Pigots Directory of Ireland 1824-Eyrecourt, Galway

Is a small post, fair, and market town in the county of Galway, seventy-two miles west by south of Dublin, nine south by east of Ballinasloe, and thirty-five east by south of Galway, in the heart of a fine corn country. Contiguous to the town stands Eyrecourt castle a magnificent building, the property of the Eyre family and a present received by Colonel Eyre. The internal part of this castle is worth the stranger's notice; the staircase, in particular, is supposed ot be the finest in Ireland. In the demesne, which is well laid down, is a large fort, from which a cave is said to turn two miles and a half, and to open near the beautiful and ancient abbey of Meelick. The church is a neat edifice of stone, with a tower and one bell. Here is also building a large and

handsome Roman Catholic chapel, which is calculated to hold a thousand persons. In the court house the sessions are held once a year both for criminal cases and civil suits; and a manor court is held every month for the recovery of debts under ten pounds. Over the court room is the free parochial school. Besides this there is an endowed school, built in 1777, by the order of Bishop Cumberland; Lord John Eyre, and Archdeacon Alcock are the trustees. The present master is Mr. Lawrence Laffan Quinlan, whose salary of 31l. 3s. 2d. per annum is paid by the Dublin Board of Education. The market day is Saturday. Fairs are held on the first Monday after Easter Monday, July the 10th, September the 8th, and December the 21st. Population about 800.

POST OFFICE- Post Mistress, Miss Catherine Usher. The Dublin mail arrives at half-past seven in the morning, and is despatched at a quarter past one in the afternoon. The Portumna mail arrives at eleven and is despatched at half-past eleven in the morning. Letters for England and Scotland by the Dublin mail.

Allman Captain John, 48th regt. foot, H.P.	Eyre Giles esq.	Seymour Eyre esq.
Blackstock Thos esq., Land agent	Eyre John esq. Woodview	Seymour Lieut. Thos. Galway militia, H.P.
Blake Mrs.	Eyre Mrs.	Seymour Thos. Barrister, Bellevue
Calanan John, esq. Tully	Eyre Rev. Richard L.L.D. Phenix Lodge	Skerrett James esq.
Calanan Mrs.	Eyre Capt Robert	Skerret Pat M esq.
Clonfert, the Rt. Rev. Lord Bishop of. Clonfert House	Flanagan Jas esq. Wobourn Lodge	Purify Lieut. Arnold 39th reg. of foot, H.P.
Cowan John esq.	Kelly Rev Barnard	Walters Thos esq. Chief Constable, Lawrencetown
Egan John esq.	Martin Lieut. Christopher, 60th regt. of foot, H.P.
Eyre Col, Eyre Court Castle	O'Malley Geo esq. Prospect
	Seymour Rev. Dav., Ballamore castle

PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMEN	SHOPKEEPERS & TRADERS	Lovelock Pat, apothecary
Blake Stephen, attorney	Coates Saml, farmer	Nevin Pat, grocer
Cowan Joseph H., attorney	Coen John, linen draper	Sords Wm, baker
Seymour Jos. attorney, and 38 Great Ship street, Dublin.	Dolan Stephen, linen draper	PUBLICANS
Sharpe John, surgeon	Fahy Peter, baker	Clarke Michael
Ryan Matthew, classical school	Gollagher Anthony, grocer	Coughlan Patrick
	Hobart Joseph, tallow chandler	Dermott John
	Horsman Edw. miller	Egan Patrick (innkeeper)
	Howard Henry, grocer	Mahan Thomas
	Kelly Thomas, grocer and spirit dealer.