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The first documented evidence of the Larkin family is found in the Post Office Directory of 1847. Here Michael Larkin is registered as 'smith and farrier, Kill'.
By 1855, the forge was in the possession of John Larkin. It was by far the most distinctive of all the buildings on its corner at that time (the rest were cottages). The beautiful, horseshoe-shaped arch over the door was its outstanding feature.
There were thirty-eight other lodgings in the area back then. Among them were a grocer, Michael Gallagher; a dairyman, Michael Bracken; a provision dealer, John Reilly; a farmer, William Keegan; and the Metropolitan Police Station under an officer called F. Divis.
Neighbouring families such as the Gallaghers and Silkes (registered as grocers and spirit dealers) were listed in the directories from the 1840s. Their advertisements can be seen as late as the 1950s.
By 1873, Patrick Larkin was the main resident, and in 1895 he was followed by Michael Larkin.
By 1855, the forge was in the possession of John Larkin. It was by far the most distinctive of all the buildings on its corner at that time (the rest were cottages). The beautiful, horseshoe-shaped arch over the door was its outstanding feature.
There were thirty-eight other lodgings in the area back then. Among them were a grocer, Michael Gallagher; a dairyman, Michael Bracken; a provision dealer, John Reilly; a farmer, William Keegan; and the Metropolitan Police Station under an officer called F. Divis.
Neighbouring families such as the Gallaghers and Silkes (registered as grocers and spirit dealers) were listed in the directories from the 1840s. Their advertisements can be seen as late as the 1950s.
By 1873, Patrick Larkin was the main resident, and in 1895 he was followed by Michael Larkin.