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Donegal County, Ireland.
BuncranaTown- population 1926 - 2,309
Trades Directory - 1931
Thom's Directory of Ireland, 1931
Buncrana town belongs to the Civil Registration District of Inishowen.
B : C : D : E-G : H-K : L : M : O-T
Buncrana town is to be found on Ordnance Survey Maps Sheet No. 29
Buncrana site centered Town Map at Past Homes.com
In Ireland, many of the towns had a square, and around the square were houses (homes) with one or two shops or business's. The streets of the town all went from that square. Most towns had a 'Main street' - some called it a High street, and it was usually on that main street that the majority of shops and businesses were located. Shops had one or two large windows depending on the size of the shop. Many Public houses had a grocery section. You walked in the door and the grocery section was at the front of the shop with the pub at the back - usually a wooden division separating both. The Grocer or Publican may have had a field or more behind the building, cows were milked and the milk was sold to those who would bring in their 'Jimmy' cans.
Most business men/people had more than one occupation. The Publican as described above was also the Grocer and if he sold milk then he could also be described as a Dairy man. As you go through this list of names you will see that many of these names are the same person, with a number of different 'Occupations'.
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| Barr
E. Barr E. Barr John Barr John Barr's Temperance Hotel Battisti Brothers Battisti Brothers Bovaird Michael Brennan D. Brennan Denis Brennan Denis Breslin P. Buncrana Co-Operative Society Ltd. |
Main
street Main street Main street Main street Main street Main street Main street Main street Main street Main street Main street Main street Market square |
Builders Undertakers Drapers Tailors Hotels Confectioners Tobacconists Tailors Grocers Butter & Egg Merchants Hardware Merchants Spirit & Wine Dealers Grocers |
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| Callaghan
M. Callaghan Michael Callaghan Miss Campbell B. Campbell B. Campbell Humphrey Closkey M. & Co. Cole Robert Colquhoun I. J. T. Commercial Hotel Conroy & Co. Crawford & Aiken Cutlipp Jack |
West
end West end Main street Not given Main street Hillview, Buncrana St. Helens Factory Post Office Main street Not given Not given Victoria road Main street |
Grocers Spirit & Wine Dealers Drapers Grocers Spirit & Wine Dealers Builders Shirt Manufacturers Booksellers & Stationers Solicitors Hotels Wool Merchants Builders Hairdressers |
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| Doherty
Daniel Doherty Daniel Doherty Henry Doherty Henry Doherty J. H. Doherty James Doherty John H. Doherty Joseph Doherty Patrick, J.P. Doherty William Doherty Wm. Doherty Wm. Donaghy Jim Donaghy M. E. Donaghy Miss Donegal Shirt Co. |
West
end West end Main street Main street Main street West end Main street Main street Main street Not given Main street Main street Main street Main street Castle avenue Main street |
Cattle,
etc., Dealers Grocers Cycle Agents Motor Engineer & Garage Fish Merchants, etc. Spirit & Wine Dealers Victuallers Coal Merchants Auctioneer Grocers Coal Merchants Hardware Merchants Painters & Decorators Booksellers & Stationers Milliners & Dressmakers Shirt Manufacturers |
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| Eason
& Son, Ltd. Farren Charles E. Farren K. Faulkner M. Friel Daniel Fullerton E. Fullerton Edward Gallagher D. A. Gallagher John Gibbons William Grant A. B., & Co. Grant Brothers Grant Charles Grant D. Grant Brothers |
Main
street Main street Not given Main street West end Main street Main street Not given Not given Main street Swilly road Walker's lane Main street Main street Walker's lane |
Booksellers
& Stationers Chemists Spirit & Wine Dealers Milliners & Dressmakers Undertakers Saddler Fish Merchants, etc. Spirit & Wine Dealers Spirit & Wine Dealers Grocers Shirt Manufacturers Tobacconists Cycle Agents Grocers Snuff & Tobacco Manufacturers |
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| Hegarty
John Hegarty Patrick Hegarty Patrick Hegarty Patrick Hibernian Bank Ltd. Hogan L. Hutton James Jackson Alexander Kavanagh J. Kavanagh John Kelly Cassie Kelly Jack Kelly S. A. |
Main
street Main street Main street Main street Main street Church street Main street Main street Not given Main street Main street Market square Townsend street |
Fish
Merchants, etc. Butter & Egg Merchants China & Glass Dealer Grocers Banks Confectioners Spirit & Wine Dealers Grocers Grocers Cattle, etc., Dealers Milliners & Dressmakers Grocers Grocers |
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| Lake
of Shadows Lee Thomas Lisbellaw Co. Logan & Co. Logan Samuel Logue John Longwill J. Lough Swilly Hotel Lynch W. Lynch William |
Shore
road Main street Not given St. Helens, Buncrana Moyle, Buncrana Main street Not given Shore road Not given Not given |
Hotels Boot Makers & Warehouses Wool Merchants Coal Merchants Fish Merchants, etc. Spirit & Wine Dealers Victuallers Hotels Grocers Baker |
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| Maultsaid
& Co. McConnell Mrs. McCormick James, M.B. McDade W. McDaid Michael McDaid Michael McDevette Joseph McDevette Miss McDevitt A. McDonagh M., Miss |
Shore
(sic) Atlantic Hotel, Main st. Crossways House, Buncrana Main street Not given Not given Main street Main street Main street Main street |
Shirt
Manufacturers Spirit & Wine Dealers Physician & Surgeon Boot Makers & Warehouses Grocers Spirit & Wine Dealers Drapers Drapers Milliners & Dressmakers Booksellers & Stationers |
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| McGee
Dan McGlinchey & Co. McGlinchey Michael McGlinchey Michael McGlinchy A. & Co. McGoldrick P. J. McGonigle James McGowan John McGowan Peter McKinley Edward |
Slanery,
Buncrana Not given Main street Main street Main street Main street Not given Main street Main street Not given |
Painters
& Decorators Butter & Egg Merchants Coal Merchants Hardware Merchants Grocers Auctioneer Spirit & Wine Dealers Hairdressers Hairdressers Grocers |
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| McLaughlin
C. McLaughlin Edward McLaughlin Hugh McLaughlin J. McLaughlin James McLaughlin John McLaughlin John McLaughlin John & Co. McLaughlin Kate, Miss McLaughlin R. A., Miss McMutt P. Moore Austin & Co. Moore Wm. |
Not
given Park avenue, Buncrana Main street Main street Townsend street Main street Main street Main street Main street Main street Main street Pier road Dunottar, Buncrana |
Boot
Makers & Warehouses Tailors Hairdressers Boot Makers & Warehouses Cattle, etc., Dealers Drapers Spirit & Wine Dealers Shirt Manufacturers Drapers Booksellers & Stationers Boot Makers & Warehouses Shirt Manufacturers Fish Merchants, etc. |
| Surname & Name |
Address
|
Occupation
|
| O'Brien
John O'Doherty H. C. O'Doherty J. E. O'Donnell Brothers O'Donnell J. E. O'Donnell John F., & Co. Porter J. Porter P. & Sons Porter William Porter Wm. Quigley H. Quigley R. J. Rodden Michael Royal Bank of Ireland, Ltd. Smyth Daniel Spence Miss Swan Thomas & Co. Tullyarvan Milling Co., Ltd. |
Swilly
Bar, Buncrana Egremont, Buncrana Millburn, Buncrana Main street Millburn, Buncrana The Pharmacy, Main st. Main street Main street Main street Main street Townsend street Tullydesh, Buncrana Main street Main street Main street Main street Ardaravan Mills Tullyarvan, Buncrana |
Spirit
& Wine Dealers Solicitors Solicitors Tobacconists Solicitors Chemists Drapers Auctioneer Grocers Butter & Egg Merchants Grocers Cattle, etc., Dealers Spirit & Wine Dealers Banks Painters & Decorators Milliners & Dressmakers Ironmongers Ironmongers |
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