The old O'Rahilly house, Ballylongford

The old O'Rahilly house, Ballylongford (now Finucane's pub).
Photo 2006. See full size.

Michael Rahilly is thought to have set up the original shop in Ballylongford, c.1809.
Finucane's pub (the old O'Rahilly house) thought that Rahilly built it 1806, but this cannot be. His dau was bapt Killarney 1808. He only came to Ballylongford after that.
Michael Rahilly died in Ballylongford 1810,
think his wife Hanoria O'Sullivan ran the shop after his death.

Hanoria's uncle Fr. Mark O'Sullivan became PP of Ballylongford, prob. 1814 on.

Hanoria's brother Fr. Daniel O'Sullivan was PP of Tarbert with Ballylongford from at least 1823 until his death in Ballylongford, 1832.
Think Hanoria died pre-1832, and her children took over the business in Ballylongford.
In 1832 Hanoria's dau Margaret Rahilly inherited house and lands in Ballylongford from her uncle Fr. Daniel O'Sullivan.
The Rahilly business was meant to be started (or extended) with this 1832 inheritance.

Michael Joseph Rahilly ran the business,
he mar est c.1836 to Margaret McEllistrem, whose family ran a different shop in Ballylongford.
When Richard Rahilly was carrying out repairs to the old house, getting rid of thatch roof, replacing with slate, he found date in the rafter - 1847.
Michael Joseph Rahilly died 1849.
His wife Margaret McEllistrem ran the business after his death.
Richard Rahilly ran the business from c.1860 to his death 1896.

Richard Rahilly built the new O'Rahilly house, Ballylongford in 1874.

The Rahillys sold up and left Ballylongford in 1898.
Richard's widow Ellen sold the old O'Rahilly house to Michael Finucane, by indenture 3 Sept 1898,
Finucane bought the old house and the yard down to the river, became Finucane's pub (new sign, "M. Finucane").
Michael Finucane listed as head of household in "Ballylongford - Main St" in [Census, 1901],
In 1969 Aodogán met a woman in Ballylongford who said her uncle bought the place from Rahillys for £800.
She showed him the cellar under the shop, said they got as much for the wines alone as they paid for the shop. This is not very likely (£800 is actually about £300,000 in today's money) but it was sold cheap.

There are some O'Rahilly memorabilia in Finucane's pub today.
Also now called "O'Rahilly's" pub.

The sign of Finucane's pub (also called "O'Rahilly's").
Photo 2006. See full size.

Close-up of above.

Inside the old house. Photo 2006. See full size.
See other shot.

Inside the old house. Photo 2006. See full size.

Inside kitchen of the old O'Rahilly house.
An intercom connecting the kitchen in the old house to the drawing room in the new O'Rahilly house next door (just a tube allowing one to talk from one place to the other).
Must be Richard Rahilly's invention.
Photo 2006. See full size.

Close-up of above.

O'Rahilly memorabilia in Finucane's pub.
Note cash register.
Note article about new plaque in Dublin.
Note message from Gerry Adams.
Photo 2006. See full size.
See alternate shot.

Finucane's pub have the old writing desk of "M.J.R." (The O'Rahilly, not his uncle or grandfather).
Photo 2006. See full size.

Close-up of above.

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