Known in 1700 as the Newry Bridge Hotel later renamed the Hunter's Hotel, earliest occupancy around 1668 was that of Darby the "Smith" and John Middleton. In the mid 1700's the proprietor was Mr Daty Rose succeeded by his son William by 1790 the proprietor was P Cole. By the early 1800's it was known as the Newrath Bridge Hotel and sometimes Nolan's Hotel when the lease was purchased by one William Nolan, he meeting his demise by drowning in the Vartry river. John Hunter was the butler for Charles Tottenham of the Ballycurry estate and his wife Catrherine was the Housekeeper, but in 1825 they obtained a lease on the hotel and stable yard and seven acres of garden from Henry Tighe, after the death of the above Mr Nolan. A travellers guide said * "We Strongly reccomend Mr Hunter's Inn at Newrath Bridge which is according to our experience, the most comfortable in the country" John and His wife had four children Robert, William died in infancy, George and Elizabeth who also died in infancy. But when the lease became available for the Woodenbridge Hotel in Avoca and with family he ran both hotels, his wife predeceased him in 1861 and John Died in 1869, Robert his son took over the Newrath Bridge Hotel, and George Hunter became the proprietor of the Woodenbridge Hotel and George went on to marry have six children, and his daughter Sarah ( Sally) succeeded her father to become the manager.The connection of Hunter was to remain attached to the Woodenbrige hotel until 1918 when Sarah surrendered her lease and emigrated to Canada with her Doctor husband and family..........anyone know what became of them in Canada I would love to know? Fanny Hunter married into the Gelletlie family thus the connection Brendon has mentioned. Sourced and hunted down by myself and himself and from reading many books in the library of Avoca, Arklow -Wicklow, and Dublin. We do not have access in Australia to these wonderful books written on Ireland so one must make full use of the libraries when in Ireland.

> emigrated to Canada with her Doctor husband and family..........anyone know > what became of them in Canada I would love to know? Cara A quick search on familysearch.org gives me Sarah Georgina Hunter born 14/9/1865 and tells us a bit about her family in North America. The is a bit more about the family history at www.ireland.com/newspaper/commercialproperty/2004/ 0602/664194803CPTRADE03.html Brendan .. Brendan Dixon Computing Services, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland Vox:353 1 7162008 Fax:353 1 2837077