Comments on: Carlo Bianconi – A True Rags To Riches Story From Tipperary

By: George

George — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:26:21 +0000

According to the Dublin Street Directory, of 1862 a yard and stables at 14 to 22 Park Gate Street were owned by Joseph Fishbourne.

By: George

George — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:02:05 +0000

Anyone out there with any information on this firm? Your help please.
Fishbourne’s lived at 24 Duke St and were agents to the Great Southern and Western Railway.
Joseph Fishbourne, resided at 26 Bachelor’s walk, 16 Duke St and 33 Lower Gardiner St .

By: R. Fishbourne

R. Fishbourne — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:27:19 +0000

I have heard of Fishbourne and Bianconi Dublin office and know that Fishbourne operated mainly from Carlow. Does anybody know the history of this Fishbourne firm run by Joseph Fishbourne, or where I could find this information?

By: George

George — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:44:03 +0000

Bianconi had several classes of horse drawn cart. The light two wheeler faster vehicles were known as “faugh-a-ballaghs,” meaning “clear the way”, a phrase possibly shouted by their drivers anxious to prevent pedestrians being run over in narrow streets. There were the Massey-Dawsons which were next in size and carried 5 persons back to back. The heavy goods cart was known as a Finn Mc’Cool. Latter was a 4 wheels vehicle carrying 10 people on each side, back to back. with a well in the centre for transporting goods and pulled by 2 or 4 horses depending on cargo weight. Collectively all carts were known as ‘Bians’

By: Sam Allen

Sam Allen — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:04:11 +0000

I belive I have in the past read that Charles Bianconi used the slogan Faugh-a-Ballagh
“Clear the Way”. Is this correct. I’m aware that the words are from an old Irish war cry. A particular type of car used by Bianconi were called “Faugh-a-Ballaghs”

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