Irish
Genealogical Research Service
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'.
B-E
: F-K : L-O : P-W
B-E