At the Punchestown Races: Duchess of Devonshire; Earl Dudley, Viceroy of Ireland; Jack Leonard, a famous jarvey. Photo by Lafayette. In the 1600s and 1700s a "jarvey" was the driver of a hackney coach. In England the word was replaced by "cabbie" following the introduction of cabriolets (cabs) in 1823. But in Ireland jarvey survived as the driver of the two-wheeled "jaunting car". The origin of jarvey is unknown. Source: Outing magazine, vol. XLV, December, 1904, p. 294.