Pigot's Directory of Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland 1824

Extracted from Pigot & Co.’s City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory

Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com

 

***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***

DUNGANNON

Dungannon is a borough, post and market town, situated on the south and western declivity of a high hill on the summit of which formerly stood an old castle, said to have been built by the O’Neils, who were then the chiefs of Ulster. It is in the county of Tyrone, distant 73 miles north by west of Dublin, 10 from Armagh, 21 from Omagh, and 32 from Belfast. Dungannon appears to have been a very ancient place. In the reign of James I letters patent were issued to the Chichester family, granting them and their heirs forever the manor of Dungannon, with many privileges rarely conceded in those days. Immediately after this, it appears to have increased in trade and population. Inconsequence of the loyalty of the inhabitants, letters patent appointed Dungannon a borough, to be governed by a portreeve or provost, and twelve burgesses, and directed them to elect two honest and sober and discreet men as their representatives in parliament. Dungannon still returns one member to the imperial parliament in the person of the Honbl. Thos Knox, oldest son of Lord Northland. On the site of the old castle, T. K. Hannington, Esq. erected a handsome building in the modern style of architecture, about the year 1790, which being on the highest part of the hill, affords a pleasing aspect of the surrounding country. About the same time the present Lord Northland made great improvements by forming a number of new streets on the western side of the town, commonly called the New Town. The parish church stands nearly in the centre of the place, and is a handsome modern building. The tower and spire were finished a few years ago at the expense of the late Lord Northland, who made the inhabitants a present of a handsome town clock; it has been lately furnished with a fine-toned organ by general subscription. Here are the meeting houses for Presbyterians and Seceders, a Roman Catholic chapel and two Methodist preaching houses. In Northland Row is an academy, or charter school for the education of a number of boys; the Rev. Dr. Dowdell is the present principal. In 1813 a school was built in William Street for the education of poor children, on the foundation of Erasmus Smith; it is a neat stone building, and cost upward of £900. Another school for girls is supported by Lady Northland and there is a Sunday school for children of all denominations. In 1814 a yarn hall was erected at the corner of William Street and George’s Street. At the head of George’s Street stands a baronial gaol and court house; it is in decay, but a site of ground has been laid out for a new one. In 1819 a savings’ bank was instituted under the patronage and expense of Lord Northland, who also erected a fountain in William Street, which affords the inhabitants an abundant supply of good water. In 1816 a dispensary was established under the superintendence of surgeon Sinclair. Adjoining the town is an extensive brewery and distillery which employs a considerable number of inhabitants. A weekly newspaper established in Castle Street on Thursday, was established in the year 1807by the late Mr Canning; it is at present printed and published Mr William Douglas, with considerable taste and talent, and seems to be well supported by the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood. The principal market day is Thursday, when almost every article in common use is bought and sold, but brown linens, seven-eighths wide, are the principal article. By the report of the Linen Board in 1816, Dungannon appears to be one of the most considerable linen markets in Ireland as it has been ascertained, that upwards of £2,000 are laid out weekly in this article. The market for grain, particularly oats, is held on Monday. There is a fair on the first Thursday of every month, for the sale of cattle, custom free – The population, according to the census of 1821, was 3348.

 

POST OFFICE

Market Street:

Post Master; Mr. John Hughes. The Dublin mail is despatched at four in the afternoon, and arrives at ten in the morning. The Belfast mail arrives at a quarter past seven in the morning, and leaves at half past seven. The Coleraine mail leaves at 20 minutes past ten in the morning, and arrives at ten minutes past three in the afternoon. Letters for England go by the Dublin mail, and letters for Scotland by Belfast and Donaghadee.

 

NOBILITY, GENTRY AND CLERGY

Surname	Firstname	Address
BARCLAY	Robert, Esq.	Market Street
BENNETT	Rev. David O.	Scotch Street
BLACKER	Rev. James	Bearnagh
BOARDMAN	Thomas, Esq.	Laurel Hill
BROWN	James, Esq.	Beech Valley
BROWN	Robert, Esq.	Northland Row
BURGESS	John Y., Esq.	Parkinore
CARPENDALE	Rev. Thomas	Killyman
CRUMP	Joshua, Esq., magistrate	Northland Row
DICKSON	John, Esq.	Union Place
DOWDALL	Rev. Dr. Launcelot	College
EVANS	Edward, Esq., magistrate	Northland Row
EVANS	Rev. Robert	Perry Street
GALBRAITH	Misses	Market Street
GRAHAM	Rev. James	Thornhill
GRAVES	Misses	Northland Row
GREEN	Rev. Henry	George’s Street
HORNER	Rev. Richard N., rector	Glebe Hill
HUMPHREYS	Despert, Esq.	Coal Island
JACKSON	Captain Loyd, Esq.	Cohannon
JOHNSON	Thomas, Esq.	Coal Island
KINGSMORE	Rev. Robert	Tullynisken Glebe
KNOX	Honbl. Thomas, M. P. for Dungannon	Northland House
KNOX	Honbl. Vesey	Bearnagh
LOWRY	Robert, Esq.	Pomeroy
LOWRY	William, Esq.	Mullnagore
LOYD	Richard, Esq.	Tamnamore
McCORT	Rev. Francis	George’s Street
McGUCKIAN	Rev. Nicholas	George’s Street
MOORE	James J., Esq.,	Tullycullen
MULDOON	Rev. Bernard	Market Street
MURRAY	John, Esq.	Coal Island
MURRAY	William, Esq., provost & seneschal	Killymeal
NORTHLAND	Rt. Honbl. Lord Viscount	Northland House
RAMSAY	Nathaniel, Esq.	Market Street
RICHARDSON	Captain John, magistrate	Coal Island
RODGERS	Moses, Esq.	Scotch Street
STAPLES	Rev. Alexander	Mullaghmoor
STEWART	George, Esq.	Northland Row
STUART	Sir Andrew	Lisdooe
VERNER	James, Esq.	Churchill
VERNER	Col. William	Churchill
WILLCOCKS	Joshua, Esq.	Beech Valley
WILSON	John, Esq.	Perry Street

 

MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN &c.

PHYSICIAN

Surname	Firstname	Address
DICKSON	John, M. D., L. M. S.	Northland Row

 

SURGEONS

Surname	Firstname	Address
DAWSON	William	Market Street
DOWSE	Richard	Church Street
HAMILTON	Thomas	Market Street
LOWRY	Theophilus	Irish Street
McCLEAN	William	Irish Street
OAKMAN	Thomas	Castle Street
SINCLAIR	John	Perry Street

 

ATTORNEYS

Surname	Firstname	Address
DAVIDSON	Samuel	Union Place
HOLMES	William	Union Place
NEWTON	Andrew	Northland Row
PEEBLES	William	Scotch Street

 

SURVEYOR OF EXCISE

Surname	Firstname	Address
DOBSON	Peter, Esq.	Miltown

 

LINEN OFFICERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
PATTESON	Benjamin, inspector	Cookstown
HUGHES	John, sealmaster	Dungannon
TURNER	Jonathan, sealmaster	Dungannon

 

STAMP OFFICE

Surname	Firstname	Address
TALLON	James, Distributor for the district of Dungannon	Market Street:

 

ACADEMIES

Surname	Firstname	Address
D’ACOSTA	Francois, (professor of languages)	Northland Row
DOWDALL	Rev. Dr. Launcelot, (principal of the charter school)	Northland Row
HARTNESS & McCLELLAND	(classical and English)
WELSH	David, (musical and church organist)	Union Place

 

AGENTS

Surname	Firstname	Address
BRENNAN	Jane & Ann (to Kinahan and Son’s tea warehouse, Dublin)	Scotch Street
PEEBLES AND KINLEY	(to the national assurance company of Ireland)	Market Street
PEEBLES, KINLEY & DALE	(to the East India tea company, London)	Market Street

 

BAKERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
BROWN	John	Irish Street
DAWSON	Thomas	Scotch Street
HUGHES	Patrick	Market Street
KING	Samuel	Market Street
McANALLY	Francis	Irish Street
MOORE	Robert	Church Street
PRESTON	Patrick	Irish Street

 

BOOKBINDERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
RICHARDSON	Lewis	Perry Street
TIPPING	Henry	Perry Street

 

BOOKSELLERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
COOTE	Robert (& stationer)	Market Street
OGLE	James	Market Street

 

BOOT & SHOE MAKERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
CLARKE	George	Perry Street
DOUGLAS	Alexander	Perry Street
DOUGLAS	John	Perry Street
McCARTHEY	Benjamin	Perry Street
TURKINGTON	John	Church Street
WHITE	George	Miltown

 

BREWERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
KING	James & Co.	Miltown

 

BUILDERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
LILBURN	Thomas Jun. & Sen.	Scotch Street
ROBINSON	Joseph	Miltown

 

CABINET MAKERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
FRIZELL	Alexander	Scotch Street
HALLIDAY	Reuben	William Street
McCORMICK & THOMPSON		Church Street
SMYTH	Thomas	Scotch Street

 

COMMISSIONERS FOR TAKING AFFADAVITS

Surname	Firstname	Address
FULLAN	Arthur	Market Street
SHUTER	John	Northland Row

 

CONFECTIONERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
MORAN	Elizabeth	Perry Street
ROBERTS	Elizabeth	Perry Street

 

DISTILLER

Surname	Firstname	Address
FALLS	John	Miltown

 

GROCERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
AGNEW	Joseph	Church Street
BRANIGAN	Terence	Irish Street
BRENNAN	Ann & Jane (& earthenware dealers)	Scotch Street
BROWN	Samuel (& spirit dealer)	Irish Street
CLARKE	Eliza	Scotch Street
DILWORTH	Francis	Church Street
FRIZELL	Alexander	Scotch Street
GLASS	Robert	Scotch Street
HANSLEY	Patrick	Perry Street
IRWIN	Joseph	Irish Street
McCLELLAND	John	Irish Street
MORROWS	James (& spirit dealer)	Market Street
MULLAN	John	Scotch Street
OGLE	James (& hardware dealer)	Market Street
RODGERS	William	Church Street
SIMMONS	Charles & Richard (& hardware dealer and seed merchant)	Market Street
TROTTER	Wesley (& spirit dealer)	Scotch Street

 

HABERDASHERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
HANNA	Ann & Jane	Market Street
MALLON	Arthur	Church Street
SMALL	Catherine	Church Street
SMITH	Elizabeth (& glass & earthenware dealer)	Church Street

 

INN KEEPERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
TALLON	James, Northland Arms	Market Street
WALLACE	Sarah, King’s Arms	Market Street

 

IRON FOUNDER

Surname	Firstname	Address
GERIGHTY	Thomas	Perry Street

 

LEATHER CUTTERS/strong>

Surname	Firstname	Address
ADDY	John	Irish Street
BURROWS	John	Market Street
GORDON	James	Irish Street
HUGHES	Edward	Irish Street

 

LINEN MERCHANTS & BLEACHERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
BROWN & BOYD		Castle Caulfield
FERGUSON	James	Milbrook
FERGUSON	Patrick	Lisdernot
GARRETT	William	Farlough
GREER	Thomas	Rhonehill
GREER	William	Milton
PIKE	Jonathan	Beech Grove
PIKE	William	Derryvale
TENNER	Robert (merchant only)	Perry Street

 

LINEN DRAPERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
GREEVES	Thomas	Perry Street
McDONNELL	Joseph	Church Street

 

PAINTERS & GLAZIERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
BELL	William	Scotch Street
DOAK	William	Perry Street
DORAN	John	Church Street
GAINN	George	Scotch Street
LOFTUS	Charles	Irish Street

 

PRINTER

Surname	Firstname	Address
DOUGLAS	William (printer & publisher of the Ulster Chronicle, every Thursday)	Market Street

 

PUBLICANS

Surname	Firstname	Address
Anderson	Alexander	Scotch Street
BEAVER	John	Irish Street
BUNTING	John	Shamble Street
BURNS	John	Market Street
CARDWELL	William	Church Street
CLARKE	James	Irish Street
DEVLIN	Patrick	Church Street
DONAGHEY	Hugh	Church Street
FEENEY	Patrick	Market Street
FERNON	James	Scotch Street
FOX	Bernard	Irish Street
FOX	Patrick	Irish Street
HALIDAY	Reuben	William Street
HANCOCK	Mary	Scotch Street
HUGHES	Edward	Irish Street
JOHNSON	Charles	Market Street
KELLY	Matthew	Irish Street
KELLY	Michael	Irish Street
LARKIN	Thomas	Irish Street
McAVOY	William	Perry Street
McCANN	Thomas	Church Street
McELVOGUE	Hugh	Irish Street
McMINN	Alexander	Irish Street
MALLON	Arthur	Church Street
MOON	Robert	Church Street
MULLAN	James	Scotch Street
MULLAN	Thomas	Scotch Street
PRUNTON	Thomas	Irish Street
QUIN	Charles	Church Street
SIMONTON	Henry	Church Street
SWAN	Andrew	Irish Street
TENNANT	Mary	Market Street

 

SADDLERS & HARNESS MAKERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
DICKSON	David	Scotch Street
IRWIN	Joseph	Irish Street
McCANA	George	Perry Street
MOORHEAD	William	Market Street

 

TALLOW CHANDLERS & SOAP BOILERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
KING	Samuel	Market Street
McCLELLAND	Letford	Market Street

 

TAILORS

Surname	Firstname	Address
McSHEAN	Owen	Scotch Street
PEARCE	John	Perry Street
RODGERS	Hugh	Market Street

 

WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
FRIZELL	Lewis	Irish Street
GRAY	Joseph	Church Street
MULLAN	Thomas	Scotch Street

 

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

Surname	Firstname	Address
BRANIGAN	Terence	Irish Street
PEEBLES, KINLEY & DALE	(& tobacco manufacturers)	Market Street

 

WOOLLEN DRAPERS AND HABERDASHERS

Surname	Firstname	Address
ADAMS	William	Church Street
COOTE	Robert	Market Street
DICKSON	David	Market Street
DOWSE	William H.	Church Street
HEATHER	James	Market Street
HEATHER	William	Church Street
McILROY	John	Church Street
PEEBLES & KINLEY	(wholesale and retail)	Market Street
VANCE	Jane & Son	Market Street

MISCELLANEOUS

Surname	Firstname	Address
BURROWS	John, tanner	Market Street
FRIZELL	Richard, blue dyer	Scotch Street
GRAY	James, brazier & tinplate worker	Perry Street
HURST	Henry, carpenter	Scotch Street
McCARTNEY	William, carpenter	Market Street
McCRUM	Robert, pawn broker	Scotch Street