KILKENNY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Kilkenny, Ireland.

 

METALWORKERS, IRONMONGERS ETC.

Q - Z

Name of metalworker Date Information

KEY TO SOURCES

QUINLAN THOMAS 1894 Barrack Street, nail maker. SLATER
QUINN & WILKINSON c1883-84 High Street. Listed under founders & machinists. EGAN
RAGHTONE JOHN 1519 John Raghtone, smith, exonerated from office of Portrieve for life, on payment of 6s 8d. LIBER P
READE PRESTON 1772 Nailer, Kilkenny. FLJ 28.10.1772
REYNOLDS HENRY 1784 Brazier, leased a house and backyard, already in his possession, in High Street. DEED KAS
REYNOLDS HENRY 1788 Brazier & pewterer, High Street. LUCAS
REYNOLDS HENRY 1796 Brazier, Kilkenny. Retiring from business. Advertising goods for sale. FLJ 21.9.1796
ROBERTS GEORGE 1824 Wire machine maker, Green Street. PIGOT
ROBERTS GEORGE 1849 Occupying house, wire foundry, yard & garden. NAV £17-14-0, under – Kehoe in Green Street. GRIFFITH
SCOTT WILLIAM 1884 Smith, Chapel Lane. BASSETT
SHANAHAN? 1786 To let an ironmongers retail and workshop in very full business … it has been conducted for upwards of 50 years. Proposals in Dublin to Mr Marsh or Mr Shanahan, Kilkenny, who will continue till a proper tenant offers. FLJ 6.9.1786
SHAW FR 17-- Bill for nails for repair of the Black Abbey by Fr. Shaw 17--. CATALOGUE OF SHEARMAN PAPERS, p24.
SHEA ADAM 1856 Engineer, William Street. SLATER
SHERIN JOHN P 1894 High Street, ironmonger etc. SLATER
SHERIN J P 1919 Hardware merchant & ironmonger, 5-7 High Street. DUBLIN
SMITH CLEMENT ?1398 From Le Forge where Clement Smith dwells 12d [rent] LIBER P p112
SMITH NICHOLAS OGE 1508 Walter Courcy, Sovereign, granted the forge by Crokker’s Corsse by the assent of the community to Nicholas Oge Smith on lease for 50 years rendering yearly 4s. LIBER P p117
SMITH RICHARD 1473 Richard Smith for the forge which Nicholas Henr’ held from the community 2s [rent]. See Henry Nicholas Fitz. LIBER P
SPEAR MARY 1824 Hardware dealer, High Street. PIGOT
TANDY JAMES 1772 This is to acquaint the friends of James Tandy, that he keeps his ware house at the rere of his late dwelling-house in Corn-market, at which house any person wanting him will be directed; where he continues to import & sell tin plates and iron-wire. He also manufactures all kinds of plate work, such as iron shovels, coal boxes, frying and dripping pans etc., which he sells by wholesale only, at the most reasonable rates. NB attendance from ten in the morning till three in the evening. FLJ 25.11.1772
THOMAS MR 1831 Silver edged candlesticks stolen from the hardware and ironmongery warehouse of Mr Thomas. JNL 6.2.1831
TOOMY PATRICK 1884 Tinsmith, King Street. BASSETT
VAILLIENT PETER 1771 Smith & farrier, a Frenchman just arrived in Kilkenny.` FLJ
WALSH JOHN 1502 John Walche, smith, was received free. LIBER P
WALSH THOMAS 1788 Founders, New Street. CHARITABLE SOCIETY BOOK, KAS. 27.10.1788
WARD MATTHEW 1856 Whitesmith & bell-hanger, Upper John Street. SLATER
WARD MATTHEW 1857 Thanks friends & public for their kind patronage. He still executes orders for every description of the bell-hanging business. Upper John Street, Kilkenny. MOD 22.4.1857
WARD MATTHEW 1861 Matthew Ward, tin plates etc. INFIRMARY 15.10.1861
WARD MATTHEW 1863 Matthew Ward of Upper John Street thanks his customers … in his line of business … bell-hanging. MOD 7.10.1863
WARD MATTHEW 1870 St John Street. Listed as tin-plate worker, brazier, whitesmith & bell-hanger. SLATER
WARD MATTHEW 1881 John Street, bell-hanger. SLATER
WARD PATRICK 1881 King Street. Listed under tin-plate worker & brazier. SLATER
WARD PATRICK 1894 King Street, tin-plate worker. SLATER
WHELAN THOMAS 1870 Upper Patrick Street, blacksmith. SLATER
WHITE JOHN 1448 John White for the forge 6d [part of common rent ie for town’s land.] LIBER P
WILKINSON   See Quinn & Wilkinson.  
WILKINSON MESSRS R & T 1844 Smith, locksmith & bell-hanging. Messrs R & T Wilkinson, Walkin Street, thanks for support since commenced. For many years worked in first establishments in London. Gates & pallisading. JNL 15.5.1844
WILKINSON 1852 Exhibiting smith’s work. LAW
WILKINSON ROBERT 1839 Walkin Street, listed under blacksmiths & whitesmiths. SHEARMAN
WILKINSON ROBERT 1840-42 Walkin Street, listed under blacksmiths & whitesmiths. GOGGINS
WILKINSON ROBERT 1856 Whitesmith, Walkin Street. SLATER
WILKINSON THOMAS 1884 Smith, Walkin Street. BASSETT
WOLCUTT THOMAS 1856 Engineer, King Street. SLATER
WRIGHT & O’TOOLE 1860 Builders etc. and iron merchants, Patrick Street. Gutters, down pipes, ploughs.

Wright & O’Toole having resolved on the dissolution of their partnership.

Joseph Wright now carries the business on in his own right.

MOD 4.1.1860

MOD 5.5.1860

MOD 26.9.1860

WRIGHT JOSEPH 1860 Builder etc & iron merchant –successor to Wright & O’Toole (qv) MOD 26.9.1860

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