Tarbert Historical Timeline - Tarbert, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

01JAN

1450 Dermot O’Connor forfeits his lands in Tarbert

01JAN

1460 Tarbert Castle built

01JAN

1478 Lislaughtin Abbey founded

01JAN

1574 James Fitzmaurice–Fitzgerald takes possession of Tarbert Castle

01JAN

1583 Sir John Hollis unsuccessfully tries to dispose of 4000 acres

01JUL

1585 Kilnaughtin Church confiscated

01JAN

1587 Castle of Tarbert granted to Sir William Herbert

01JAN

1607 Chichester requests Tarbert granted to Patrick Crosbie

01JAN

1649 Sandes & Collis arrive

01JAN

1652 Lislaughtin Abbey atrocity takes place

01JAN

1653 Crosbie family sells Tarbert

01JAN

1659 Down Census information

13JUN

1697 John Leslie is granted the lands of Lord Clare

14JUN

1700 Work commences on the building of Tarbert House

13JUN

1751 8 men lose lives in boating tragedy

14JUN

1764 Construction of Listowel road commences

13JUN

1775 Sir Edward Leslie lays out the village

03APR

1778 Protestant congregation moves to Steeple Road

13JUN

1779 John Paul Jones evades British warships in Tarbert Bay

13JUN

1782 New Inn leased in Tarbert

14SEP

1790 Tarbert's First School

01MAR

1794 Gun Battery Installed

03MAY

1798 Loyal Tarbert Fencibles Infantry Regiment

22FEB

1811 Tarbert to Foynes Road Commences

02MAY

1814 St. Brendan's Protestant Church Completed

30SEP

1818 Sir Edward Leslie Dies

22APR

1829 Collis Sandes Marriage

02FEB

1830 Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Opens

15MAY

1830 Work Schemes during Great Distress

30MAR

1821 Tarbert Bridewell Built

19JUN

1833 St. Mary's Catholic Church Completed

31MAR

1834 Tarbert Lighthouse shows first light

27APR

1836 Tarbert's First National School

13MAR

1837 Works Starts on First Pier

06JAN

1839 The Night of the Big Wind

Content

27MAY

1839 Patterson's Stores Established

22AUG

1841 Tarbert Corn Market Thrives

19FEB

1842 Thackery Describes Tarbert

15NOV

1845 Bianconi Car & Coach

28APR

1846 HMS Madagascar stationed at Tarbert

16MAY

1846 Russell's Stores Established

19FEB

1850 Famine Workhouses

28APR

1855 Public Market Established

02MAY

1857 Bridewell Attendance

01MAR

1859 Work Starts on Second Pier

07JUL

1859 Separate Ecclesiastical Parish

04JUL

1861 Population Declines by 30%

02FEB

1863 Coast Guard Houses at Tarbert Island

08OCT

1865 Tarmons National School opened

08MAY

1867 Robert Leslie marries Millicent Agnes Chute

22OCT

1869 Tarbert National School Relocates

02MAR

1872 Munster & Leinster Bank opens branch

13MAY

1888 Land League Members Imprisoned

15AUG

1893 Shannon Drowning Tragedy

18JUN

1899 Tarbert Magpies GAA Club Established

08MAY

1918 Tom Fitzgerald Imprisoned for Drilling Irish Volunteers

07APR

1921 I.R.A. attack on Tarbert Barracks repulsed

04MAY

1922 Attack and capture of Tarbert Barracks

07MAY

1932 Tarbert Creamery opens on the Market Road

02AUG

1942 Construction of Fort Shannon

08MAY

1952 Construction of St. Patrick's Terrace

08MAY

1952 Shannon Cinema Opens

20SEP

1952 Tarbert Development Association Founded

21OCT

1958 Church Renovated & Shrine Blessed

08MAY

1962 AIB Builds New Bank

07MAY

1966 E.S.B. Generating Power Station.

22JUN

1967 Thomas MacGreevy Dies

17JUL

1967 Fr. Tommy O'Hanlon Ordained

02JUN

1968 Work commences on Doonard & Tieraclea Parks

03MAY

1969 Shannon Car Ferry Begins Service

16JUL

1970 Bridie Wren wins seat in Pakistan Parliament

02MAY

1975 Tarbert Comprehensive School Officially Opened

04SEP

1980 Tarbert Community Centre Opens

18MAY

1989 Bridewell Renovated & Restored

17SEP

1989 Kilnaughtin Church Renovated

19JUN

1992 Old Pier Restored

Content

07MAY

1994 Estuary Credit Union builds a permanent office

24JUN

1995 New Fire Station for the town

28JUN

1991 Presbytery Restored