.D., Trevor hill; J. M'Avoy, M.D., Abbey yard; Eugene Grant, Needham place; J. Kean, Needham place; Thomas Cronin, Corry square; C. S. P. Flood
Urban District Council—Thomas P. Ledlie, J. Auterson, Hill street; T. P. Willis, Chas. A. Mark, Wm. F. Redmond, Terence Ruddy, Dr. J. Kean, P. J. O'Hagan, J. M'Evoy, H. I. M'Conville, F. O'Hagan, jun.; H. M'Caffrey, P. M'Caffrey, R. N. Devenish-Meares, P. Lambe, John Brown, J. T. Cardwell,
D. Neary, and P. Crilly
Town Clerk—William Cronin Rate Collector—James M'Cann Town Surveyor—C. Blaney
Gas Works—B. Gibson, manager; J. Watt, secretary; Terence Rice, collector
Old Age Pension Committee (Urban Council)—J. P. Convery, cleric
PLACES OF WORSHIP
Church of Ireland—St. Mary's Parish Church, Hill street—Incumbent, Rev. Samuel Smartt, A.M., vicar of Newry. Morning service, 10 a.m. (military) and 11-30; evening service at 7 o'clock
St. Patrick's Church—Incumbent, Rev. William Moore, B.D. Morning service at 11-30; evening service at 7 o'clock
Presbyterian Church—Sandys st.—Minister, Rev. W. G. Strahan, M.A. Downshire Road—Minister, Rev. D. D. Boyle. Morning service at 11-30; evening service at 6-30 o'clock
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Riverside Rev. T. B. M'Farlane, Manse, Rockview, Church street
Methodist Church, Sandys street—Minister, Rev. G. Linahan, superintendent (Newry). Morning service at Newry at 11-30; evening service at 7 o'clock
Unitarian Church, Needham place—Minister—Rev. G. J. Slipper. Morning service at 12 o'clock noon; evening service at 6 o'clock
Parochial House, Hill street—Most Rev. Henry O'Neill, D.D., Ardmaine; Rev. Joseph, Doyle, Adm.; Dr. Toman, C.C.; Rev. Daniel Grant, Rev. T. M'Grath, Rev. J. Fitzpatrick, Rev. Daniel V. O'Hagan Roman Catholic Church, Chapel street
Dominican Church, Queen street—Rev. D. B. Falvey, O.P.; Rev. Jas. M. Moore, prior; Rev. J. M'Gonin. O.P.; Rev. J. F. Powell, O.P.
Salvation Army Hall, Trevor hill—11 a.m. and 3 and 7 p.m.
PUBLIC OFFICES AND OFFICERS
Union Workhouse (Counties Down and Armagh)—Twenty-seven electoral divisions. Dispensary doctors—Henry W. Smartt, M.D., and Eugene Grant, Newry; Theodore Bell, Warrenpoint; B. A. Palmer, Mullaglass; Samuel Mills, Donaghmore; J. M. Elliott, Rathfriland; W. R. M'Dermott, Poyntzpass; T. O'Riordan, Meigh; R. M'Potts, Forkhill; G. M. Irvine, Mountmorris; John O'Callaghan, Camlough. Medical officer of workhouse—S. E. Martin, M.D. Chaplains—Rev. Henry Todd, M.A., Church of Ireland; Rev. James Mulligan, Presbyterian. Clerk—William R. Bell. Solicitor—Alexander Gartlan. Master—T. J. Greenan. Matron—Mrs. J. Wauchope. Board sits at noon every Saturday, in the boardroom
Coroners for Newry Division—Armagh, John Francis Small, solicitor, Newry; Down, A. Herron, M.D., J.P., Rathfriland
Customs—Newry—Collector, receiver of wrecks, superintendent of mercantile marine, W. Woolven, Customs warehouse, Merchants' Quay, Canal Quay, Monaghan street
Surveyor of Income-tax—H. G. Cole; clerk, Wm, Orr, jun.
Inland Revenue Officer—Mr. O'Donnell, office, Custom House; office, Dromalane road
Consuls—Wm. F. Redmond, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark; J. Stokes, Germany and France
Veterinary Portal Inspection—W. C. M. Smith, portal inspector; Terence Magee and Wm. Barker, licensing officers
Newry Branch of the Royal National Life-boat Institution
Registrars of Births and Deaths—Newry, H. W. Smartt, M.D.; Eugene Grant, and James Thompson. Superintendent registrar, Wm. R. Bell, clerk of the union; assistant clerk of the union, Joseph P. Bell
County Surveyor—Newry, P. C. Cowan, M.I.C.E.
Assistant County Surveyor—J. M. Whiteside, Downpatrick
Newry Port and Harbour Trust—Secretary, G. R. Armstrong; engineer, James Barton, C.E.; cashier. F. M'Coy; harbour master, J. M'Veigh; inland inspector, J. R. Monaghan; trustees, T. Irwin (chairman), Arthur M'Cann, J.P. (vice-chairman); John Carvill, Thomas P. Ledlie, Felix O'Hagan, jun.; Robt. Sands, John Treanor, Samuel Duncan, Thomas P. Willis, John J. M'Areavey, J.P.; Hugh M'Caffrey, Henry Loughran, J.P.; Bernard Hanratty, Robt. Long, James J. Shannon, Hugh J. M'Convelle, Frank Fisher
Quinn Charity—Offices, Trevor hill; George R. Armstrong, secretary
Great Northern Railway Co.—Stationmaster (Edward street), John Kinghan; Dublin bridge station, J. Maginnis, stationmaster
Dundalk, Newry, and Greenore Railway Company—R. Humphreys, manager. Stationmaster, W. E. Matthews, Bridge street
Bessbrook and Newry Electric Tram Co.—Edward street terminus
Notaries, Public—Hunter Moore, solicitor, Needham place, and John Fisher, Needham place
Commissioners for Improvement of Carlingford Lough—Office, Newsroom, Hill street and Greenore. Secretary—James Thompson
Commissioners for Taking Affidavits for the Supreme Court of Judicature—Robert H. Doherty, Marcus square; and Robt. Erskine, petty sessions clerk
Commissioner for Taking Acknowledgments of Married Women to Deeds—R. H. Doherty, town clerk
Admiralty Commissioner and Coroner for the Southern Division of County Armagh—John Francis Small, solicitor, Hill street
Petty Sessions office for Newry and Ballybot, Hill street—Robert Erskine, clerk
Newry Fever Hospital, Rathfriland road—Secretary, R. A. Mullan; treasurer, George R. Johnston, Bank of Ireland; physician, B. Beamish, M.D., Trevor hill; J. Gordon Biggs, hon. dental surgeon; Miss Von Steiglitz, matron
Bessbrook and Newry Electric Railway Company—Robert Caven, manager
Newry Volunteer Fire Brigade—J. Magivern, captain
Town Inspector and Sub-Sanitary Officer—James Connolly, Caulfield place. Sub-Town Inspector, M. Corr, The Mall
The Magistrates' Office, Hill street, is open every morning; and a Borough Court for the disposal of cases under the Towns Improvement Act, sits every Friday at 11-30 o'clock a.m., at the Courthouse, Trevor hill. Robert H. Doherty, clerk; M. Walsh, summons server
A petty sessions court is held in the Court house, Trevor hill, every Wednesday, a 10-30 a.m.—Robert Erskine, clerk
District Inspector R.I.C., Wm. Irwin; Head-Constable Clegg, Canal street; Sergeant M'Namara, Hyde market; Sergeant Boyd, Church street; Sergeant Connell, Canal street
Newry Presbyterian Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, Hill street. Meets every Thursday evening during session in the Young Men's Institute, Hill street, at 8 o'clockNewry Technical School—Committee of Management—Chairman, John J. M'Arevey, J.P.; councillors, Arthur M'Cann, J.P.; W. F. Redmond, J.P.; John Treanor, Hugh M'Cafferty, Robert Long, Rev. William Moore, B.D.; Bernard Hanratty, P. Connolly, co-opted; John Stokes, Thomas Irwin, S. E. Martin, M.A., M.D.; T. J. Moran, R. A. Ridges, James Morgan, J. H. Russell, T. P. Ledlie, H. Loughran, J.P.; T. M'Cann, John M'Evoy, T. P. Willis; honorary secretary, J. H. Russell; principal and organiser, E. Holden; teachers, Miss Teresa M. Kelly, domestic subjects; Miss Minnie Nagle, art mistress; Miss M. Lavery, dressmaking; Mr. W. H. Hennessy, book-keeping and business routine; John Saunderson, teacher of shorthand; mathematics, T. E. Scanlon, B.A.; French instructress, Mrs. Cronin, Dromalane; engineering and allied subjects, D. P. Grubb, B.Sc, A.R.S.M..; honorary lecturer on ambulance and first aid to the injured, Dr. S. E. Martin, M.A.
Young Men's Institute, Reading-room, Hill street
Commercial Newsroom, Hill street
Protestant Reading-room, Downshire road—Honorary secretary, William Orr
Y.M.C.A., Mr. Eakin's Hall, Hill street
Catholic Club, Mill st.—Patrick M'Donald, secretary; P. Lamb, treasurer
Working Men's Reading-room, The Mall
The Newry Rowing Club, Green Bank—Secretaries, Fred. Ferris and P. J. Boden
Newry Total Abstinence Society—John Haldane, secretary
Pioneer Temperance League, St. Colman's Hall—Rev. T. M'Grath, director; F. Gallagher, secretary
Masonic Hall, Downshire road—S. Dobbin, caretaker
I.N. Foresters, Mitchell Memorial Hall, Needham place—Secretary, J. M'Court
A.O.H. Hall, The Mall—P. M'Donald, secretary
Hotels—Victoria Hotel, Hill street; Imperial Hotel, Marcus square—Proprietors, The Victoria Hotel, Ltd. White Cross Hotel, Margaret street, Alexander M'Comish, proprietor. Newry Hotel, Corry square, Mrs. Heaney, proprietress. Temperance Hotel, Sugar Island, Miss Perry, proprietress
BANKING COMPANIES
Bank of Ireland, Trevor Hill—George R. Johnston, agent; Herbert Reginald Fleming, cashier
Northern Bank, Trevor Hill—J. A. Newell manager; W. T. M'Murray, cashier
Belfast Bank, Hill street—R. J. Eccles manager; Wm. H. Colman, cashier; accountant, J. Dickson
Provincial Bank, Hill street—J. H. Porter, manager; accountant, J. V. Chambers: cashier, J. L Gordon; clerk, J. H. Muirhead
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Intermediate School—Headmaster, William Stoops, B.A.; Miss Warnock, modern languages; Miss Lyons, pupil teacher
St. Colman's College, Violet hill—President, Rev. Hugh O'Reilly
Newry Model School—Boys' school—H. T. Scott, headmaster; G. T. Haslam, assistant. Girls' School—Miss J. Black, principal; Mrs. Rainey, assistant. Infant School—Miss M. Armstrong, Miss E. Lockhart
Newry Municipal Technical School—Principal, E. Holden
Ballybot National School—Mr. Purdy, principal; Miss M'Burney, assistant
Corrinshego National School—Miss Lunham
Rockvale National School—Mrs. Hunter
St. Patrick's National School—Principal, Miss E. M'Bride
Sheeptown National School—Miss Kinghan, principal
Windsor Hill Schools—Male—Principal, W. A. and L. Wilson. Female—Principal and assistant, The Misses Wright
Christian Brothers' Schools—Rev. Bros. M. A. Dempsey (superior), J. Quinn, J. Walsh, — Lyng, J. M. O'Donnell, P. A. Gallagher, P. T. Murray
Violet Hill College—Rev. Hugh O'Reilly, president; Rev. M. Gallogly, professor
Sewing and Lace, National Kindergarten, Cookery, and Young Ladies' School; also Night School for Working Girls— Conducted by Sisters of Mercy, Canal street and Catherine street, Rev. Mother Philip, superioress
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