Armachiana Volume 3 by Armagh City Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council

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Armachiana Vol 3 (Armagh County Museum ARMCM.28.2014.55)

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Armachiana Volume 3

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The cont ents of these volumes l a belled are simply notes for t alks to

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local and visiting societies in search of

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students seeking da t a on the county g enerally or on their own distri ct s i n particular .

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great i mportance but may provide a gui de to

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material relating to it s historical background

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Armagh in the Public Library of Armagh

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Surviving Corporation Records are preserved

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Notes from Corporation Records

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Armagh Coaches

Hotels and Inns

Armagh Theatre

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Educational

General History of the City

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began to recover fro~ the events of lc41- 12 and of 1688- 1690 ,

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succ eedinu certury, in a sort 0f diary fashion, but :hall , of

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In 1708 the Royal School, taer occuT.>ying the site of the

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a ncient Church of St. Columba in Abbey Street, ·vas rebuilt and

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and City Bridwe ll were st i ll in use in Scotch Street - the

In 1721 Archbishop Lindsay

adjoining the Bowli n,q '}reen.

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latter having been in the same nosition from at least 1634 , and

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years l ater reua ired the Market House .

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presented t h e Cathedral "Ii th a -peal of six bells , and thr ee

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In 1722 a new Presbyteri an Church wa.s erected in Abb_y

in Lower .rl:nglish Street marked on Rocque ' s Hap of the City.

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early 19th century.

Street, a building stil 1 in existenc e but renovated in tl1e

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The site is novr comuletely blocked on the main f rontage but in

those days, green lawns ran doMn from the church to the street .

We have an excellent account of t1at uarticular church in Ashe 's

course, have to oMit Mucl of interest .

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was held by lli . ':'hornas Shelton , and ·~e are in!ormed that " on this is built n l nrge house '"ith a return ongle "'hich is called ye

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of ye North .

These are all

This is one of ye rreat ·eeting ..ouses

built of lime a nd stone .

and in ye s a'!le :;:>ark C£.lled ye Refreshi nc House .

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congrega tion very numerous ".

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In 1736 new military barra ck s were erec ted at the sout h

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plot was leased to t h e Government by Archbi shop Boul ter and

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castle was then in very bad re'Jair, an unnamed "Constab le" appears in State Pauers.

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As late a s 1608, though the

lt'riary was used for a like uuruose.

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In medieva l times the castle served for t h e ~arrison and followin g the dissolut ion of the mona steries the ffr a ncisca n

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barracks replaced earlier quarters bui l t before 1716 , but t ~ere had been still earlier barracks of whose sites we kno , noth ing

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Survey of the land · o,r1c · made 1n · 1703 her e i n ' s of tl1e Archb1sh it is sho•rn th ct the ~lot in 1uest ion containi ng about one ~ere

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7. A silver token was issued in 1736 by Alexander -ortor , a celebrated Ar ~gh clocb:ia1 er .

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Ar!!lar-h, by t:1.e -my , vras for over

two centuries f~mo'1s t'or its clocknm.kers ar.d the e&rliest of

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whom we have any record is :Yles Stauylton rho ap~ears in 1622

in a " ~eturn of artificers ~ithin the realm or Ireland" .

passing we would ~ention that the first Ar 2gh token of

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were made by Robert .11'.:clJonc 1ey and John Sir'L:ler abo:.it the sane

of the C.:or;ioration in April

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1742 as a " disturber of the pe2ce ""•

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::-i:liza Ilic ~ul l en , •-:ho was " b2nished

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Horton , by the · '<'Y , h<>d a servant nn.L'led

Armagh merc}1ants .

time and another by John Davison in 16?1 - all •.,ere

In 1738 the Gornoration granted ·~rs . Drelincourt , ,1idow of

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the late Dr . Peter Drelincourt , Dean of Armag~ , Jart of the Irish

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Street Cozmnons on "7hich to found e school in '!lemory of her husband .

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In \,oruoration .l.ecords of about that date we

use in the city.

This was o-pened in 1740 and is the oldest school in continuous

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punishment no longer in operation .

• find entries relating to the stocks and u illory, - forms of

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The Harris ,fanuscriuts tell us that in 1740 there was no

On tn e other hand the Roy;:,l School

a Borough and a 1.farket Tom1 .

great trade concentrated in the city despite the faft that it was

are aware is that of Jenes Taylor in 1664, that simil~r issues

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"widows' houses " on Pound

In 1744 t h e old farket \jross was r euaired by the 1.,orporat ion

and made secure in it s ori gin2.l uosi t i on above the arc i ent well

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In 1750 St . 1fal a ch y 1 s Chape l was e r ec t ed near t,1e

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Corporat ion .

l!' our y e a r s l ater a new Watch _{ouse was built by tne

pr evious .

i n ,farket Street, over ':rhich it h2d been set uu l ong c enturie s

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ver y ancie nt site oI tne church of St . Bririd .

rhi s quai nt old

gallerie s gave n ame to Chauel Lane .

building with its tri u l e ro of and outer sta.ir ways t o it s

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a differen t site .

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been replaced b y a ha nd some new \jhur c., 0I tne sane n;;;... ,e , out on

The famous John Wesley re a ch ed Ar magh 21st July , 1756 ,

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a rr iving in " a violent storm of lightning , thunder a nd r a in so

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terrible that the very beasts ran out of t h e fleld s and the birds

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flew from their coverts to shelter in the hou ses ".

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h ouris in/T condition end the newly erected barr acks occuu i ed by a t;onrpany at ,mat . Two year s later Archbisho p boulter bee ueat .•ed a SU"'l of money for the erection oI four

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overseers uppo1nted to

rKet ras est~bllshed in the vi ty and nntfe it .

ace- errors end acco

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by t h e c hier' inn,bi tants.

open3 l t,y t ..e

Soverei~n and Eurgesses , c1ttended by

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In 17 59 trie " Stone vross .fell " wus again re aired

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appear s in ~or,orction r~cords .

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in ~ity p l a nning .

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Previously all traf!ic !or the south rent up

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one of t ne g r eatest amenities that had so far been "cc om 1 i shed

~he tew s treets enabled such comJerce to

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over Ga llows hi ll .

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ark-et Str e et tnr ough vastle Street , do···n I·ish Street :nd out

leave and enter t he c ity by r C0'1T'Prative'y level roc1te m,.i c

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ap 01 tne vo,mtJ ntr. a plan

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to the west was a n o t her muc

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new line linK i ng Iri sh Street ui th 1.,•llan Street, t:1en t.ie road

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and st . Brii;:id' s 1.,hurch on s ite of

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out un! ortunately pla cing

inset 01 the city, s howi nr, a ll t he mo re i m:;:,o r tant 2nc iei.t sites ,

1.,;athedral had inherited the Guld ee nronerty .

ln t h e s ame y e a r

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pardor,eble misti..ke as the Vica rs Gh oro l of St. PPtr i clc- • 5

homas Mct;ann , the Sovereign ot tne 1.,;ity, t"it1 a troop

tt.e 1.,uldee Priory under t 'le na"le 0.1. vi c ctr' s . ll.11 , t ,1e J rtter a

In 175? a

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vompri sed of inhabitant s of the city , rode to the relief of :Belfast• th en t'ireatened with invasion by the French.

Acco rd i ng to Stuart ' s "Jiemoir of Armagh" the 1:arket Cross

placed in the centre or i~arket Street" .

7::e sam.e csPt,1ori ty

was "rai sed in 1763 from the rubbish in which it was buried and

I t is clear , however , frora t,1e Cor'Jorati. on

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states that it had l a in in tha,t condition from the end of the

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Stuart was misinforme d on tr.,at noir.t .

and that

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Records that the Cross was repaired by the Corporatio n ir1 1744

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I n 1764 the first city newspaner v.ras >:Jubliehed by ·:illiau

made a :E'reernan of the Gity in 1740.

Des p ite the -:--,rogress shown

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Dickie , an Armagh printer of considera·o 1e repute, ,.,,l,o had bee ..

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" going to Richhill for groceries and clothes", a t GJ.e that ar ose

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from the fact that Archbishop Robinson not finding the then

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it is stated by Stuart that citizens of Armagh ~ere in 1765

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Palace in ::I:nglish Street to his likins secured Richhill Castle

as a residence v,,hilst t he uresent Palace TTas being bui lt .

During

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his stay a t Ricbhill there was undoubtedl y great " coming and go ing "

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bet•'leen the two places , hence the story , whi ch was also intended

to stress the g r eat val ue of Archb ishop ' Robinson ' s contributi on

of St • .bernard ' s appreciatio n of St . MR lachy .

At this date the

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to the growth of the city and reminds one in a mir.or sort of way

Post Offi c e was in Mar ket Street and in the fol)O\'ling Year the

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Its poci tion is '"e] J s o n on t

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of 1760 .

lis 1 Street r;as su'b- ciivided into a ~

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gr ouu of lesser house, .

About 1768 the Seven Houses ·"er~ r:uilt by l)e·n , verilJ.

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( lPter ~ishop of Limerick) for his seven sisters .

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In 1664 it \"Us J , 476 .

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':':,e e: ..:-liest ccns•is tor

was then 1 , 885 .

·ives reli,.,.ions and occu",tiol"s .

Robinson .

l ater a cer sus of t he city was co"lTJi led by order 01 :,rc11 bi shop

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an tne erection of the very

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I n 1770 Archbishop Robinson

ouse - types , etc .

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a document giving adiitionRl i n orrn~tion ~s to

t he c i ty , however , is that co•1piled by 1,rchbishon Usher i1 1615,

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t he c elebrated Thor.1as Gooley , •·rhose puryil , the fa.r,ous l!'ro.nc i s

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.:e chose o.s his Ere

a r chbi shops f r om then to the TJresent.

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d 1gr,if i ed m'nsion tru:t l.as been t 1e resider.ce of successive

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In 1 772 t he De a ne r y (now Dean! s •Iill

wa. erected b

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and endo,,,ed by the sar e p;en rous p r e l a te.

was built

In the tollo• inF< ye~r the :'ubllc Library

John Geor ge berestord .

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J o.n ston , added a story ~nd a uorch during the Pr1rr~cy of Lord

vile

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Very .kev . :iu gh Ifr mi Jto n ( then .Jean of ArMagh and later .bishop

Oe eo ry) whose son Al exander tamilton kepi; a very int resting diary

in which t her e is muc h l o c pl information tor tl e clos i ng ye·rs of

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Archiepisco

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the 18th century

t'1e bef'inniri~ of tbe next .

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year the ,oyel Sc'1ool '.1over1 !ron i-';::: oJ

In tl,e following

in Abbey Street to

In the sa'"l!e ye:o.r Archbishop Robinson

e Public -·1a11r and thus came

f ra.nted a uart of the ·~·o,·'11 \Jo'!Ir"ons

Hill.

now kno 1•• as Barrack

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its present very ryleasant situation , and a year later a ne•:r mi litary barracks was buiJt, a s t rue t ure Jater rivine; nFrie to t. e street we

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into recreational use Rn area fo:c-r-ierJy the venue of tne ,.;or:poration

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ne~ institution .

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Ohari table Infirmary" sup-ported by the citizens ·1as merged in tne

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erected ch iefly by -public subscrintions commenced in 1766.

us eu m

In the sa':le year the County Infirmary was

ou n

of Scotch Street .

Maps of 1774 show the Poor 1.ouse still in -pod tiori et tne 1·oot

u M

ag h

In 1776 Arthur Young reached Armagh on his survey of the

nt y

agricultural fa.cili ties of Ireland and towards the end of July of

Ar m

that year reached Arriagh "'here he was well rec eived by Archoishop

Robinson , whom he cred its •-rith various good norks , so1ne of which

Ar m

unfortuna.tely had little connection wi. th that Primate other than

111

his efforts to reua,y his hos t ' s affability describes the

Young

ou n

the fact that they were built during his tenure of the Archbishop ric .

Ar m

Archbishop as having " found it a next of mud-cabins" and i:,rophesie d

t11at Lis Grace would '17 eave it a well- buiJt city of stone and slate" .

us eu m

, 11 ,

Arrr.a.gh t nc sLortly a.ft,~·· ·1 3 +he

vr tr e

.o··ety of

rot

period .

t. r .etened, it.. inv"sion

t .e

•hich su...·vives i1

,ccount of

·i th oil 1·

us eu m

us M

ou n

or the • irst tin:e

In t. at year (1"78) t:1e -.,or oration 1i · ted

ag h

211

,nuscrints .

the streets

ri-';a.in

In the same year the first ""barrinc out" took

place at ti1e :.oyai Scaool , Blacker

In tie fol J irg

rench.

.i,

was then at war ,·ith A erica and Ii·,,. n

its of a

.. ny of .,.,_-'-:8.f:;1 '!olunteers , as for ed .

year the ..rirst vo

by the

'io\.

e,cr• .cc 1 ce

ou nt y

+: --t

rPc'· to

group of houses dati.r

r•ever , ·re

':'hev ,

the north ·rest ;nd .

ect e

on ,

kno n as ::::oceby l}reer , , r· e c+il1 •· +,--ired "by, fe"7

ou nt y

The Ar"lagh Second Co"l-::>&ny of Volunteers is believed to .10.ve

Ar m

been formed in 1779 , the Ar:1agh First .t1.!"tillery Co·.< ny 1781 , the

nt y

Armagh First Go• "JRnv of Jrenad i ers a"bo•lt 1784 , Ar~· r.}1 Second

City

of Armagh (,avaJ.ry 1782 , Armagh Lipht Drar:oons 1782 ,

ag h

Ar m

Ar t iJlery Company 1 781, Armagh Second Grenadiers "betore 1788 , City

nt y

Ar m

Arma@'h Li -ht Horse 1783, VoluntePr Lir;:1t Infantry 1788 - the ti1ree

Armagh was well renresented in the

under different nares .

horse troo-::is , however , see= to have been the one unit masquerading

ou n

Ar m

Vo l unteering activities of those days and it was indeed the ?irst

Compeny of the Ariagh VoJunteers -rrho were responsible for the

C h

ag rm

Ar m

calling of the 181:lous Ulster Convention at Dungannon in 1782.

. s c--e· ted

In .. ebruary 1777 t'1e .~!"c::ri ehop

us eu m

0 thw -risen -Es ~uilt on· for er larrEc·s s te ,

and in a "'.!:our th·ou"'n I::- l·n

e :;.re

:i;:utli .•ed ir t " t ye/cir

some abbeys , but

., J,ces it

·is "r- ce (Arch1 iimop Lord ::1okeby}

ou nt y

informe d " t .at the tom only cont.:,irs one cllurc.1 - nd tlt: ruirs of 2..

, e

condition t 11a-i- , ,ey •ill build i;:ootl 1011ses ar.d sl"te t

si--:i l ar z.ccount oc cur s ir the Co"lnlete I rish 'I'raveller of 1 728 .

Anotter r ev iew took pl"ce in i ncl_ ent

c onsequent on ru·1ours of an imr. ed i ate

was then in state of a l - r · French Invasion.

In 1781 the r e "''a s a Vo l unt eer .eview on t }1e falJ - the Co•rnty

~ethe r

us eu m

ou n

ag h

in 1784 on vrhic:1 occasion Lord ChP r )emor.t rev ie\"ed tl,e corroanies ~

from a window of the ller d Inn, now the Beres1ord Ar~ Jo t el ,

Gnd a fiti;.l

nt y

Ar m

review ir 1791.

ou nt y

Ar m

further Volunteer review was ~el d in the ci ty in 178

ag h

The Palace Chapel was erecteu in 1781 to t h e desi,m of T11omas

Ar m

who vras entirely responsible for the interior .

At this

nt y

Cooley but owing to his death it was co m-nleted by b'r anc i s Johnston

e riod

there was a Theatre in Armagh and re~er , nces occur in t he ~ ress of

ou n

l'arri e d a few days

has the follov1ing news item - "Ar agh 'l'heatre .

Ar m

the period - for inst"nce the Belfrst 'ews - Letter of June 17, 1783 ,

ago in the cathedral Church of Armagh, 1Jr. Leslie to the agreeable

h ag rm

Ar m

JJies Peterson , both -Mlonc:inf to the theatre of t h e said city. "

us eu m

In 1

the Secedine; Uongregc tion or Ar cg,1 built a church

which

us eu m

ngiish Street on the ,ite of t,e earli st ::?resbvte rian have any record.

ou nt y

"le

11is was recuilt on a larfer

Church was erected in Abbey Street.

m eu

scale on the sane site in 1835 .

~et .• odist

In the fol'owing year a

sadly nerJected condition .

'1,at church, untortun rtely , · a "tores is no\"' ir. use ns a byre ,..nd an,3 the r:raveyard is J.?1 -

Ghurc.1

I n 1787 the voriorati on ryrov i ded tne first <ire ~ngine

possessed by the vity and two years later the Observato ry wos

us eu m

ou n

fou nded and e1~dowed ·oy Arc biE 1op Lord Rokeby , his architec t

ag h

be i ng ,, rinci s J'ohnston, tl1en becominfr wel 1 - knovm in Ire lend and

ou nt y

Ar m

a distingui shed native of t:,e Uity or Ar-:agh.

Ar m

ter

the Prisor , urorably in 1793 as there ,re

reference s to its u ro posed rewova.l in that year .

B.I

U1.11 'ortunatel y

nt y

the erection

ag h

of the vommons ~h1ch is sr id to hi::ve reen removed sometine

Ar m

nt y

There was at this time a "-noat" or " l'lound" at -c,1e south end

In that year the Benevolen t Society oI St . F atrick

landmark .

we 'h2ve no uarticula rs as to the extent or oril"it. 01 this city

ou n

Ar m

re- rormed.

In the same year tne Ar.mgh :ilitia was

Ar~s " in ~ngJisn Street .

Ar m

was founded in the city and a first neeting neld in t,1e "r.ing ' s

us eu m

1785

In in Lo .er

',;-

us eu m

In t:1e ~ 011 o •in

us eu m

In 1794 ;i.rchbi sho>::l lo nnson died.

yeur a

In 1796

ater Su~ply bec·me 2v~il2ble tor the city.

Pipe

ou nt y

Lat ocynaye , a .l!'rench trcveller , "lPid a visit to Ari agh ·nd rus

the mi ser able state of a little country to• ·n but

resent it is

m eu

set hi"'"!lself to increpse and i,~rove i t so th&t ·t r eally a handsone little city" .

,.rchtishop

t.ie

ou n

ag h

to vtuart' s

•Inch , ,ccordin

us eu m

emo1r of Armagh" some Rorr.Pn vatholics ··•ere adtlitted , an u1.usu2lly

h ag

Ar m

l i beral attitude for tnose dpys .

ou nt y

" 1

ce ~urposes .

o~ Vvalry , <-nd in 1803

The city r<>ised an Infantry Gor s , a troo • supplerentar y Infantry Uorps to

I n 1796 Yeom.."nry ~onis "'ere 1 or ed for loe2l de~

l eft the loll~ ing account of it - " the city has been reduced to

nt y

rhree years

may oe v er 1tied oy the date stone at the nor th end .

ueorge

ou n

ap roved no patent seerr.s

Ar m ©

Ar m

Tur lough Lynac h O' e i ll in 1579 but thou t o hov e e v er be e n uassed.

That honour hed been so'.lght by

Armagh.

Ar m

later Prince ~rnest Aui::ustus , DuKe ot! C..:umuerland , 5t:1 son I I I was cre"ted ~arl

L'his was c0 .I:)leted ir. 1798 as

ag h

enc l o sed and a wa ll built around it .

nt y

Ar m

I n 1 79 7 during the Pri"'"!lacy of Arc ..bisho~ ~-ewco:-ne, tne _. 11 was

/l:,

us eu m

reat unrest n, t 1e (,oun-ty gei er· l]y out uc'. atfectec:J . T.iere 'ere , .o ,ev,3r, D, ttles in

t.1e city was rot

ou nt y

Antr 1:r:i and. Do· ·n -r.nd t ,e Ar1~,-.ah ·-"'

r 1·

· t y ou t si· d e t . ie · then on o.u 1 1· t 1a allin~ uc

Arri ··gl, becornng

OJ.

~l. -r,y

~narter

~613 .

ag h

ou n

representat1 ves 2llo,1ed in JUblin under the

two

us eu m

re-presen ted uy one memuer at ·,est 1nster 11,f'cead

In 1803 there was a snlit in tae Seceding Gon rebation uy

t .•e old

oro

Irish Pa.rli mnent :1 ncl resulted in t e

OJ.

ollo· inri; year oroui::at , bout tne dlssolution

Tne

preserved in Arnagh ~ftbedr~l .

th Septe oer ot t ,t year -

,.erein

·re:1 en col 1ur now

t ey cap tured

Gounty too k part in t.e historic b~ttle of

kno,m as "In d e-oenctents " who uuilt a ne"r church

.1.,

..,allege Street .

ou nt y

Ar m

which the members beca'lle divided and out of •vhich grew tne Dody

nt y

In the follo "ing year Coote' s " Survey of County Armagh" ·~as

topoRranhical errors that mi Rht easi J y l1ave been avoided.

In the

ag h

Ar m

published - an interest ing rork but soMev,hat spoiled by

nt y

Two years later the Pound ~as closed on

Stevenson , appeared.

Ar m

same year the "Ar!'l8-gh 'irror" , a local magazine , printed by Thomas

ou n

C h

Ar m

the back of the Prison .

Cathedral Hill and a new Pound that stilJ survives was made at

Ar m

A new Cour t House was built on the ·,, 1 1 in 1809 to replace

the old l?th c entury Sessi ons !!ouse in llarket Street and in the

yenr o

us eu m

1798 wae

'7-

us eu m

erected ,

us eu m

same vec1r t.ie first house on the ec1st side of t:1e

at Lt Dresert occu ied by

ou nt y

11 was

I it,•een 1810

, . ..10.nr. . a.

e::- ..isford .toH

end 1835 t 1e e r oup of 1onces that ,,e ro•v mo,·• • s

"as built and EO"le ti e nrevio·ie to 1822 the P-Iace D~ esne :as

2inted by J,,., es

In 1810 a g ener a l v iew of the city ·1,as

over £20 , 0 0 0 .

enclosed by a wall , a work bei:-un by Archbishop Stu..,,rt 2nd costing

'he artist

Black , an i 111portar.t P ic ture fo r co"T"arative ~ur -:>oses .

to save

two other

c S

year 3 t.

I n the :ollor.in

ou nt y

Ar m

us eu m

portraits of local celebriti e s surv i ve as wel)

drRvrin~s of the city of later datA,

Sol'le of h i s

ag h

ou n

a 'VOman from beinl" ill-tr<:!at ed by her lrnsband .

was unfortun2tely murdere d in t:ie city -~11iJ st attt... tir,

made J inking Scotch Street -:;i th Tho~.a.s Str eet ,

t:10ro· ·m·are

nt y

"BS

Mark's <.:hurch '7as built , at t h e s a., ,_ t i me a nev• l i ne of str eet

,oro·wll of Arir.cn- h .

afterwards !!ember of Parliament for the

ag h

Ar m

later no1ned :Jobbin Street in honour of its founder L.3on2 r d :::>obb in,

nt y

Ar m

1812 the house no,v in use by the J3:: nk of Ir e l end ir. Scotc .. Street

was erected by the e a.Me " rson under t he r uida nce of .ll'r ancis

Johnston vrho is also believed to have been responsible for the

ou n

Ar m

buildings and entrances .

Ar m

very attractive " crescent" sha">Jed Dobbin Street and t h e Linen .Iall

Accord-

In 1813 the furket l;ross was t h rown down and broken .

ine; ;to Stuart , the base re"la ined but was l ater from mo tives of

I~.

us eu m

safety, destroyed by gunpowder - the fragments of the Cross in

Cathedral Churchyard.

They are now cared for in the north

ou nt y

aisle of the old Cathedr~l .

In this

In 1814 the population of the city was 6,669.

In the

following year the Market House (now the Technical School)

In the c;ame

was completely rebuilt by Archbishop Stuart.

year the greater part of Barrack Hill was built .

Two years later T. Lindley , a celebrated

City was formed.

year an Association for the relief of the sick poor of the

ou nt y

A short time later 1'1organ Jellet and

Ar m

portrait in the Palace.

mezzotint of Archbishop Stuart , a copy from the original

us eu m

ou n

ag h

Armagh bookseller and publisher of prints, produced a delightful

nt y

In this year (1817) sign boards were

mostly lithographs .

John McWatters published other pictures of local interest but

ag h

Ar m

erected throughout the city by order of the Corporation

nt y

The population was then 7,010 .

Ar m

street" .

instructing people "to keep to the right side of the road or

Stuart in 1818 appealed for subscriptions for his "Memoirs

ou n

In 1818 the Mall School (now the Orange Hall)

was published .

Ar m

of Armagh " and in the following year that most important work

h ag rm

founded .

Ar m

was erected by Archbishop Stuart, and the Armagh Savings Bank

us eu m

the meantime had been deposited for preservation in the

Uy nt on

us e

eu us

ou nt y

e s

M a

ou n

h ag

Ar m ©

Ar m

t ;.he school at the t.:... o tnat the &ffo.ir took '1lace.

nt y

uill

Reali t~es of Irish Life ' - the

nt y

An ontertairling account o" thC\ ' r.

be f und in Trench I s rxi i:

..,c::..c.

Se".lte > r 1&23,

barring-out" took place at the ,;oytl

·ecuno

ag h

Ar m

E:OCc 'lent time.

c e

-de for the cupola of the Linen Ha:J. - it still

Ar m

cloc~

Ar m

tl e following yeo.r the population had increo.sed to &, '73

us eu m

ou n

rter"

ts career ended about four years lator.

ag h

In l820 the ' /lrrno.g~ Volunteer and Irnpartio.l Nort:1E rn

wcs .,. r::it nublished,

line."1

...n tL

r o ir.ions

Thi writer used h'

s .les et rmagh ere £527,800.

c -

it or it r

exprcs, d by other visitors to tl:e c·t •

egular

was certainly nc.t irfluenced y

L"'lu

reci

fairs

i.hero

art is

neglectE d since 1 is day' • civic

t1;i,

ide of' l.he I"Ll'ro•

un en

ly o-v rlook.

tr n

t have

ar.

Ro eby

on a rou

rt of

"tutt

squ xe

t the u., er

ut t

t-v

er.C''1.

ou nt y

t..:'1 th t 'nr

er bes 'the lnw r

M le ,.

n rs in the l ortl: of Irel nd

us eu m

n l '9

built •

us eu m

1 :p.ib •

AJ.

us eu m

On l,ith July , 1825 , tne Ar·,ar·, .Jistrict Lune tic Asylu , the

f irst of its '·ind ouilt in Ir37r.nd under the Act of' 181? #as .ouiJt to the r'ezi.rn of .eTcLcis Jo:mstor, , its 1 21 by tne Saver Jisn of the

ori c- inal bui ld i nrrs , e1ui-orn;)rt , etc . cost

.20 , 900 .

the Ar; agh 1:ec.iarics "t·.,1.ral ..ictory and t""e .rnsti.tute,

.rster

breen , t'le r:rst

Philoso p llic2l S oci e t y .

,.._not,1.,r ~v-!r.t

Institute out 01 whic h Jeter , re_-r the Ar af'h

of imp orta nce in 1825 was t11e foundat i on

.. u2 site ,

3are_·::; .

city , attended by the burgesses c nd 18.ce

,&can , syi UT'l

ou n

year tne .l!·ever , 10s9 i tal ( no= t he

I n the same

or tna -'-'li 1 d) ···as

was afterwards Assistan t-Astr onomer at Greemrich.

us eu m

:r2y

f ounda.tion s tone ...as l;c irl in

ou nt y

f ormally open ed .

~~ro .1ec.

ag h

erected by Archb ishop Lord J o.m ,eor.r.e ~<Jrest'ord .

ou nt y

.e.rket, a buildi rn:; believed to oe "or,,. of

rancis

s:1.a.'tlbles

Ar m

later in 182? the same g enerous "relate 1-;uilt t .e very n&ndso'tle

Johnston 'l'fl10 a few years e arlier 1ad '11e.de addi tio1 s to tr1e ?al a c e

u M

nt y

ag h

Ar m

the same year Armagh was li ghted by oil- gas .

nt y

Ar m

a.nd had cuilt a new coa ch- hous e , stables , etc . ~ 0r~.is Jrc ce .

.betv·een 18 2<J and 18 3 0 1.,.1a rl e'110nt .?l a c e

J e n c-th.

Ar m

built - t"ie terr,.ce ·,,as intended to b e t""1ice it s n r e s en t

Yl&S

ou n

Society was r'our..ded.

I n 1828 or possibly sli qhtly e a rli e r the Armagh nene vol e nt

Had the ori ginal plen been uut into exec ution it -ould nave been About tins

Ar m

tn.e most i"'"'.losinf". isrot,.,, of its ·--e riod in Ir e 1 a n d .

It is to be rerretted that the inhabitants

of the Gas Works site .

time a circle of standing stones was demolished in the clearing

us eu m

·~· ·:portent a ~1on1r·<>r,t to be r<.:::1ov-.,d .

{ad it teen

ou nt y

· r etc ired Ar1aa'1 ·· oi;1 ld• ' 1ave b een un1r;1:te 8"1ong Irish to"ns . c• 1

Fet·"een 1831 and 1835 Russell Street and ':el bourne '.l'errace

9 , 470 .

were built - in the former yea-,_· t'·e ·;,o-:iulatiou of t: e city · •as

In 1832 Civic Affair(: passed into the henc1s of '.;:'o·rn

Commis sioners 2nd in the follm--in~ yer:r the 'all 1·:as vested iu

us eu m

ou C

ou nt y

:useu':l) built and Archbishop Lord

Pla.ce School (now the Count y

ou n

In 1834 the to,vn was li ghted by coal- ;ras , the Ch<1 rl emont

ag h

Sover eirn and Eurgesses of the City.

Trustees 1Yho are thus the succ es~ors ir that office 01 the

".'0·1r of Ir-eland" vrritter, in that year states

Inglisp in ;1is

Ar m

John George Beresford began his restoration of the old c<,,thedral.

nt y

Kew and handsome ro~s of houses are seen in several directions

nt y

The city exhibits 11.nerring signs of i1 ,Jrove.,,,ent .

ag h

s-ituated town .

Ar m

" that 11e found Arria.r-,1 a thrivinr res-pectable ar,d ap:reeably

evidences of wealth a.nd &:enti li ty" .

Ar m

and in t -ie auuearance of nrivate houses and s;_o, s there are

Ar m

In the folloi-rir iz yea.r John Davi.son publis,1ed ;1is novr very

or' information for discoveries "Jade dur inr the early sta1:1e of

ou n

scarce pa.nphlet on the restoration of the old Gci.thed.ral , a source

Ar m

hi:ll t h;:;.t "/Ork ; a.nd a .fedresclay ma r ket for oat1: ..,as beinr held in

".latent or author ity .

reported their ina.bili ty to find

the C,ity for ,·,hic':1 the Commissioners on :unici.naJ Jo r po rations

us eu m

cll o··ed

In this

r ,. er·

first

of t.,e

or-:> 1r of the

ed ir

J,e·-is in

o. ~n'ada .

ou n

•,b is ec1 ir t et ;er.r , st~ te& t _at

us eu m

ag h

~e "nd · n exc ller t

r •

C h

3 , 800 b,rr Js of

sir

sever·l tanneries, and nu eroue corn ·nd flo~r

ou ~

Arrr.ar1-- " irstrur ents " ...,l..,_ced in tie u&, emerit of t he

of t::e

::'his occurred

erry , later t.1e l irst

Ar m

no m as "T,1e 'i'hirn " .

v ery dianii i~d old c urc, or th · ·~. 11

't'o t,Lis year belonr:s the

Pr esident of ~ueen ' s ColJe,:rn , Belfa:c t .

'inistrv o,. t·1e '1ev . P . S .

Ar m

the Third Pre1cbyteri an Co n g re r-at i on.

in 'the

ou n

In this yeur t,-re was a

i::::st PreFhyteri a n conr,regation resultin

OJ:

nt y

Ar m

eriod fortunateJy survives .

spl i t ir the

d ur ing t .. e

rket h ouse

•ere eventuaJ ly de stroyed - a. "Scold' s Bridle

·:r.ere t, ey

pro.hibited by Act of Parli,ment e nd the

nt y

"'UE

ag h

Ar m

for s of -::,unish ,er t

formation

orked

ills, so~

In t e s~ e yer-,r t:,e use of t 1e Pil 1 ory a1,cl. stoc s as

cy ste~ •

t he sare

w.t ,

Ar m

of F'rair: ennna]ly , an ·le bre·.. ,rv

ou nt y

ere then t·.. o extensi.ve distilleries corsuriro- "'5,000 tons

C '('

t i

2nd ,arl rif ,os1 ore' , + en Jovernor - Gener·

t ere

arli r - a

..,.v J co ~" + er

~s built ·bo·1t 1837 'nci

his '!'opo-re...,nic;:J .Jictionc.r"

rs .

!-,,.-.1

.;JUr ir

roduced .

Gosford Place

een so e 11(

~ve

O::::dr 1:> t,ce Surve" 01 Irel nd r.·· s city

~tre t b

r :.o " · ,r ., is

( li 1 t

in t e ,o•·rtv

F' 1 ()_;

d r

ills

us eu m

lou..;

ou nt y

Vo ·

us eu m

ye ,:

23.

us eu m

In 1838 through Archbi::Jhon Crolly ' s exertions St. Patrick ' s

cing some

ou nt y

The school was built by- subscrintion but the amount collcctc

r..i continued in u.,c to

il io.mi te

The Ccrporatl:m -,ea..

n of tl: e

conclu.

·~ Jr·vnte moans.

fr Jm his

~t two

and • "' •

the

following year the Armagh Natural history and Ph ·:.1c~o lhic

c ety vas

f amed, a body still in existence but no longer ctive ·n

revision

time v ry n

le.

eu blin.

us eu m

ou n

previous year the architect was William furrey c,f Armagl

ag h

r ir the

completed.

WWJ

In t io year the Armogh uavings i3ank

of the cultural amen ties for which it was at on

e arlier seals were lout in the troubles of 164,J.

rcl..bi.,hop

l:-:irt of the outley, tle balance 1,as contribut d

£600

In 1840 the Municipal Corporation Act was pas~ed wl:ereby certain

ou nt y

whilst 58 otl:eI"3 including Annagh were dissolved.

In the

year on

Ar m

Cor'X' rut· ons like :::Jelfast, Dublin, Cork and Limerick w-re ?Jrc erved

atrick's Dey tne foundation stone of the l,ew Cathedr

.:n1d.

nt y

St.

ag h

Ar m

Archbishop Crolly chose Duff, an architect then in great re 11te, to plan

This the f..ret creat

Ar m

building of moderr. date to be erected in the city should ',e

cribed

Jetail but we must content ourselves at present by indicating

ou n

,om we o, e the church in its present fonn.

in rc,m

nt y

carried out by McC.arthy, a rising your.._. Dlblir t.rct 'tect,

alterrt·ons bein

e , t e

tne work and the original design was later moc

Ar m

stages o

the ed~fice JUt the Archbishop ruid his architect both d~ed ir. the early

deys of Archbishop Crolly down to date.

ent from the

"ulJ. particulars :na;r be found rcLarding its aevelo

in w ·c

Ar m

thnt t ere is a well- written and finely illustrated guide to ti.o cathedral

us eu m

• emin ry was compl ted and fonnally opened in ueutc b r of · t ;1ear.

us eu m

ures are

In the

le, sant. sites in the

us eu m

.oe-t

ou n

ag h

year the L'nion

ollo ·in

ou nt y

Great indignation - ·as ex-oressed by tr,e i nhabitants gene rally

·, orkhouse was opened or. one of th_ city.

omit them from no,·; on·~ards .

easily obtainable rro'll the "lrinted Census Reports so ''le shall

10 , 245 , e l arger fi gure than at nresm t - populrtion \

vrolly d.o•m

orourh or city totnlled

In 1841 t~e Po-ulation or the

· irs 01 .,re bis o

us eu m

ou nt y

to d:ote .

re ardin~ its ~eveJou •nt • ro

This 7as Much resented es ecially as

from Arnagh to Belfast .

Ar m

t"hen in 1843 the headquarters ot t e l orthern Co1ra:U:rd \"ere moved

'i'he

nt y

Ar m

Armagh had been its l o<.:atior. 1·or aJr.iost 'Wlr - a - century.

Ar m

Guardian" and "Ulster ,azet+e " into r-einr .

nt y

ag h

fo l lo 'ling year brou,qht our two survivinr lo,:;al uapers , tne "Arr..agh

In 18 45 Armag:1 Y'as der eeted oy .... elt'a st ir. t he etruggle f or This disanryoint ~r.t

ou n

Ar m

the acqu i sition of a " ~ueen ' s College" .

cominr. eo soon after tl1e re·:ovel of the military llea.dquarters

Ar m

wae a source of annoy~nce to tne citizens ·"· o t elt that tne

latter town t1as beinr de veloned "'i th'.)ut any regard to the clai1r.s

c:-+-irulirs .:..y 't-e LOUnd

guide to the c- ... hedr~J in, hie· fu 11

us eu m

or ri rts o~ tie other nrov1nc1·~1 to~~ •. . •

~ was · s .. r .:'{';..

s frr

t .. e

of such an instctlt

I •

-rch 1848 the rai l\•ay

·y ot

'e<'rs l·t.ar or tie ti:.:st

h re e

etter ""i.tu·:ed Lor t.,e ~st·Llis,

·12s

ou nt y

<- 1:1etter r2.c·r-ro rJ. - or

v1er1 r,od

i stor1cal 'Joi1 t o

,ul L•1r2l , rd.

1n Ircloncl ! ro

us eu m

concerned t 4 at 'rs certtin•y a corr~ct esc1 -te - no ot .. er to·n

aole ')1 te1n.,. ser•red

ou n

Ar --h ,

L,U

di.n s ot t .. e

us eu m

ag h

tne ~l~Y

illustrated ·nth drarinr;s ot U1e chief '"UbJ1c

r:,il.

us 01

In 1851 0 ' a£an YJubl1s1ed his

least 1rom such roads c>s •~ere

sho rtly afterwa.rrls be ar to disn:ry ear fro•n our M.- ir. roicds , or at

reacl ed Ar""lagh, and t.1e grer t te, s of , orse- :'ra m tr· nc ort

1; ..

..-owt •• of t ..e

this yenr the ... uns

n, r ~1 cu

nt y

ag h

In October

subject .

Ar m

city and should ue studied by those int ir sted ill ulrnt

t,ie .... acred .r1ea r1,

ou n

Ar m

was destroyed by I ire .

nt y

ovember che "Ar:nag.1 Guard tan" oft ice

Ar m

opened a school at the Prvilion , tro~ 1h1ch t aey Jater. oved to l- 1arleII:ont Place; and 4n

is rn i mpo rt ant document 1 or t.1e examinatior, o~

:he ,i:ap

ou nt y

oundation stone of ·ffn1ch was l a i d eleven ye2rs previo~s .

Ar m

tovm and s,101·1in1<; tne orii'"1nrl riesip:r1 o1 t ,e ne•7 cntaedral , the

In 1854 the c.rrand Nat ional vr>ttle Show tras held on the , .all ,

useum berin

I11 this year (18o4) the Blind Asylum was opeued .

in 1835 .

and local show meuals on exhi r::1tton u, Lhe l-0unty

':'here ~•ere , ho1.7ever, earlier Gattle Shows in Armagh

almoral .

Ar m

an event comparable in imuort2nce •nth tne YJ:-esent 1 ixture at

2.6

che ei t.y.

011 i,,;e or Sover e 1 .. u1

uo·a sever2l i.Llletl tne ~rpose

.or t~1s

o, e

st 1n 1,1e .ill 01 JfC Ob

1as secur ed throup~ the generosity of

~ ventua1ly one

•1

as r:.·eat dlL.iculty 1 r, i.1 uQ1 ug

uecarue avai lable 1n 184l:) uu" 1-11er e a site .

lct A r·~arh La.I:lily , 'o

ou nt y

oss1ble oy ·

tio, \';;.s r..[de

!acan , memuer UL

Archbishop Lord John Geor p:e Ber esfo r d "rho a.cc e ·) t ed a p r ouosal 11ade

to him for the use of the .?ever tJ:orp i t 2l whi ch ae.d bee n h i s f'l'ift I ts

years t.1e .::'ri ate

usefulness ~1evinrr decre:: sed i n t h e i ntervenin

to the town in 1827 \7,1en t h e city was r ...vr..,ed •-ritl. fever .

ou nt y

ag h

ou n

for the ·pur po se to wh icl, it is still devoted .

us eu m

made no objection to the trarsfer of t he build i nc ~nd its ~rounds

Ar m

A ]' lax :rarket -:•as established in 185 5 a.nd i n 1S56 t he r1.rr:iag,1

1ktun 1 .Hstory and 2i1iloro'Ohicz.l Soci e t v t oo'{ o v e r ti.e bui l d ing

Ar m

nt y

useur and -previ o usly kn o·7n o.s t h e

no.., ir use as the Go•mty

ag h

In this t:1ey had the supoo rt and

Gh1>rlemont Place Sc'.'lool.

fin;:,1.cial Gssi_stance of the Archbishop Lo r d John c, e org e Beresford

nt y

In t he follo• inp: year the Col ler.:e Street Schools wer e

reali z:ed .

Ar m

-~hose , .any benefactions to the city :1ave not as y et been n ro per l y

In 1859 the ..::all was again

ou n

:alJ .

Panmure , was ulaced on the

Ar m

erected and on June 4th, 1858 , a qussian Gun , -:ires ented by Lord

leased to trustees by Arch'l:isho-p Lord John Geo r f"e .;:,ere sford ·vho

Ar m

felt t 1at by continuing the arranRe' ent of 1833 the l i tt l e pa r k

rould fel:ll if h e sa"' it in its i,)resent condition we know

How he

~ i ht better be p reserved for the uleasure and use of the uubli c .

us eu m

Its Iou

ouse en· i.s discrac eful at.d the so t',ern end

little better !

l'he

e Year sa:r t 1e est.:bli -l e1 t of t ,e

us eu m

ou nt y

'Jlt.yed Arr ag'. ~ric''e t Club ( there is evir.c ce of ci:i.c' et teir,g

School

5t · ll fror.:i :--t least 1845) , and t .e erectio n of t 1e 1!et 1odi by ii. Abbey Street , t· c foundi:. tior: stone of \ ,icn \'LS 1· i.d

on t le

esleyc.n

listory of

Surgeo n- ....ajor Joseph I.:. Lynr, ,,,thor of a

y nt

·ri dely kno ·n locally .

much nore llethoiii o:~ on the Ar•1a.izh Circuit " a book t~1-t should be

He later

In le-61 'Zodger~ b-ou,,.h t out :l.i s "Anc i '!nt ..:: i ty" .

us eu m

ou nt y

t1e 'Joint of vie~ of local histo~y .

Ar m

ou n

ag h

publish ed a " emoir of Armaeh Cathed ral" a1,d " 7o'Jo~r apl1ical Forks from Sketc 1es of Ar ag:r. and •:;: rrone" - three ~10st i•,".J:,rtc:.1.t

nt y

In J.864 the Ar agh United

ag h

amalgam ated ·-,i th the ':'ennis Club •

1 .?rotes tant Young .'en ' s ·:ut,1al I orove~M t Society ,·•as

Ar m

An Archery Club ~as estrbli s1ed in 1862 - it ~as l~ter

nt y

Ar m

os To·ver e stablis' .l.ed , and in lf\6P Si1i.els Insti tuti.on , now known i ncome . Hill , ~as o~ened for t~e rece~ti on of oersons of reduced

ou n

fi r s t I n 18 7 5 a Cathol ic Read i nl" Roor was establi shed - the

In the fo l1 owi nc year

t he clozinp , days of the l th century .

It ·,as that located in the " 'l'ontine Rooms" in

Ar m

d enonin ation .

l ocal " ReadinR "toom" in the city t'lat -•e kno1" of was non-

us eu m

not - the ~.i,,rt

1ouse" was be""un on o. site no rth

irit c.

c1.,ro:-, .

nt ou

In 1 8 77 ,i c tori2 vtreet berrn to develop .

t lle Pril"'.acy of IJ;;,r in· 1

leted ii t .e 'ol 'o· in~ , e~r - , d later

·~a s c;i

.ui sion

-:-i·

r,' r ,

ou nt y

of tie ne·" Cat'1edral ,nd ;.djoini1,,- t e Se·1in;-rr .

In t,1at year

•• :-ket Street r re

occ11 ied

110"/

In 1878 a ne''l ch11rcn \"'as built on t.,e

by {ess.:-s . · a l ker Ltd .

Anderson · Lose b•.isire:::s -pre...,ises i.

t h e five }10·.is es kno m as ,inder :?lace ,;-ere built by .r . J .

I n the s2:r:e .vee r

ou nt y

o~en' s vh:::-is~iar Association •·1as

a b r anch of t h e Yo•mr:

Ar m

one of t n e most ,·raceful s ,ir es ir Ir J1 r n •

us eu m

ou n

ag h

~fall for t ,1e ~ irst Presbyterian Conp,rc,-atior. , 2n edifice ·1i t:1

M M

nt y

ag h

Ar m

volle e Street .

established in Arr.a~· , ~n orr:rni z ation ·t nresent housed in

nt y

Ar m

Houses "'ere b uilt on the fa ll so'.lth of t 11e old school s

about 1879 a nd named ,!artfor d :'lac e i r. ·1ono•.ir of :i ss .,rrtford ,

ou n

In F \79 a new ne•"B'!'J?tier a--o--oe ared in t he city

Ar m

County Infir ~ r y .

bet ter known to A.:-m1:c\ti 211 s a s the "'ife of Sur g e on Pal mer of the

h ag rm

Ar m

I n the fol lo ring year U chT1ond Terrace ..,as b uilt .

c a l led t he "Ar'Y"E,gh :teforme r " b ut it c a r eer ·.vas ve r y short indeed,

us eu m

t h e bui.l inG of ar "A-rchbi.shop ' s

us eu m

I n 1885 ~dwards 'err'ce · as bu: 1 t ·1d ir. 18 7- 88 .d ard

:::,treet c ~ e i.nt:i bei.1,. - both -ro1p1s of -i.,~~r 'c . ~

r . J..

ullertor .

nt ou

In 1887 the Arnai;i;h Phila r·"'lon ic Societ y ··ras estnhJ is ,ed and

usica.l

us eu m

nt y

ener a l a nd of tae tons a nd

ou n

Ar m

ouPe and 1" il·"a'' St,tion , "nd a s gri ef-

ontine .oo~s , t ·1F! ~r' et

After

or ide rti.fication i n tne

t e accident i;~e bodies ,rere laid out

".'.:y .

· e investi a.tion

c· thedral to ll ed out · m'3ssage o

eo -, e · de t e i.r ··•ay to t'1oce nl· ces the beJ ls of the

y ear on 12 t h J ur _ , 1889 ,

city , c:. traaedy i r "'hi Eh eir·l1ty ')ersons lost t· • ir Jives .

stricken

nt y

.0J 1 0 ·1 ing

u't

mrst rai lway disaster occurred at 'iluney outsi-e the

Ir ,,. nd ' s

In t'1e

be much oetter kno,7n.

Ar m

thole it is a valu~b le cortri but ion to loca l h istory and o:.i

s ources already ')rinted - b ut on the

check accounts taken 1ro

ag h

UnforturieteJ•r i t s co·!roi l e r r.e lected to

villa ·es in "1articuler .

Ar m

ou nt y

Ar m

ubl i s:ied a

·as

,...., "

ot vour ty n.r

nost useful survey of~~ co unty in

ou n

·r . Ar,der sor r e su ed '1i s luildi.n• ,cti'lites in

I n 1888 J:jassett ' s "Boo

sr c year

Victoria Street ard ere ct ed J r ant1"m ,i.llas .

l'yinr, a ver y i ~ ort art ~art i n Jocrl - 3ritics .

ag h

etc . an1

c'Jncerts ,

eel brit

attracti ons of a v ery ~ i R~ or~er, s on~ori.n

for a considerabl e '"leri od it >r'Jvided t· e city •i th

erected to t he desi-n of

n-'rli ties or loc::l 2rc ,i tec·ure , ·ms

,:a ll, 01 e of

.asonic

A few years e: r"ier in 1884 , the

ou nt y

r . Georg e A.

ouse£ -~ i,:e ~:.: 'cted by

us eu m

t1at fol 0\''ed t:e :c,cci.dert resuJted i.n the o1,ssi.1.cr

t e lor;g end

eu M rm

M C

ou n

nt y

ou C h

ag Ar m ©

nt y

ou nt y

ag h Ar m ©

us eu m

ou n C h

ag Ar m ©

us M

nt ou C

Ar m ©

Ar m

ag h

i n 1894 .

A Sacristy ard Sy!! d ,:all ·v<Jre built at t 1e re,·• \Jat:1edr al

·1 1 ....,011ts a1n sirnals .

CJ!

t,e i.nt e rl ocdr

ou nt y

overdue Act eY.1'orcirrr r1,toP1etic brakes , block- sic.r1 cllir

us eu m

t·ic

of supreme i moortan ce in n1s ":li ssion .

c~1ce

ays

lEce

~o t!le An na ls

rte soon secur ed sites

, • r

it -s tJe

Accord.Ln

he r eached Armagh in t he yea r 444 A. D.

• -

us eu m

us eu m M l

no dout)t i n! 11 reed. ..,t •

f or ch u rches and i~11cediate]y b evan or eparati ons for the instruction

first school of the new re g i ::,ie y,..-,s opened.

Culture I gro th was

of the young ueople of t h e area , end s o about the y e a r 4 50 t he

1<radual in the six th and seventh c er.turies but by tile er:d of t:1e

1'6t

').·

us eu m

'll'lSCl" i

-y

ou n

C h

·r r~is 1

u M

nt y

. . . ecio•u:

ci+y il t

ts , t: . .e

"".he

+ e

" OU£CS 0~

...:.. 1

Ar m

807 , ud one

0nPstic

<::Ompiled in or.e ot t

c-irviYe those ""r~c-ic d0 sis +: P, so- c c l .. e c''

• t:,e

::o

., s 'ld • in

Ar m

9 46 .

•'

nt y

ag h

( ,_ ~d i r e ·rs ·

Ar m

·~ , 89 0 , 919 2n

re t

se c r u ri

the sa: • rn "30 '

:,·semen , •.n~

r • i's cf t he

c uired

"·m

f · ~,:e

city ~nd i t s sch ools · nc c 1u:-r-l es

i l i r one

'll •

,u:,--i,1£

c r .,_ •··

v ~_..

r-f t,.,, "'or

•,..ir

l-e"?n

y t· e suc c e e" i n

•

nv e

ts sc:10

Ar m

Saxons , ··;10 is re-p·1ted to

ou nt y

ri tten in 684 by :::'i'ir"e , l if::i d ,

ou n

ag h

letter century ~he scho ol£ of Arnri:;11 ···C're .,i ely ceco nized •

ou nt y

h e tr

us eu m 1

:r 0:i

·irJ

c·n

perioci "elon s t· e c~, 1:a·,+ec :?· c - · c - s

,t.,

vl~ , Jn~ of t' o

·l ,c'. 1,:scri_·ti~r it ctn be

r:•

1~e.cAul.;y , Archbisho p o~· Ar'cac:;1 ,

1e .".:-i:1·c~· or Jone l l

1J1·i·

·l1.

c1/'e "''or it r'r .uorn,elJ.

:ious

e J.· ·1a·' a s·c·ire

o • :.ochlan , :Ciur oi' I" .3 lar:.d ,

'lk.

personal relics of the s2i.1,t 1-ir,',ed for ever ··i th Ar

Cent·Jries later ·~he

ri1

' 1,0

in t

reCTinder

1cJo,.r

-J.ist ·ir::t , t .e

of ..,:~ose ~ntre r::.md a bo 'e &re s~.i. 1 •

·.t,. ce·,.'.;c.i.1t'' be da.ted .

ou nt y

It is ou~- so.i;.·ce

us eu m

ou n

ag h

dated as hav i ne been r'as· doned bet •ee1: n-,e •·ec:,rs J.0·.11 c.r r' 1103 .

ou nt y

It ,~c:_s t:1e "1os t rerJ•·•ne1 e ccl esi as+ ic £,.l :eli c

Ar m

lonF"er exists .

'i'he second re: ic , the vener2.ted ...,2.c'12.J I ss. , un:L·ortuna.tel y no

in Ireland anc' re• aired in safe ''e e')i n12: 1n A.::· !agr. ur;tiJ. 1179 in

nt y

· ·hich VP.a.r it ·--as C"'rried off to Du b lin ty a. fo rc e of ,.,,1 lo-

Ar m

u M

Les,rnir:g nade steady ::;,rogress in t b e tent:1 c e rt·,.r y .

Ir 1020

nt y

pubJ.i.cly buTned ir 1538.

ag h

Ar m

l.orm.ans , there to be retained J.nti1 the ..;'.e1o c1"12t i on ~·-:1en i t , . . as

the Library of Armagh is 1 '1entioned in t'le Ar.nels , t:.e • i. rst

reterence to such an ins+itut1on in any city in Ir e l a n ° . Jducat i on

ou n

Ar m

gai ned a fresa ir.rpeti,s i n the J...,th century ,.-rr,en tne amendwent ot

the Ir i sh c hurch y•as i nspired by St . ,'13.l"'c'·.y , a fomous Ar 12 cl,icm ,

'"wo Osher

,ie was torn 1n 1 095 end aiec1 J.14R .

Ar m

the -<;rrcli tional site of "'hose birth,;ilr ce ber,rs a co•nr•e 'Orc:ti v e

Arel- bishops of Armr:,.p 1 , St . Celsus Encl St . Conc o r d , =er a a lso of

•

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us eu m

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rs c'ecreeci at

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907 u i .:oderick: O't.:onror, ,.i.r .. • i.

to·· r s ed1c2tior in

;

:p ·0v·i! ces besides l J s';er - :;or L zt'l.nce

Lt ,er Lerer <'Ctio1

i.1

nt y

ou nt y

t.1eir nc tioral

i-c

J.....) ,., .

schools .

li~..,

ec1 1~c+er1

us eu m

::_+J.."'EC.1..ior;, il.1.-1

locel . . .

'':)re "t -'irst li ttl

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h ag

Ar m

. .., lie? the L:-is::i. · ·om cti.c sc: ool:c

Or"'.Fn CO! 'J.ll.;St ,

nt y

Ar ·lo- !

ag h

Ar m

IreJ.·1:d [~d. c01.1irnirir ~he ci.t::r in i s clet-1 ~,o L'1iv- rcit~ s~c:..,<:,·~s .

i r 1 Jf33 e ??ropo F:c.1

ou n

t1tioned

n~cess i tv -:' or

71'1.s

a-':ever .

f2 c i 7.i ties

mi.ve r e, i ty ann. sc o l s and

,n ·,ry a s t.o t

: 1,

2ny educe ti.nn,

i 1•

.._,v t,l,e.t cJecrP.e Ir 37 and •·ms lef t fnr a. ti•1o

Ar m

o•cst~ri.es in 1 537 .

Ar m

31.10'1 sc1.o'.l1s rir' rot e,qffer a c tnal e·-:t.i.1~ct.inn nnt i J t,1e li ssolut 1 on

c- dP. to est.abli sh uni vers · ti a a.t Armar:h

us eu m

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The Head Inn.

Now the Prote stant Hall, Abbey stree t, housed Ki ng James on his way to Derry in 1689, and later gave shelte r to the Duke of Schom berg, King William 's famou s gener al .

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The Hole in the Wa l l.

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This may well be the oldest license d pr e mis es the city. It s pos iti on cl os e to the si t e of the oldinPr ison in Mar ket Stre e t, coupled with the name sugg ests a res pectabl e a ntiquit y . I t seems to be t he s ame establi s hment as that burned i n 1683 but r ebuilt befor e 1703 .

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The Thr ee No.g's Hearl iri Englis,1 Street .

In As he • s Account of the Lands of the Archbishopri c of Armagh i n 1703 , th3 fol l owing taverc1s or inns a r e mentioned .

II. The Si gn of the Spread Eagle in Market street .

III . Si gn of t he Swan in Mar k et Str e et .

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The Sp read Eag le was burned i'1 1583 and rebuilt by John King . The Swan Vias situa te n ext to the Pris on and was owned by "Thomas Reid , Gent ."

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(3) John Stone of Ar magh, merch ant :: r1ife v1 i th child . \"/i ll - Dec. 1721. Proved 17 Ma r eh , 1723.

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The Mason• s Arms.

The owner Robert McConchy was born 1n 1645, died 172;:;, and was buried in st . Patrick's Churchyard . It seems probable that this Inn dated back to the prec eding century . Its site near the House of Correction and the town Bowling Green is suggestive of a tavern of earlier origin than tbe 18 th century . Old tokens issued by wcconchy about 1670 a re sti l l in existenc e.

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The Inn was known by the above name about the time of Mceonchy •s death. Later in succession it became the King•s Arms , Friendly Brothers Inn and Bridge Tavern .

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Among st the local peop l e examined following the distur bance were certai n members of the ~atthews• f a mily, then owners of a very superior Inn ir Scotch St reet, who deposed that c ertain Armagh notabilit ies were on the premises eating oy s ters and drinking wine peacably and giving offence to nobody vihen the row began, that they were attendi ng them, but that when their customer s were leaving they were knocked down by sticks. Later, when it reached t he stage of a fight for all the r e was "chewing of fingers and ears and s mashing of heads" .

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23 Sept . 1763 20 July , 175 5 18 October, 1766

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Samuel Colvin James Long James Connellan Daniel cannavan Arch. Cooper James Bir mingham Walter Taylor Jose ph Dawson Ed. McGinnis Patrick Chambers George Hewitt James Mc Cracken Lee McKi ns try Samuel McClaver George Park Robert Lindsay Samue l Mccune Thomas Reed

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14 February , 1785 . Wi l li am Johnston of the "Hand and Shear s" . J ohn St i tt and Adam Robinson . New street . 27 J u ly , 1786 . Inn- Keepers .

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No Publicans or others shall suffer any horses to be fastened or left in the streets or lanes of the city by persons frequenting the ir housas on Ua r ket or Fair Days.

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By e-Laws of 1798 .

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Mr . McKew•s old Br ewery in English street .

13 October, 1794 . Andrew Lyle's l!alt Kil"' opposite Li sanally Lane . 2 1 August, 1797 .

flilliam Mc'.':illiam and Cos Brewery .

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January, 1787 . Upright Post under ~illiam Michols sign post condemned as a nuisance, also the post in the street opposite ~illiam Jones• house in t'ew Street .

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Inns 174.2.

Last week died at Ar:nagh, ..rs . Peg Stringer, much

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who lov ' Q in her soul a bout - and a bowl ; there's no drink to be had , had drunk herself dead .

Here lies Peggy Stringer A toast - and a lawyer And because in the grave For a belly- full l i ving,

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See a l s o Uaps of 1835 for road changes .

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Thomas Stringer and wife, Five sons and three daughters . Inn Keeper, Scotch Street . Church .

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Belfast Mercury , J uly 23, 1784 - the Review took place on Monday, July 19 .

The Ne wr y Se cond Company and the New r y Infantry came in about n i ne o' c lo ck at night , ard afterwards the J,'.ount norris and Col. Synott•s comp~n ies a r rived and were billeted, bu t i t hav ing r ained much during the night it mad e our Common , which wa s t o be our review ground, very wet, a nd t he rai n cont inuing until after nine o'clock y esterday , prevented t he cor ps who had not been in the nig ht bef ore from getting in until after two o'clock , when t he Southern Battal ion ma r ched to the field but they were scarcely there til l a heavy rain came on which preve nted t he ot hers f rom mar ching out . The Southe r n Battali on t hen return ed and the two battalions mar ched in sub- d ivisi ons past Lord Charl emont 1vher e he sat i n .ML:. Park's house and dismissed . It i s computed tha t the re were better than 1,100 men t o be r eviewed , which woul d have made a v ery handsome a ppeara nce if t he day had kept fair .

O'l Su nday about 12 o'clock, the Lurgan Company marched i n t o t own , in number 80 - and General the Ear l of Charlemont escorted by the Newr y Tr oop about 3 o ' c l ock.

Par ade of Armagh Volunteers.

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Host then William Johnst on who served in that year as Cor p orati on Consta b l e .

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Lord Cha rlemont • s Company of Vol unteers par aded their un if or ms, and after f iring three volleys ir the in ~ar k et Place ( in commem oration of t he First of Au gust whi ch ha ppened t o f al l on a Sunday) tbey mar ched t o the Comm ons a nd we nt through their diff erent fi rings and ev o lutions wit h a d egr e e of exact ness hardly to be expected from a b ody so l a t e l y embodi es. The Company a fterwar d s d i end at t he Ki ng' s Head I nn , where they drank numerou s toa s t s • ••• • ~nd conclude d the eveni ng wit h great c heer f u l n e ss and regul ari t y.

Ar mag h Volun t eer Parade Monday , 2 August , 1779 .

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Charles McReynold s to take over the Head inn , f r om Mr. Georg e Pa r ks in Novembe r 1792 - See Northern star, Sept . 19 , 1792 .

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Leonard & Kennedy , who were part proprietors in the late Establishment, beg l eave to inform their Friends and t he Publi ck , t hat t~ey have taken into the Business a~d Partnershi p of sa i d Coach , Mr. Charles l,icReynolds, Inn holder of Ar mag h, and hop e from their care and a t tention to rend er this Coach to be the best conducted of its k i nd i n the kingd om . Also six Chaises and Horses sufficien t for said Chaises.

I' o Leave Armagh every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday ; and f r om Dublin every Monday, 17ednesday and Friday, at fo ur o ' c l ock in the morning , from each place: Fare a s us ual .

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(B elfast News-Letter , fr om Tue sday , Jun e 4 , to Friday , June 7, 1793) .

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Places taken at Mr. James Kennedy • s, No . 71 , Caple s tree t, a nd at sai d Char l es 1:cReynolds 1 I nn , l,'.olyneux•s Ar ms, .<\r mag h.

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Belfast New s -Le t t er October 5 - 9 1 1795 .

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Ar magh F ly Coach with a guard runs in one day fr om Armag h to Dublin from McReynold's, !llolyneux Arms , Ar magh.

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Nor ther n star 20 Octo ber, 1796 .

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Chan ges its days of sett ing out from Armagh to Mon days , Wed nesd ays and Frid ays, from March nex t, and from Dub lin onthe 24th Octo ber to the let the same days at six o'cl ock in the mor ning , to run in one day stop in Dun dalk and Drog heda for and a half , inte ndin g to the conv enie nce of bein g in Arm agh and Dub lin earl y the follo win g day. N.B . Kenn edy and Leon ard and wil l in futu re cond uct the are now the sole prop riet ors coac hes, abl~ hors es a nd care fulbusi ness to Armagh with new driv ers.

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COACHES.

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John Brown of the City of Armap;h, Woollen draper,

informs his friends and the public that he has removed

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Armagh , A~ril 4, 1796 ,

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S a le of house and tenement late in possession of Mr . Charles Reynolds, known by the name of Head Inn . Held at rent of £140 per an. from Mr . Prentice for 21 years .

Sale of fur niture, car riag es, stock , etc.

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Be l fas t News-Lett er Mar ch 27- 3 1, 1797 .

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Two a c r es of land outside town inc luded in l ease .

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Alexander Hamilton Diary, Armagh Library.

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August 13, 1796. Saturday morni ng while we were standing at the door of Killiman we saw the funera l of Charles McR eynolds, late innkeeper or Armagh, going past the end of the avenue towards St ewartst own. It was attended by a great body of horsemen in scarfs and hat bands, whom I understood to be Freemasons and a great many carriages among which were all the Armagh hackney chaise and a coach. Soon after I set out for Armagh •••• ! heard there that my brother George, and George and William Henry, my uncle Charles• sons, were in Armagh, having arrived the evening before in the stage from Bublin and could not g et a cha ise that day to take them to Dungannon on account of the Reynold's funeral.

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Armagh, 2jth March, 1800,

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The Mo lyneux Arms , Armagh.

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To be let immediatel y (w ith or without a fine) that commodiou s, roomy, and long established Inn, formerly kept by the late Charles McReynolds , and now by John Tobin. The tenant can be accommodat ed with from Ten to Twenty-two acres of most excellent and highly manured land, very near the town; there is upwards of an Acre of a Garde n wa l led in and in great forwardnes s , there will be a Lease given, renewable for ever, if required, and the Tenant may have Horses, Cows, Carriages, and Furniture, &c., at a Valuation. Applicatio n to be made to John Tobin.

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(Belfast News- Letter, Friday, April 4 1 1800).

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Dr. Jenny r esided i n English str e et i n the house subse quently occupied by Ge or ge Parks where we b eliev e the system of bel l-pulls used i n fashi onab le houses at Armag h in Swift•t time may yet be seen . Instead of cranks and wires t here are ( or lately we re ) pull eys and c or ds by whi c h the bed-chambe r and parlour bells wer e r ung . This ho use and two adjacent mansions we r e then s till shing led . F ew of t he houses were slated and many of them were thatc hed which was indeed the c ommon r oofin g i n most of the s mal l er towns in those days.

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James Black who painte d most of the above signs was murde red Februa ry 1829 at the Shamb les. He was his way home one evenin g, and hearin g scream s went to theonassist of a woman being maltre ated by her husban d (a butche r) ance struck Black on the head with a c leaver causin g almost who immed iate death.

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Burli son• s Inn; known equa lly well a s Jean McKean •s Hotel . Site now cover ed by t he Armagh Coopera tive Store s , and the yards be hind sti l l bear trac es of t he coach ing day s. The place s eems t o have also b een known as the "Cock and Tr umpet " , whi ch n ame may have arise n from an earli er owner havi ng us ed the Aches on Crest as b.i s si gn .

Engl ish Rosem ary it s hangi ng side and

Wels on an d Ab erc rombi e was s i tua in Stree t i n t he pr emi ses now occup i ed byte t he Radio Compa ny . I n the ear l y 19t h centu ry sign d isplay ed a portr a i t of Ne l son on one Aber c rombie on t he other .

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Wi 11 iam Andrews Mar y Connor Elizabeth Dickson James Hardy Thomas Henry Jo hn McGar ity John McWi lliams

Patri ck Devlin Judit h Griffin

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1. Devlin• s son was known as "Turk Devlin ".

2. Later Albert Hotel, now Li pton 's.

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Will iam Roge rs enco urag by the patro nage of the Nob ility and Gent ry of this ed and the adjo ining coun ties has fitte d up that exte nsiv e comm od i ous conc ern in Eng lish Stre et for thei r accom moda he flat ters hims elf will hono ur himtion in a mann er whic h with thei r supp ort. W.R. has prep ared exte nsiv e and comf ortab le stab ling a nd coac h-ho uses . Arma gh. Marc h 1, 1824 .

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Dublin - The Royal Mail every evening at six - returns every morning at eight and proceed s to Dungann on.

Aughnac loy - the mai l every morning at eight a nd returns every evening at half-pa st f ive.

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Dublin - The Express every Monday , Wednesday and Friday at seven i n the morni ng and retur n s on Tuesday s, Thursday s and Saturday s at half-pa st s ix in the eve ning .

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Dublin - The St. Patrick on Tuesday s, Thur s days and Saturda ys at eight in the morning and returns on Mondays, Wednesday s and Friday s at seven in the evening .

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Monaghan - every Sunday.

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Belfast - every Monday and returns the followin g Monday.

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From Bernard Quinn•a Dobbin street.

Dublin _ every Wednesday .

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Sligo - by Enniski llen every other Monday .

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Newry_ every Wednesd ay and returns Thursda y. ( Pi ggot~ Directo ry 1824.)

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A token was issued by Robert Mc culla circa 1830, inscribed "Robert McCUlla of Armagh , Wine and Spirit Merchant" - "Payable at the Sign of t he Clock, Market street one fa rthing . 11

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The old c l ock whose dia l was the sign of the house for many y ears peri shed in the great f ire of 1902 .

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Pre sen t nam e sai d to der ive from a Nan cy Nor ton who is r epu ted to hav e bee n " as hig h as a hou se" .

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Newry Examiner, Sept. 21 1 1836.

The "Brilliant " Armagh Day Coach leaves Keenan•s Roy al Hotel, Armagh, ever y morning at six o 'clock and Ruddell 1 s, 19 High stre et, Belfast, every day at two o'clock.

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Value 50 Sovere igns.

To be run Wedne sday 12 Octobe r, 18~6. •••• • • Horses for variou s races to be entere d and riders and colour s declar ed with Mr. William Rogers , Clerk of the Course at or b efore n~ne o'cloc k on Tuesda y eveni ng , the 11th, Octobe r •••••• •• ordina ry at Roger 's Hotel at six o'cloc k on Wedne sday evenin g.

Armagh Challe nge Cup.

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S c otch Street. Upper Engli sh s t. ca s tle street . Scotch stre et.

Robert Bu r li s on Wil liam Roge rs Patr ick Hug hes P h il i p Ke enan

Burlison• s Inn Roger's Hotel Vi c toria Hotel Keenan•s Hotel

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Royal Hotel

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Armagh Guardian, July 29 1 1845.

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Mr. Wiltshire, then proprietor of the Beresford Arms Hotel, had leased the large central field on the Mall and, with his characteri stic good nature, had opened it to the public for their amusement, and that during the preceding week several spirited ga mes of cricket had been played thereon.

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Armagh Guardian 19 May , 1846.

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Died 15th May, 1846 , Charles Brown, Barrack stre et, Proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, a ged 27.

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John Fegan James Wiltshire Philip Keenan Patrick Hughes Brown

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English street. English street. Dobbin street. castle street

Albert Inn Beresford Arms Hotel Royal Hotel Victoria Hotel Commercial Hotel

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Armagh Guardian, Sept. 21 1 1849.

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Passengers can be booked at the hotel and at the Ulster Railway station. Parcels forwarded by this conveyance.

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(At that time the Beresford Arms sported half-a-dozen waiters in white neckcloths - see a Scotch tourist•s impression in issue of Sept. 17th) .

The bus will start from the Ber esford Arms at 2 o'clock each day, to arrive in Castleblayney in time for the train to Dublin, and return to Armagh the same day , with passengers from Dublin arriving by the train which reaches Cast leblayney at 3o minutes past eight o'clock p.m.

IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC. The Froprietor of the ~eresford Arms Hotel informs the public, that at the instance of several gent lemen he has commenced running a comfortable and well app&inted four horse omnibus, to p ly daily to and fro between Armagh and Castleblayney.

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1848-1 849.

came into being under above name immed iately follow ing the op ening of the Ulste r Railway to Armag h in March 1848 .

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Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory.

Wi llia m Andrews Mi BS Caldwell. Patrick Devlin John Hughes John Hughes James Matchett Mr. McKear ney Mrs. Wiltshire

Scotch street Lower English st. do. do . do. English street. Railway terminus Engli s h street.

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Dubli n via Castle blayn ey on the arriv al of the 8.45 train from Be lfast .

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Belfa st and Provi nce of Ulste r Direc tory.

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9 a.m. Ennis killen by Omagh from Keena n•s at 12 a.m. Ennis by Monag han from Keena n3s - coach and van, 10 p.m. killen Dunga nnon Mai l from Wilts hire's 4.30 a.m. Dungannon from Keena n•s every evenin g at 6.30.

Newry from Post Offic e at 8 a.m., one horse, Newry from Post Offic e 2.15 - one horse .

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Monaghan from Hughe s, Charle mont Arms, n Clone s II "

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White Cross Inn Plough Inn Char lemont Arms Roya l Hotel Travelle r's Home Albert Hotel Railway Arms Hotel Harp Hotel Beresfor d Arms

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English Street, Lower.

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Tipping appears in City Assessment Books from 31 J uly ,

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"Joshua Tippin, We llington rnn, 2d. pence, English Street, Armagh".

1858.

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The Wellington rnn.

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The rnn sported as a hanging sign a portrait of the famous Duke. This was tken down for repainti ng circa 1900, and upon its re-erection shortly afterwards was wantonly destroy ed by some local hooligans.

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(There was an earlier Wellington rnn situate in Scotch Street. See Directory of 1819).

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Armagh Guardian June 18 1 1858.

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It was executed to order and combi ned the arms of the two houses of caledon and Veralum •••••••••• The bearings are impaled with great taste on a sable field and are creditable alike to the artist and the establishm ent i n which the work was produced.

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The Caledon Arms board was on view in June 1858 in Messrs. Vint•s establishm ent, Armagh, and the work was said "to reflect great credit on Mr. Kimmitt". ·

The Sign of the Caledon Arms in caledon village was painted by Mr. Kimmitt "whose brush has a dded considerab ly to the embellishm ent of our city".

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Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory, and Wynne•s Directory of Belfast •

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Hotels - 1865-1866.

Traveller ' s Home Beresford Arms Charlemont Arms Linen Ha ll Hotel Plough Hotel Railway Hotel Royal Hotel White er oss rnn

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See Armagh Guardian June 3 1 1882 .

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The Lion Hotel.

Mrs. O Hare, Barrack Street. Sign a board about five feet square . Artist: Mr. Kimmitt. Sign placed in po sition a few days ago . Representation of a l ion in tall foliage.

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In 1877 John McStravic was proprietor of the Railway Hotel. n II II Royal Hotel. " II Philip Lavery, M. B. II II Be,resford Arms "n Charles T. Tranter " " n J. Cahoon " II Traveller's Home " then removed to Lower Englis h street.

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Armagh Fly Coach.

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Belfast News-Le tter, March 2 1 1798.

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Changes its days from Armagh on Tuesday 6th March, to run in one day, having six sets of horses for its expedit ion. Said coach commence s on said day to leave Armagh on Tuesday , Thursday and Saturda y at four o'clock in the morning . For seats apply Mr. Qui g ley's Inn.

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Brads haw's Newry Direc tory of 1820. (A passa ge boat pl ying on t he Newry Canal betwe en Newry and Knoc kbridge).

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The Armagh Coach leave s Newry Mrs. Hilla n•s Hote l, Water Stree t, every eveni ng , f rom and leave s McKea n•s Inn, Armagh, for Newry at 6 O'clo ck in the mor n i ng .

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Newry thr ough Mark ethill .

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Belfa st by Richh i l l , Porta down , Lurga n, Mo ira and Lisbu rn.

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A Post Coaih to Dubl in, from 1irs. M cKean• s, Head of Scotc h Stre? t, every Monday , Wedn e sday and Frida y at six in the morn ing .

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Seizure i n May 1824 of the Armagh Mail Coach for smuggling tobacco.

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(Armagh Guar d ian, May 24, 1904 , re printing from London Globe of May, 1824) .

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Fare s.

The Publ ic are infor med a resp e ctab le and well appo inted coac h , has commencedthat runn Arma gh and Belf ast, leav ing Keen an•sing this day betw een ever y morn ing (Sun days exce pted at Roya l Hote l, Armagh, five o'clo ck, arriv ing at the Fair Trad er Coac h Offi ce,) Belf ten - leav e same offic e ever y even ing ast, a quar ter befo re at four o'clo ck and arri ve in Armagh at nine .

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To Dublin from same hotel - a day coach Monday, Wednesday and Friday at half-past 6 a.m., and arrive in Armagh alternate days at 6 p.m.

To Dublin, the Royal Mail from Roger's Hotel, Upper English Street. Leaves Armagh at 8 in the evening for Dublin by Newry. Arrives fro m Dublin every morning at 7 a .m.

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nes from John Hughes' tavern, Scotch Street, a car To C1 O ing at 6 o'clock through Middletown, Monaghan, every and Smimtobrnb or o , , and arrives in Armagh at 7 in the evenini•

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To Be l fast, the Roy al Mail from Enniskillen; calls at the Beresford Ar ms every morning at half- past twelve ; g oes through Lur gan and Lisburn.

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To Dubl in, a c oach from th Thursday and Saturda 7 Ber e sford Arms every Tuesday, blayney, carrickma Y morning at 8; goes t hroug h castlecr osS, Ardee and Drogheda,thence by rai l .

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To Dunga nn on, the Roy al Mail ( from Newry) calls at the Beresford Ar ms every mor ning at half-past f our - a c oach every Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday at half - past f our - and cars from the Royal Hote l and Burlison 's Inn every eveni ng at 7.

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• To Portadown a c oach fro m the Royal Hotel every morning at 8 Cars every morn i ng at half-past 7 and afternoon at 4 - a car from McPa~lan•s every afternoon at the sa me hour - a coac h from Burl1son •s, Scotch Street, every morni ng at 8 , and a car every morning at 6.

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• (The Belfast Mail from Wiltshire's (Beresford Arms) and conveyances from Keenan•s (Royal Hotel), Burlison•s, McParlan•s and CUrran•s set down passengers at the terminus of the Ulster Railway at Portadown. See Picturesque Handbook of Carlingford Bay. Published 18 46).

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Circa 1750.

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Strollin g player s were visiting Ar mag h in the mideighteen th c entury and playing in suitable premises made available for the period necessary to exhaust their stock of plays . Tr adition says t hey we r e we l l patronize d . The earliest note I have found is i n the Parish Reg isters and records the baptism of George , son of Samuel Geina , a player, and Annabella , his wife , 28 January, 1757.

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"Irish private theatri· ca l s were commenced in 1759 a t Lurgan , seat of t he Right Honble . William Brownlow( 1 )

Among st the company was Kane 0 'Hara ( 2 ) who wrot e Mi das

Players at Lurgan included members of the Brownlow

for repres ent ation a t the l ittle theatre there. 11 (3)

"Three Graces", each of whom was pai nted by Reynolds .

the three beautifu l Miss Montgomerys commonly known as the

family , Lord Charlemont and other loca l celebrit ies like

The ladies in question were daughters of Sir William

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Montgomery , Bart. of Ma gbie Hill , Co . Peebles , whos e wif e

Barbara married (as his second wife) The Right Honble . John Beresford of the Marquess of Waterf ord ' s family , for whom s ee Beresford of Learmount , Co . Derry B. L. G.

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Anne married in 1773 George 4t h Viscount Townshend , l a ter Marquess of Townsend (See Peerages) .

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Prehen, Co. Londonderry .

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Hannah was a daughter and c o- heir of Alexander Tomkyns of

M. P . for Co . Armagh .

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Ka ne o Hara . Born between 1715 and 1720. He resided in the neighbourhood of Dublin and was well known in He was the author the fashionable world of his day . of a number of plays and it would seem that his Mi das was first produced at Lurgan as it does not seem to have been play~d i n Dublin unti l 1762 , in wh ich year in January it was produced at the Crow Street Theatre .

Dublin Uni versity Magazine June 1850 , p . 714.

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Baptized, Lurgan 25 April 1726 . Died 1794.

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Elizabeth ma.rri d th R· e ight Honble. Luke Gardener, who was creat deB (see Peerages). aron Mountjoy 10 Sept . 1789

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Later generations of the Brownlow family may have taken

an interest in drama but if so we have no record of such

activities until the days of the late Lord Lurgan who is thus

described in W. Macquean- Pope ' s "Pillars of Drury Lane" published in 1 955, p . 232 -

• ·• · • And for a great part of this period , Drury Lane,

chairman in Lord Lurgan . (4)

run as it is by a limited company had a most distinguished

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He loved Drury Lane and gave it ceaseless service .

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he was a fitt i ng figurehead for the grand old theatre .

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everything which went on .

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could conduct a meeting with grace , charm and persuasive

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to get them.

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Lane wanted attractions , nobody worked harder than Lord Lurgan

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epitome of Victoriani sm and i n hi mself showed i ts sterli ng

quality , i ts courtesy and i ts demand f or a hi gh s t andar d,

William , 3rd Baron Lurgan, b , 1858 , d . 1937 .

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He had served hi s country in the A:rmy in the Grenadier Guards .

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He served it well at the "National Theatre" .

( 5) His son , the present Lord Lurgan,

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amongst its pillars too .

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is a worthy son of his father , with all the charm and warm-

hearted grace , lives in South Africa , but takes the keenest

interest , not only i n Drury Lane, but in the theatre in

general, is an accomplished lover of music, and a Vice -

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Wi lli am Geor ge , 4th Baron Lurgan, b.1 902 .

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President of the Royal General Theatrical Fund .

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~n 178 0 Assemblies were being held in the Market House o raise money for the newly erected County Infirmary gentlem~n "three crowns", ladies half- a - guinea - six Such See B.N.L. 28 April , 1780. assembl~es per year . ass~mblies appear in Infirmary accounts from 1766 but not unti~ 1780 do we discover any clue as to location. Possibly by the later date the older Tontine or Assembly Room had become too small for the increased population. t

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In 1861 it contained a Supper-room, Public News-Room It is and other apartments and was well supported_locally . described then as an establishment of imposing appearance reflecting great credit on the Trustees because of the satisfactory way in which it was conducted.

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According to Rogers - see his "Ancient City" p.30 the plan for the erection of a Public Assembly and Ball Room was visualised by the nobility and gentry of the city and vicinity in 1790, but that by 1821 the building was in bad repair with the result that a meeting of the subscribers (the proprietors) was held in that year to consider how the place might best be made available for the accommodation of New Trustees were appointed in 1828 about the public. which time £500 was expended on improvements, chiefly in As early as 1841 the the putting in of a new staircase. Armagh Musical Society was holding its concerts in the Tontine but the Assembly Room was soon found to be too small for the purpose and the Society moved to Vicar's Hill.

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B. N. L. June 17 1 1783 .

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Married a few days ago in the c athedr a l Church of Armagh, Mr . Leslie to the agreeable Miss Petersen, both belonging to the Theatre of Armagh.

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1783 .

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See B,N.L. files for ful l

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Mr . Mci lwain at Mr. Blows. Mr. Robert Smith, Bridge Street, Belfast. or Mr. Hamilton , Armagh."

Dated from Armagh 14 June, 1783 . account.

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"Those who chuse to encourage the undertaki ng are requeste d to give their names to

Kr._Myrt on Hamilton proposed to enlarge the Ann Street Theatre 1n Belfast and requests subscript ions for that purpose.

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hR . KELLY.

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Lost respectfully informs the subscribers to

1785.

ROOLS

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L1s:1ionable dances and will attend any

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..:'a!!lily 1,ith.:.n t,.-,enty :.,iles of ArJJe1gh.

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hr . •~elly :Ls always supplica v ..th the c1ost

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Londay in eacr1 mont:1 .

Balls to be continued t:,e second ar,d lest

inst. - The Cotillion

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uill be on '.lednesday

Armagh AsseJJbly, that the second assewbly

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ARMAGH THEATRE.

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Northern Star, May 26, 1792.

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The bana_ of the 22nd Regiment returns their thanks to the Master, Wardens and Brether n of st . Patrick's Lodge (Senior) for their generous and polite treatment to them on Mr. Clark's Benefit Night, May 14, 1792.

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107.

On Friday last , the 9th, the Committee appointed

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B. N. L. March 16 1 1794.

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Rober t Livingsto ne , Esq ., Treasurer .

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Al ready subscribe d £1,500 - to be found £2 , 074.

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Tea , Ca r d and Coffee Rooms of elegant design .

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lai d by the Sovereig n, Thomas McCan , Esq.

met on the site chosen when the foundatio n stone was

t o superinte nd the building of the New Tontine Assembly

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The Foundation stone was laid Friday, 9 March, 1794 , by Thomas Macan , then Sovereign of the city , and was described the New Tontine Assembly, subscriptions towards Tea , it had then reached £1,500 but £2,074 was required . Card and Coffee Rooms of elegant design are mentioned . Robert Li vingstone, then See B.N. L. of 16 March , 1794 . Agent of the Charlemont Estate , was Treasurer and the buildi ng replaced a somewhat earlier Tonti ne commonly called Francis Johnston is said to have the Assembly Rooms . designed the 1794 "Rooms" but they are not mentioned in the list given by that c elebrated architect to Brewer in so we must concl ude that the bui lding was erected by or f rom the plans of h i s brother Willi am .

On ground- floor a news-room supported by subscri bers.

See Stuart p . 549 ,

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. d Situate in a handsome They were private property and an spaci~us building. Th were so~etimes made available for publ ic purposes e establishment contained • 1 . An e~tensi ve ball- room with a convenient suite of apartments .

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No theatre has yet been erected in Armagh but when

ARMAGH THEATRE

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See Stuart p.549 .

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encouragement and support .

houses as they can procure , they receive very great

comedians occasi onally visit the town and perform in such

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Had been there for

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1822- 1840

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Batt's Circus in Armagh.

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Newry Telegraph 14 March 1823.

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h Mr. Talbot to appear at Armagh Theatre.

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1822,

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By permission of Arthur Irwin

Mr . Clarke respectfully announces to the

Kelly, Esq .

Theatre , Armagh .

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THEATRE IN ARMAGH

this present evening Friday March 14th.

Mr. Talbot of the Theatre Royal will make his first

Public that the theatre will open for a few nights on

appearance in Armagh in the Comedy 'Laugh when you can".

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Begins

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Gallery 1/3.

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Upper Boxes 2/6 .

7 o'clock.

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Boxes 3/4 .

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Thursday and Saturday .

Plays on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

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~r. Talbot to appear at Armagh Theat re.

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1822

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We are happy to find that Mr . Clark

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ARMAGH

THEATRE IN

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Glo ' ter .

evening in the celebrated character of the Duke of

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Mr . McKean makes his appearance in Armagh to- morrow

has engaged to perform in the city for four nights .

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1821_

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THEATRE IN ARMAGH

Positi vely for four nights only, Theatre, Armagh.

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May 1 2 , 1 824 .

will make her second appearance in Armagh on Wednesday,

Miss Clara Fisher , Theatre Royal , Drury Lane,

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ARMAGH THEATRE 1826 THEATRE

Miss Lee Sug

Only seven years of age will gi ve a great variety

of songs and recitations in Newry on her route from

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The child will perform in Armagh on Wednesday

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Crossle MSS, National Library.

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evening September 17th precisely at 7 o'clock .

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Market Place.

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to be had at Mr. Parks , Printer,

Tickets 3/4 each;

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the 16th, 18th, and 20th September, 1806.

Belfast on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings ,

The Infant Billington and Roscius

1828

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In 1828 (Feb . 11) it was decided that alterations

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shows that "Lustres" were replaced by Gas Lights in

1843 .

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of 1828- 1907 in Armagh Public Library .

See Tontine Minute Book

should be of Armagh Marble.

at the same time it was agreed that the chimney pieces

should be carried out to design of Mr. Farrell and at

THEATRE 1831

There was

A COITespondent in Armagh writes thus .

a splendid dinner and evening party on Thursday last at

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General McDonald ' s at which those much admired children

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Newry Telegraph, Nov.2, 1831.

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the company.

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The powers they evinced astonished while they delighted

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attended and performed in several favourite characters.

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ARMAGH THEATRE 1837

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By Permis sion, Rational

Tontine Rooms, Armagh.

and Elegant Amusements on Evenings Monday , Wednesday

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particulars see handbills .

For further

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to be ordered for Ten O' clock .

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Tickets may be had at the Booksellers Carriages

thei r friends admitted to Fr ont Seats at half price .

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Back seats 1/- .

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evening .

performance to commence precisely at Eight each

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Doors open half-past Seven o'clock and the

extraordinary Magician .

and Friday , 4th , 6th and 8th December, instant the

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The celebrated blind Harper, Mr. Byrne, has for

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BYRNE, THE HARPIST

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Newry Telegraph, May 14, 1839.

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the last few weeks delighted the citizens of Armagh.

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ARMAGH MUSICAL SOCIETY

Patron Sir Thomas Molyneux , Bart.

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Newry Telegraph June 11, 1840 .

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15th June 1840.

First Concert

Armagh Musical Society to give six concerts .

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His Grace the Lord Primate has presented the

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Newry Telegraph Sept . 27 , 1842.

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and a Grand Pianoforte worth 120 Guineas.

Armagh Musical Society with an organ valued at £800

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been sojourni ng in Tanderagee and in its neighbourhood

We understand that he has

Newry on h i s way to Dundalk .

Mr. Byrne , the Irish Harper, passed through

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Newry Telegraph, March 21, 1844 ,

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hearing his truly National strains.

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to the delight of all who enjoyed the opportunity of

We believe there is every reason

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to expect that a most respectable company from Dublin

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celebrated I rish comedian .

The chief attraction will be Mr. Leonard, the

shortly .

and Beliast will open the Armagh Theatre for three nights

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Dancing Masters .

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Rock was a Roman Catholic and lived on Pound Hi ll. Moore head belonged to the Established Church and was domiciled in New Street.

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The Census of 1770 shows "John Rock and wife" and describes the husband a s "an old dancing master with t\vo "--- Moorehead and wife, a dancing master children"• with two children" also appears.

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Armagh Guardia.~, O::t . 9, 1848.

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Died 9 September, 1848 , James Bi rnie , Profess or of Dancing for upwards of 50 years in this city.

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per annum in discharge of his duties .

John Hill, sergeant at Mace reed. £1 .1O.O

1799 .

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THE VlACES

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CORPORATION RECORDS

The two maces were left in the custody of William

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Paton the last Sovereign of the city, from whom they came

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to the Armagh Public Library.

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into the possession of his daughter who presented them

Formerly the official acts of the Sovereign and

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Burgesses were performed with much formality and state.

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A pew was appropriated to their use in the Cathedral and

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Stuart circa 1771 .

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the Sovereign with great gravity and decorum , going and This is mentioned by returning from Divine Service .

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on each Sunday the Corporation Maces were borne before

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Data on the Cor poration Maces (1)

The city was incorporated by James I in 1613 and had

I n the year 1799 we

and to appoint serjeant s - at- mace.

annum for the discharge of his offic e .

find that John Hill , mace- bearer, received £1 10s . per

a sovereign , t we lve burgesses and commons , who returned two members to Parliament . They were empowered to have a seal

When the Corporation was suppressed , under the Municipal

of Mr. William Paton , survivor of t he old s overeigns .

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Corporation Act, in 1832, t h e two maces fel l i nto the custody

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his death they were presented by his daughter, in 1887, f or

preservation to the Public Library of Armagh , found ed by

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21½ and 11½ in.;

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Primate Lord Rokeby , where they are exhibi t ed .

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and much resemble t h e Carlow maces , one of which wa s made in

For the Burrough of Ardmagh.

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engraved :-

They are of silver with plain stems , a the same year . central plai n knop , and a base , round the bottom of which i s

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h are divided into four panel s , s eparated The heads Of bot nd in the smaller by · in the large one by Caryatid f igures , a In the panels are the "States arms", engra ved oak- leaves .

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viz.' the Cross of St . George for England and the Harp for

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Ireland, both alternately repeated .

If there ever was a

cresting round the top, it has gone ,

and (3) the mark N. S.,

(2 ) the harp crowned;

presently);

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Each bears on the head three clear Dublin ball-marks , the same on both, viz.:- (1) the date letter T (of which

These initials

under a star or mullet, in a quatrefoil.

I can identify, from my MS lists extracted from the Dublin

One was in the Charter, 1637;

Two of the name appear.

Goldsmiths ' Registers, as those of Nathanael Stoughton.

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the other was admitted in 1647, and entered much plate from

On the flat cover of the top are the Royal arms of the

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Stuarts (with France and England quarterly in the first and

fourth quarters) , but as the date- letter , as shown in the

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case of Carlow, represents 1656-7, the mace must have been

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Perhaps the arms were added made during the interregnum . Certain it is that these maces must after the Restoration .

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of Armagh.

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the Corporation be Commonwealth "baubles ," and not as old as

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THE OLD SESSIONS HOUSE.

The entrance was by a flight of steps on the top of which was placed the,'pillory ". Down the gateway adjoin-

ing Mrs. Brontes may yet be seen the serrated eve courses

over the windows of the old Grand Jury Room.

Respecting the origin of this establishment , it can

be traced from a clause inserted i· n a Privy Signet for

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"Excepting and reserving unto us or heirs and successors out of the Vicars Choral and Ch?risters l~nds of the Cathedral of Armagh, which the said archbishop shall think most convenient for our service , a portion of ground 80 feet in length by 40 in breadth , for a Sessions House and Gaol in the said town of Armagh. Primate Hampton chose Market Street for this building

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l August 1619 wherein the following notice appears_

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vesting lands in the Primate by J ames I , bearing date

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behind the Sessions House and Gaol was a small lake called

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various stagnant pools ,

Lough Lappin and the Barrack Street Commons also containing

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Primate Boulter gave £1000 to build a

10 May 1730.

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THE MARKET HOUSE

Market House containing two spacious rooms above stairs,

That the ground on the

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one for the meeting of the Sovereign and burgesses.

sout~ side of the Market House belevelled and repaired

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with steps or otherwise as the overseers shall see convenient.

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THE COMMONS , NOW THE MALL

J'l1arch 3 .

1731 .

standat their discre tion , regula te and fix prices for the ings of each tent or booth on the said course .

t one · We presen t that Alexan der 1 ivings as Clerk of the Course of Armagh , with Mr. T. Ogle , do collec t a nd take up the severa l subscr iption s to be given by the Corpo ration and others , toward s a plate , and also

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and that three or four

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whitet horn quicks forthw ith :

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That a suffic ient sum be raised on the d in secur ity of this corpor ation to be laid out and applie lying enclos ing that part of the Commons of said Corpor ation room within the circle of said course - leavinB a suffic ient be for a course withou t said enclos ure: and that the same good enclos ed wi th a ditch of 8 feet wide , and quicke d with 1752.

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all necess ary expens e s , etc. . in defray ing

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ation enclos ed shall be kept up and preser ved by said Corpor and that the hay of said meadows shall yearly for meadows ; d be sold and the profit s arisin g therefr om shall be applie

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the said jury , and presen ted by them to be a nuisan ce in state and condit ion it is now in ; and that same when

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THE STOCKS AND PILLORY

Corporation Records show that at an assembly held in

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3 & 5 from Corporation Records .

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1816 . On 11th inst . two brothers of ~he name of Nugent were pilloried in Armagh for wilful and corrupt perjury . Newry Telegraph, June 15, 1816.

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That the space between the Pillory 1754 . June . and the Market House be repaired.

1/e present the sum of sixteen 1738. Oct . 13th. shill ings and three pence sterling to be laid out for making a sufficient pair of stocks for use of this Corporation and that the said stocks be joined to and fixed to the pillory .

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and for the Borough of Armagh the following references were

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relating to wells and fountains .

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We present the sum of £10 for

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place in the city of Armagh .

building and erecting a Watch House in the most convenient

30th March, 1750.

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We agree that Thomas Carrol Gent.

shall have the use of the Court house belonging to sd.

Corporatio n for teaching school therein during our pleasure

only provided that the said Thomas Carrol shall keep the

same in good order and repair and do no damage or prejudice

thereto and be lyable to all Damages as shall be done thereto

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for the same at the discretion of the Grand jury of sd·

or to the table, benches, windows, etc. therein and to pay

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We agree that Thomas Cnrrol Gent·

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sha.11 have the use of the Court house belonging to sd.

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only provided tlu:..t the s~id ~homas Currol shw.l keep the

same in good order nnd repair and do no damage or prejudice

thereto and be lyable to all Du.magcs as shall be done thereto

or to the t:.ible, benches, windows, etc. therein and to pay

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for the swne nt the discretion of the Grund jury of sd·

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'·le present the sum of 4 . 15 . 0 for the building

1751 .

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of a battlemented wall on each s i de of the Market House

Stairs , £2 . 1 5. 0 f or sash panes a nd gl azing the windows of

April £3.0.0 for timber to repair the Market

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the cupola of the Mar ket House to preserve the clock from

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House stairs.

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15/3 for 700 bricks for the repair of the Market

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House £1 .12.9 for purchasing lead fo r the r epair s of the

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THE PROPOSED ARMAGH-BLACKWATERTOWN CANAL

1759 - 1775

In 1759 a map was prepared for a proposed canal

between Blackwatertown and Armagh by James Ashmur and his

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map of the same.

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the levels of be paid to Robert Livingstone f or taking the Blackwater and for making a the Canal from Armagh to

We present the sum of £11.7.6 to

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son James Ashmur junior, a work carried out by the

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Rocque ' s Map of the City and County was published in

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the above year and dedicated t o Archbishop Stone. ( 1 )

The

cartographer, however , in copies issued from 1765 onwards

substituted Archbishop Robinson ' s name for that of Primate

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Stone but neglected to remove the latter gentleman ' s armor ial

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Squadron under Admiral Thurst were b rought to Armagh can

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£1 .10.8½ to Robert Gardner

time of the late invasion :

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Thomas Dobbin for candles burnt in the Guard House at the

That 4/~ be paid to George Pepper for

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guarding French prisoners for four nights .

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the late invasion

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for powder and ball given to the militia at the time of

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We present the sum of £10 for erecting

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and building four shambl es at the one end of the Market

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The shambles to be conver t ed into a

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House pursuant to a pla n of t he same l aid before us and now

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SCOTCH STREET BRIDGE

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making of footpaths.

In the above year there is much information on the

of Scotch Street and making battlemented walls .

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In the year 1797 , Archbishop Newcome granted a lease

of the Commons to the Sovereign and Burgesses of Armagh .

The year followi ng the Bridge at the Commons was wi dened

at a cost of £7 and we f ind t hat in 1799 a person of

around the Commons a t £1 8 per annum.

"proper abilities" was empl oyed to take care of the wal k

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the Commons and repairing hedges".

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Rev . Benj amin Wade .

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Wil liam Paton and

John Stanley

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George Robinson

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years a t a nominal rent and appointed the foll owi ng gentlemen

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Ball will be held on Friday 7th i nst . i n the new inn (2)

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lately built by Mr. Dobb in(3)in the City of Armagh .

( 1 ) "Moorhead and wife, dancing master, 2 children, Church"

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Leonard Dobbin , later M.P. for the Borough of Armagh 1833- 1838. Built the house in Scotch Street (~ow t~e Bank of Ireland) in 1812, for which he ch?se his friend and contemporary Francis Johnston as architect.

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Yesterday the Sovereign and

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Burgesses went in state in ten carriages to the Market

(Lengthy account. G.P.)

House to elect a representative for the ancient Borough.

Sergeant- a - Mace Mr. Keyes made the proclamation

three times and Mr . George Scott, Recorder of the Borough

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Exchequer chosen .

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the Lord Primate, High Sheriff and Burgesses to dinner .