James Harkness, Nenagh. 1903.

James Harkness (Jnr)

Gunsmith

Nenagh.

The Freemans Journal: 31st January 1903.

Image courtesy of The British Newspaper Archive.

"The Sale of Arms in Nenagh..

Mr. Patk. J. O'Brien- I beg to ask the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that James Harkness of Nenagh, North Tipperary, by trade a gunsmith, made application recently to the resident magistrate there for a licence to sell arms and ammunition, and that such application was refused; and whether in view of the fact that there are only two licences for sale of arms and ammunition in the district and practically no one engaged in the repairing of arms, he will explain why this man has been prohibited from carrying on his trade at which up to this time he has been engaged as manager for his mother, lately deceased." 

Please refer to our older post with respect to the Harkness family of gunmakers dated; 19/10/2016 & 31/5/2016.

Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk