Part 5: Postal Directory of Towns and Villages: Broadford

(Head office, Limerick.)

Money order and telegraph office
Postmaster-Thomas Lynch
Conveyances-Sixmilebridge 7m. (Limerick and Ennis ry.) nearest station. A mail car leaves Limerick for Tulla at 2.55 a.m., arriving at Broadford at 4.30, and at Tulla at 6.00 a.m., and returns to Limerick at 6.25 p.m., arriving at Broadford 7.40 p.m., and at Limerick 9.20 p.m. Also a mail car is despatched from Broadford at 4.30 a.m., calling at Bodyke, Tomgraney, Scariff, Mountshannon, and Whitegate. The same returns to Broadford in the evening, leaving Whitegate at 4.30 p.m., and arriving at Broadford at 7.30 to meet the Tulla car.
Poor Law-Union of Limerick; Dispensary and Registration district of Bridgetown
Medical officer and Registrar-Dr. William MacDonnell
Petty Sessions Court-Each alternate Monday; Quarter Sessions district of Ennis and Ennistimon
Clerk Petty Sessions-William Kidd jun
Civil bill officer and summons server-Thomas Marsh
Constabulary district of Killaloe.
In charge of Broadford station-Sergeant Edward Costelloe
In charge of Fermoyle station 3m.-Sergeant John Kelly
Schools, National-head teachers
Broadford-Thos Lynch; Bridgt Lynch
Fairs-21 June (great lamb fair), 21 Nov.

Gentry and Clergy.

Bentley, Capt W Aubrey, R E
Bentley, William, B A (TCD), J P, Hurdleston
Burke, John Kelly, co cess coll, Woodfield
Devanny, Rev Patrick, C C
Going, James Denniston, J P, Violet hill
Kidd, William jun, C P S
McDonnell, William, L R C P & S EDIN, L M
O'Gorman, Rev Malachy, P P
Phillips, E, Brookville
Phillips, John Vandeleur, The Lodge
Smith, Charles Wilmot, J P (J P co Limerick), Killuran abbey
Studdert, Robert O'Brien, J P, Doon house

Shopkeepers, &c.

Barron, Edwd (and newsagent)
Burke, Daniel
McDonnell, John
Moloney, Edmund
Murnane, Christopher
Murnane, Michael
O'Connell, Michael
O'Brien, William J (and newsagent)

Car Owners.

Connors, Patrick
Lee, John
O'Brien, William J

Farmers.

Burke, John, Woodfield house
Dillon, Michael, Ahaclare
Hynes, Patrick, Woodfield
King, Michael, Broadford
Kinnerk, James, Woodfield
McDonnell, John, Broadford
McNamara, Michl, Snatycooper
O'Donovan, Daniel McCarthy, Glenview