Mara: Gunmakers, Limerick

Mara 

Gunmakers

 Ellen Street

Limerick

A Pair of Mara Percussion Pistols. circa 1840. Private Collection. L.W.

Mara Back Action Lockplate showing popular engraving style. Private Collection. L.W..

There are some forty odd listings for gunmaker's in Limerick over a period of 300 years. Limerick being the third largest gunmaking centre in Ireland after Dublin & Cork.

We have two listings for Mara. Refer below:

Mara, M.   Ellen Street  circa 1838.

Mara. Daniel. Ellen Street circa 1840-1842.

Gunmaker's listed in the Trieniel & Commercial Directory 1840, 1841 & 1842.

Ellen Street, Limerick. The location of Mara's old Premises.(2010)

One common feature with guns from Limerick is the style of engraving. Various Limerick gunmakers utilised it including Colgan. In addition, Kavanagh and Rigby in Dublin were also partial to this style.  

Anyone with Mara pistols/guns or pistols/guns from Ireland with this style of engraving we would be pleased to hear from you.

We are always interested in pistols/guns registered under the 1843 Registration Act within Co: Limerick (LK)..

Dave Stroud R.A..