Mooney Family of Kilmacud House
Thomas Mooney married Margaret Ryan?
born circa 1782 born circa 1777
died 12 Jan 1851 died 4 Nov 1856
Rathmines Sandford
Thomas Mooney was a wholesale ironmonger operating a business from 40/41 Pill Lane.
His sons William and Henry joined the firm in 1835 and then on traded as Thomas Mooney &
Sons. They sold metals and tallow which they imported from Riga and St Petersburg. They
diversified into wholesaling tea and rice and by 1836 they were agents for the British Plate
Glass Company at Ravenhead. Thomas was treasurer to the Patriotic Assurance company of
Ireland, a director of the Royal Bank of Ireland and managing director of the Provident Bank of
Ireland. They lived at Kilmacud House from 1828 to 1849. They were in financial difficulty by
1848 and Thomas retired from the business in favour of his sons Henry and William in January
1849 because of ill health. Shortly after that, they were bankrupt with debts of 150K.
Thomas Mooney was elected a member of the RDS in 1846, being proposed by Dr Henry
Fulton and L E Foot. He failed to renew his membership in 1847 and was 'stricken from the
register'. Thomas and his sons William and Henry all signed up to the Rev Theobald Matthew's
temperance movement. All were committed O'Connellites and Henry was a signatory of the
petition to release Charles Gavan Duffy. Thomas died died 12 Jan 1851 and is buried at
Glasnevin.
1 Henry Mooney born circa 1801 married Mary Codd on 09.11.1837 at Rookville,
Rathmines. Mary was the second daughter of the late Francis Codd of Townsend
Street. Henry died 26.01.1868 aged 57 years at 7 Fleet Street and is buried at
Glasnevin.
1 Daughter Mooney born 10 Jun 1839 at Pill Lane.
2 Daughter Mooney born 10 May 1842 at Pill Lane.
3 Son Mooney born 21 Feb 1844 at Pill Lane.
2 William Mooney born circa 1805. He died 1 Dec 1852 at Queen's Square and is buried
at Glasnevin. A fund was opened in 1853 in aid of his widow and family.
3 Thomas Mooney born circa 1806 died circa 8 Oct 1826 aged 20 years at Clifton where he had
been for the benefit of his health.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – April 2019
Thomas Mooney married Margaret Ryan?
born circa 1782 born circa 1777
died 12 Jan 1851 died 4 Nov 1856
Rathmines Sandford
Thomas Mooney was a wholesale ironmonger operating a business from 40/41 Pill Lane.
His sons William and Henry joined the firm in 1835 and then on traded as Thomas Mooney &
Sons. They sold metals and tallow which they imported from Riga and St Petersburg. They
diversified into wholesaling tea and rice and by 1836 they were agents for the British Plate
Glass Company at Ravenhead. Thomas was treasurer to the Patriotic Assurance company of
Ireland, a director of the Royal Bank of Ireland and managing director of the Provident Bank of
Ireland. They lived at Kilmacud House from 1828 to 1849. They were in financial difficulty by
1848 and Thomas retired from the business in favour of his sons Henry and William in January
1849 because of ill health. Shortly after that, they were bankrupt with debts of 150K.
Thomas Mooney was elected a member of the RDS in 1846, being proposed by Dr Henry
Fulton and L E Foot. He failed to renew his membership in 1847 and was 'stricken from the
register'. Thomas and his sons William and Henry all signed up to the Rev Theobald Matthew's
temperance movement. All were committed O'Connellites and Henry was a signatory of the
petition to release Charles Gavan Duffy. Thomas died died 12 Jan 1851 and is buried at
Glasnevin.
1 Henry Mooney born circa 1801 married Mary Codd on 09.11.1837 at Rookville,
Rathmines. Mary was the second daughter of the late Francis Codd of Townsend
Street. Henry died 26.01.1868 aged 57 years at 7 Fleet Street and is buried at
Glasnevin.
1 Daughter Mooney born 10 Jun 1839 at Pill Lane.
2 Daughter Mooney born 10 May 1842 at Pill Lane.
3 Son Mooney born 21 Feb 1844 at Pill Lane.
2 William Mooney born circa 1805. He died 1 Dec 1852 at Queen's Square and is buried
at Glasnevin. A fund was opened in 1853 in aid of his widow and family.
3 Thomas Mooney born circa 1806 died circa 8 Oct 1826 aged 20 years at Clifton where he had
been for the benefit of his health.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – April 2019
