Maghera in 1880

1880 Belfast/Ulster Street Directory

Maghera, a thriving market town in County Derry, thirty six miles N. by W. from Belfast. It consists of one long and spacious street, from which several smaller ones branch off, the principal of which are Main and Hall Streets, which are making great progress in improvements. The houses, which are chiefly built of stone, and are modern buildings, have a respectable appearance. Linen cloth is the staple trade. Petty Sessions are held ob the last Saturday of each month. A constabulary station is in the town. The market days are Tuesday and Friday - the former for flax, pork, horses and cattle, butter, eggs, fowl and general merchandise ; and the latter for corn. Fairs are held on the last Tuesday of every month.

Post Office - Elizabeth Jane Marks, postmistress. Letters from Dublin, the South of Ireland, and England, arrive every forenoon at 9.45 and are despatched every day at three ; mails also at 6.30 a.m., and 8.50 p.m.
Sub-Distributor of Stamps - James Lytle
Market and Sessions House Office
Constabulary Station - John Potters, constable

Places of Worship

Parish Church - Rev. B. B. Gough, rector
Presbyterian Church - Rev. H. F. Dickey, M.A., B.D.
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel - Rev. R. Johnston
Roman Catholic Chapel - Rev. P. Hassan, P.P. ; Revs. H. Gallon and Peter Bradley, curates

Schools

Maghera National School - John McCloskey, teacher
Female National School - Annie Kerr, teacher
Male National School - Miss Cromie, teacher
Milltown School - W. J. Benglass, teacher

Clergy, Professional, etc.

Carson, Rev. Robert, Solitude
Clarke, William, Ampertown
Clark, J. J., J.P., Largantocher
Clark, James, jun., J.P., Largantocher
Ferguson, James
Field, Thomas, manager, Ulster Bank
Fitzpatrick, Rev. James
Ford, Rev. Hugh, LL.D.
Forrester, Robert, J.P., Cloverhill
Forthise, Rev. J.
Gough, Rev. B. B., rector
Henry, Alex. F., solicitor
Hunter, Dr.
Kennedy, Charles, R.N.
Kennedy, Dr. Robert
Kerr, J. W., solicitor
Lytle, Thomas, commissioner to administer oaths for the Supreme Courts of Judicature in Ireland
Macky, Rev., Marcus Dill
Magee, Rev. P., P.P., Ballinascreen
McGloughlin, Rev. Jas., P.P.
McGowan, William, M.D., dispensary
Nelson, W. G., solicitor
Neville, Rev. J. N.
Palmer, William, manufacturer
Reddy, Rev. R., Ternmoneeny
Robson, Rev. J. A., Tubermore
Sands, Rev. Mr.
Steed, John, A.B., inspector of schools
Stephenson, Mrs. John, Fortwilliam
Stephenson, Dr., J.P., Fortwilliam
Torrens, Rev. Robert, Gortade
Turner, Rev. Wm.
Watters, W., Surgeon Major

Traders, etc.

Barkley, James, woollen draper
Begley, Michael, nailer
Boyle, Alexander, butter and oil merchant
Bradley, John, saddler
Bradley, Fras., grocer
Bradley, James, spirit dealer
Bradley, James, blacksmith
Bradley, John, cattle dealer
Bradley, Patrick, dealer
Cairns, J., grocer
Caldwell, J., shoe maker
Campbell, Robt., grocer
Caskern, Wm., shoe maker
Cassidy, Patrick, lodging house
Chaine, A., muslin agent
Charles, Andrew, jeweller and watch maker
Clarke, Hugh, corn dealer
Clarke, John, shoe maker
Clarke, John, jun., shoe maker
Clarke, Mary, dress maker
Clarke, J., sewing agent
Clarke, Wm., linen manufacturer
Connor, James, flax merchant
Connor, John, carpenter
Conveny, The Misses, dress makers
Conveny, Thomas, blacksmith
Crockett, N., spirit dealer
Cromie, Miss A., school mistress
Cunningham, Jacob, flax scutch mills
Cushnahan, Daniel, spirit dealer
Devlin, John, cooper
Devlin, An, grocer
Devlin, Michael, druggist
Dogherty, Rose, spirit dealer
Donnelly, John, grocer
Donnelly, John, clerk and merchant
Douggan, H., carpenter
Dougherty, Charles, carpenter
Dupps, The Misses, dress makers
Fleming, Joseph, game dealer
Gray, James, grocer
Gregg, Agnes, dress maker
Harvey, Henry, baker
Haslett, Thomas, flax scutch mills
Haslett, Mrs., dress maker
Havern, William, blacksmith
Henry, Mrs. John, flax scutch mills
Hipson, William, carpenter
Houston, Thomas, grocer
Johnstone, James, baker
Johnstone, Miss, dress maker
Johnstone, William, grocer
Kane, Robert, publican
Kelly, Charles, blacksmith
Kelly, Margaret, spirit dealer
Kelly, William, shoe maker
Kennedy, Henry, tailor
Kennedy, James, tailor
Kerr, A. & M., grocers and hardware merchants
Lagan, Maggie Ann, grocer
Lawn, Jane, lodging house
Leonard, Bernard, civil bill officer
Lennox, Andrew, butcher
Lyle, Alexander, flax scutch mills
Lytle, Samuel D., law agent
Lytle, Robert, flax scutch mills
Lytle, William, flax scutch mills
Lytle, James, grocer and baker, leather, seed and provision merchant, Victoria Warehouse
Lyttle, A. K., flax merchant
Macdonald, Toal, shoe maker
Magee, Baptist, grocer
Marks, James, grocer, baker, seed and timber merchant
Martin, George, shoe maker
Milling, William, draper
Marks, A. G., secretary, Gasworks
Miskely, W., sewing and news agent
Mitchell, W., Petty Sessions Clerk
Moore, Alexander, butcher
Moore, John, butcher
Morrison, Alexander K., woollen draper
Morrison, Wm., grocer and hardware merchant
Morton, William James, carpenter
Mullan, James, saddler
McCann, Michael, station master, Derry Central Railway
McClelland, J., bakery and grocer
McCloskey, Alex., weighmaster
McCloskey, Hannah, spirit dealer
McCloskey, Patrick, flax scutch mills
McCormick, Charles, spirit dealer
McCormick, Patrick, spirit dealer
McCracken, Hugh, butcher
McEldowney, Miss, dress maker
McEldowney, The Misses, dress makers
McEneeny, John, baker and grocer
McGhee, Baptist, grocer
McGinchey, P., auctioneer
McGuickan, Hannah, dress maker
McGuickan, James, grocer and publican
McGuickan, James, car driver and grocer
McGuigan, Edward, bill poster
McGuigan, Michael, shoe maker
McGurk, Joseph, shoe maker
McGurk, P., shoe maker
McHarg, A., gardener
McKay, Archibald, shoe maker
McKay, Charles, flax scutch mills
McKee, John A., draper
McKee, Stephen, publican
McKeever, William, tailor
McKenna, John, dealer
McKenna, John D., grocer
McKenna, Hugh, lodging house
McKenna, Francis, grocer and news agent
McKinney, Jane, lodging house
McKinney, Joseph, grocer
McKenna, P. & J., coach builders
McKeown, Thomas, watch maker
McLernon, Thomas, baker and grocer
McMath, Matthew, flax scutch mills
McNamee, Patrick, spirit dealer
McNichol, John, Commercial Hotel, Hall Street
McNichol, John, spirit dealer
McNichol, James, lodging house
McPake, Arthur, jun., tailor
McWilliams, John, smith
O'Hara, Thomas
O'Neill, Mrs.
O'Neill, James, grocer
Phillips, Alexander, publican
Porter, James, nailer
Rainey, Charles, lodging house
Rainey, Mary, bonnet maker
Richard, Patrick, woollen draper
Savage, Henry, weaver
Selfridge, Linton, carpenter
Smyth, Samuel, grocer
Tunny, John, tailor
Wallace, Jas. L., draper and pawnbroker
Walsh, Lewis, Maghera Hotel
Wilson, William, sawyer

Conveyances

The Derry Central Railway, which is now in course of construction, will, it is expected, be open for traffic in the course of a few months, which will open up direct railway communication from Magherafelt to Coleraine, via, Maghera.