The Killarney Bank:

This ‘bank’ does not appear to have ever been registered and, if the stories about are anything to go by, its lack of official registration is easily explained. The bank was run by one William Murphy – a saddler in the town of Killarney – and his notes were used as small change within the town and its environs.

Promissory Note:

Six Pence Halfpenny

1797 Killarney, William Murphy, Sixpence ha’penny, 7 March 1797, signed by William Murphy.

• The Killarney Bank (Proprietor: William Murphy)
  • Occupation: Saddler
• Sixpence Halfpenny, dated 7 March 1797
  • Signed by William Murphy
  • Serial number no longer visible
    • Pinholes and edge nicks, otherwise very good
    • Good (G) to Very Good (VG)

Further Reading:

• O’Brien Banknote Guide: The Killarney Bank (William Murphy)