Charles Bianconi

Charles Bianconi
Born	September 24, 1786(1786-09-24) Tregolo in Costa Masnaga (near Como), Italy
Died	September 22, 1875(1875-09-22) (aged 88) "Longfield House", Boherlahan, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Spouse	Eliza Hayes

Charles Bianconi (1786–1875), was an Italo-Irish entrepreneur.

Life and work

Born Carlo Bianconi in Costa Masnaga (Italy) on September 24, 1786, he moved from an area poised to fall to Napoleon and travelled to Ireland in 1802, via England, just four years after the 1798 rebellion. At the time, British fear of continental invasion resulted in an acute sense of insecurity and additional restrictions on the admission of foreigners. He eventually became famous for his innovations in transport and was twice mayor of Clonmel, in County Tipperary.

He was the founder of public transportation in Ireland, at a time preceding railways. He established regular horse-drawn carriage services on various routes from about 1815 onwards. These were known as 'Bianconi coaches'. There were also a series of inns, the Bianconi Inns, some of which still exist e.g. in Piltown, County Kilkenny and Killorglin.

These services continued into the 1850s and later, by which time there were a number of railway services in the country. The Bianconi coaches continued to be well-patronised, by offering connections from various termini, one of the first and few examples of an integrated transport system in Ireland.

Bianconi died on September 22, 1875 at "Longfield House", Boherlahan, Co. Tipperary.

Having donated land to the parish of Boherlahan for the construction of a parish church, Bianconi wished to be buried on the Church grounds. He, and his family, are buried in a side chapel, separate from the parish church in Boherlahan, approximately 5 miles from Cashel, Co. Tipperary.

See also

• Transportation in Ireland

Bibliography

• Bianconi, M. O'Connell and Sydney John Watson (1962): Bianconi: King of the Irish Roads ^[1]
• A biography of Bianconi is available online. It is titled "Charles Bianconi: A Biography, 1786-1875" and is written by his daughter Mrs. Morgan John O'Connell, among others.^[2]
• Charles Bianconi: A Lesson on Self-help in Ireland Chapter IX of Men of Invention and Industry, by Samuel Smiles (1890)
• Un lombardo in Irlanda breve storia di Samuele Smiles Milano tip e libr editr Giacomo Agnelli 1875

External links

• Tourism - Charles Bianconi
• Bianconi bio and photos of his native town
• Timetable 'Bianconi's Royal Mail Day Cars' from Leigh's New Pocket Road-book of Ireland ,1835.

References

1. ^ excerpts via books.google.com
2. ^ Internet Archive: Details: Charles Bianconi : a biography, 1786-1875

Persondata
Name	Bianconi, Charles
Alternative names	Bianconi, Carlo
Short description	founder of public transportation in Ireland
Date of birth	September 24, 1786
Place of birth	Tregolo, Costa Masnaga, Italy
Date of death	September 22, 1875
Place of death	"Longfield House", Boherlahan, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

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