List of Publicans and Hotel Owners/Managers 1856-1936 by Ronan Killeen (Merry Christmas!)

1846[1]

Margaret Barrett, (Hotel and Posting House); Matthias Cannon; John Dunleavy; John Holleran; John Whelan.

1856[2]

Margaret Battett (Hotel and Posting House); William Brown (Railway Hotel); Bridget Cannon; John Dunleavy; John Holleran; Timothy Kinneen (Hotel); Bridget Whelan.

1870[3]

Ann Barrett; Blackhall and McDonagh; Mary Dermody; Thomas Donohue; John Dunleavy; Morgan Fahy; Ann Gunning (Hotel and Posting House); Thomas Heavy; Michael Higgins; James Joyce; Bridget Kelly; Hector McCoy; Michael Nolan; Railway Hotel and Posting House; Timothy Kinneen; James Ryan; Bridget Whelan.

1881[4]

Joseph Barrett; Blackhall and McDonagh (trading in wine spirits may not have been publicans?); Michael Broderick; James Cloonan; John S. Dillion; Patrick Dooley; Patrick Dunleavy; Morgan Fahy; Peter Joyce; Bridget Kelly; Thomas R. Kelly; Patrick Kinneen; Kinnen’s Hotel (also posting house); Timothy Kinneen; Lawerence Lardner; Bernard Nolan; Richard Nolan; Anne Kavanagh (Railway Hotel); James Ryan; Samuel Smyth; Joseph Sweeney; Bridget Whelan.

1901[5]

Maud Josephine Kennedy (Hotel Business and Proprietress) ; Michael J. Lardner; Bridget Lardner; John J. Glynn[6]; Thomas Duddy; Richard P. Nolan; Peter Ruane; Patrick Fox; Patrick J. Nolan; John P. Gill; Honoria Nolan; Michael Ruane; Matthias McDonagh; Matthew Daly.

1911[7]

Maria McMery, Hotel Mangeress, Cullairbaun; Margaret Whelan; Bourkes Lane (Burkes Lane but Bourkes in 1911 census); Bridget Lardner is not listed as a publican in 1911 census however her son Lawerence Lardner is a Publican’s Assistant; Patrick Mahon is now a publican but was a Grocer and Emigration agent in 1901 census; John Franicis Kelly, Cross street; Francis Joseph Finnerty, North Gate Street; Mary Ruane, North Gate Street; Mary Ryan, North Gate Street; Peter Ruane, Old Church street, Mary Daly, Hotel Mangeress, Iug Hotel (Ivy Hotel spelling wrong in 1901 census?); Old Church street.

1931[8] and 1936[9]

Corbett and Co., Northgate Street; Thomas Curran, The Square; M. Daly, Cross street; Patrick Duffy, The Arch; E. Durkin, Church street; Mrs. Fallon, Northgate street; P. J. Fox, Old Church street; J. Glynn’s, Old Church street; Thomas Higgins, Davis Street; Stephen Jordan, Davis street; J. F. Kelly, Cross street; M. R. C. V. S.,(see footnote below referring to M. R. C. V. S.)[10] , Church street, P. Mahon, Cross street; Patrick Mahon, Bridge street;  Mrs. Nolan, Northgate street; R. P. Nolan, Old Church street; Mrs. O’Neill, The square; D. Reynolds, Old Church street.

 ..................and also Merry Christmas all and happy new year!

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[1] Slater’s directory 1846

[2] Slater’s directory 1856

[3] Slater’s Directory 1870

[4] Slater’s occupation directory 1881

[5] 1901 census

[6] J. Glynn’s but  written down as John J. Glynn on 1901 census.

[7] 1911 Census

[8] http://www.from-ireland.net/1931-trade-directory-athenry-galway/

[9]  Thom’s Directory 1936

[10] M. R. C. V. S.  = Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in the occupation directory from 1931 but I believe this may have been a mistake as  M. R. C. V. S. dosen’t appear in the occupational directory source of Thom’s directory 1936 but the only M.R. C. V.S. refered to was a T. Kelly McDermott based in Raheen Athenry. From Thom’s Directory 1936