Alexander Williams RHA (1846-1930) Old Wormwood Gate - A Vanished Dublin Slum Watercolour. Sold by Adams in 2007.
The Haughey family of Wormwood Gate & Hazelwood
John Haughey married 22.06.1870 Mary Ward
born circa 1835 St Audoen’s Catholic Church born circa 1846
died 14.02.1894 (59) died 01.01.1924 (77)
at Hazelwood, Dundrum
buried Glasnevin buried Glasnevin
John Haughey a Hardware Merchant son of Edward and Catherine Haughey married Mary Ward
daughter of Maurice Ward, a Shopkeeper in 1870. John Haughey ran an Ironmonger and Fancy
Goods Shop at 8 Lower Bridge Street, Dublin. Wormwood gate was one of the outer medieval City
gates also know as Gormond's gate. It was two storeys high, vaulted and had a portcullis for the
gate and was situated between Cook Street and Mullinahack. Parts of the city wall were discovered
to the rear of the Shamrock Hotel, 9 Wormwood gate by William J Fitzpatrick, historian of Kilmacud
Manor in 1878. Photographs of the street taken by James Talbot-Power, Christmas 1890 and can been
found on the National Library of Ireland Website. James died 14.02.1894 and was buried at Glasnevin.
Mary died at Hazelwood, Dundrum and was buried with her husband.
1 Edward Haughey born 01.04.1871 at 10 Wormwood Gate infant died 1871.
2 Catherine Teresa Haughey born 26.02.1872 at 10 Wormwood Gate married Patrick Butler
a Wine and Spirit Merchant son of Richard Butler of Moore Street on 24.08.1892 at
St Audoen’s Catholic Church.
1 Richard Butler born 13.07.1894 at 2 Moore Street.
3 John Joseph Haughey born 19.05.1873 at 10 Wormwood Gate.
4 Mary Agnes Haughey born 04.06.1875 at 10 Wormwood Gate.
5 James Laurence Haughey born 27.11.1876 at 10 Wormwood Gate died of Scarlatina on
24.04.1889 aged 12 years at 9 Blackhall Street.
6 Ellen Aloyisius Haughey born 09.03.1878 at 8 Lower Bridge Street.
7 William Stephen Haughey born 26.12.1879 at 8 Lower Bridge Street. William, a
solicitor of 4 Ontario Tce, Rathmines married Adrienne Madigan at St Mary's Haddington
Road on 03.09.1912. Adrienne was the daughter of John Madigan of Waterloo Place, the
niece of Bartholomew Madigan and grand niece of Surgeon General Madden. William
died 06.10.1949 and Adrienne died 03.12.1968 aged 82 and both were buried at
Glasnevin.
1 Desmond Haughey born circa 1913 died 15.10.1960 and was buried at Glasnevin.
2 Neil J Haughey
8 Thomas Francis Haughey born 22.02.1881 at 2 Ardevin Terrace, Inchicore.
9 Margaret Bridget Haughey born 02.07.1882 at Lower Bridge Street.
10 Michael Patrick Haughey born 06.08.1885 at 8 Lower Bridge Street died 02.04.1887 aged
18 months at 9 Blackhall Street.
11 Edward Augustine Haughey born 08.11.1886 at 8 Lower Bridge Street died of Scarlatina on
30.04.1889 aged 2½ years at 9 Blackhall Street.
©June Bow & Karen Poff – April 2020
John Haughey married 22.06.1870 Mary Ward
born circa 1835 St Audoen’s Catholic Church born circa 1846
died 14.02.1894 (59) died 01.01.1924 (77)
at Hazelwood, Dundrum
buried Glasnevin buried Glasnevin
John Haughey a Hardware Merchant son of Edward and Catherine Haughey married Mary Ward
daughter of Maurice Ward, a Shopkeeper in 1870. John Haughey ran an Ironmonger and Fancy
Goods Shop at 8 Lower Bridge Street, Dublin. Wormwood gate was one of the outer medieval City
gates also know as Gormond's gate. It was two storeys high, vaulted and had a portcullis for the
gate and was situated between Cook Street and Mullinahack. Parts of the city wall were discovered
to the rear of the Shamrock Hotel, 9 Wormwood gate by William J Fitzpatrick, historian of Kilmacud
Manor in 1878. Photographs of the street taken by James Talbot-Power, Christmas 1890 and can been
found on the National Library of Ireland Website. James died 14.02.1894 and was buried at Glasnevin.
Mary died at Hazelwood, Dundrum and was buried with her husband.
1 Edward Haughey born 01.04.1871 at 10 Wormwood Gate infant died 1871.
2 Catherine Teresa Haughey born 26.02.1872 at 10 Wormwood Gate married Patrick Butler
a Wine and Spirit Merchant son of Richard Butler of Moore Street on 24.08.1892 at
St Audoen’s Catholic Church.
1 Richard Butler born 13.07.1894 at 2 Moore Street.
3 John Joseph Haughey born 19.05.1873 at 10 Wormwood Gate.
4 Mary Agnes Haughey born 04.06.1875 at 10 Wormwood Gate.
5 James Laurence Haughey born 27.11.1876 at 10 Wormwood Gate died of Scarlatina on
24.04.1889 aged 12 years at 9 Blackhall Street.
6 Ellen Aloyisius Haughey born 09.03.1878 at 8 Lower Bridge Street.
7 William Stephen Haughey born 26.12.1879 at 8 Lower Bridge Street. William, a
solicitor of 4 Ontario Tce, Rathmines married Adrienne Madigan at St Mary's Haddington
Road on 03.09.1912. Adrienne was the daughter of John Madigan of Waterloo Place, the
niece of Bartholomew Madigan and grand niece of Surgeon General Madden. William
died 06.10.1949 and Adrienne died 03.12.1968 aged 82 and both were buried at
Glasnevin.
1 Desmond Haughey born circa 1913 died 15.10.1960 and was buried at Glasnevin.
2 Neil J Haughey
8 Thomas Francis Haughey born 22.02.1881 at 2 Ardevin Terrace, Inchicore.
9 Margaret Bridget Haughey born 02.07.1882 at Lower Bridge Street.
10 Michael Patrick Haughey born 06.08.1885 at 8 Lower Bridge Street died 02.04.1887 aged
18 months at 9 Blackhall Street.
11 Edward Augustine Haughey born 08.11.1886 at 8 Lower Bridge Street died of Scarlatina on
30.04.1889 aged 2½ years at 9 Blackhall Street.
©June Bow & Karen Poff – April 2020