The Hughes family can be traced back to Peter and Eleanor Hughes. They worked in the stone trade in Kellistown, Co. Carlow until 1779.
They moved to Green Lane in Carlow town and set up their stone business there. Their son Patrick Hughes took over the family business and in 1884 they moved to Tullow Street.
The next Hughes to take over the family trade was Edward Hughes son of Patrick. Edward was born in 1879 and worked from Tullow Street all his life. He lived in Tullow Street with his wife Anastatia and
seven children. Their three sons Paddy, Mick and Eamonn were all involved in the stone trade and specifically in headstones and memorials. Eamonn left to set up his own monumental business in Thurles Co. Tipperary. Paddy Hughes took over the monumental business and along with his brother Mick worked in Tullow Street until 1958. Once again the Hughes’ had to move premises due to the presence of an archway. Trucks had replaced the horse and cart and these trucks were too big to fit under the archway into Hughes’ yard. Consequently Paddy bought a piece of land opposite the Cathedral in College Street, our present location. |