John Coffey

Baptised at St. Michan Catholic Church, 23 February 1880. Church record states: Name: John Coffey Date of Birth: 21 February 1880 Address: 14 Inns Quay Father: William Coffey Mother: Anne Kearns Sponsor: Theresa Cox

Weighmaster; cattle exporter; bookmaker.

His wife ran a pub called 'The Royal Arms' for some time at the crossroads in Kilcullen.

Residences included: 108 Brunswick Street; 82 Aughrim Street; Larch Hill, Tibradden, Dublin (now Irish Scouting HQ http://www.larchhill.org/history/ ); Venetian Hall, Howth Road, Killester (now demolished, but flat complex on the site has retained the name); 74 Cowper Road, Rathmines, Dublin.

Irish Civil Register of Marriages Name: John Coffey Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1903 Registration District: Dublin South Volume: 2 Page Number: 660 FHL Film Number: 101260

Irish Independent, 3 March 2006: "Yesterday's most expensive house was 74 Cowper Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, a five-bedroom mid-terrace period residence which sold through Lisney for Euro 2.25m."