1931 Trade Directory, Co. Cork

Directories set out to record the ‘principal inhabitants’ of a community, particularly those in trade or the professions. Directories were put together by individuals and publishers for commercial purposes at intervals during the late 18th and 19th centuries. Here is the 1931 Trade Directory, exclusive to From-Ireland.net:

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Name	Address	Occupation	Town
A. C. Horne & Co.	Lynch's quay	Lloyd's Agent	Cobh
A. Cotter	Scott square	Grocers	Cobh
A. H. Ledlie L.R.C.P., & S.I.	Westbourne	Physicians & Surgeons	Cobh
A. H., Allen & Sons	Westbourne place	Solicitors	Cobh
Ahern	-	Bakers	Cork City
Ahern D.	Wolfe Tone street	Cattle Exporters	Cork City
Allen J. J.	The Lee Pharmacy, St. Luke's	Chemists & Druggists	Cork City
American Shoe Co.	Patrick street	Boot & Shoe Merchants	Cork City
Andrews & Co.	Patrick street	Booksellers	Cork City
Atkins J. & Co., Ltd	South Mall	Agricultural Implement Merchants	Cork City
Atkins, Chirnside & Co.	South Mall	Auctioneers & Auditors	Cork City
Baker & Wright	Academy street	Cement Merchants	Cork City
Baker & Wright	Academy street	Chemists & Druggists	Cork City
Baker R. B.	MacCurtain street	Cycle & Motor Agents	Cork City
Barrett	East Beach	Tobacconists	Cobh
Barrett Frank	Parliament street	Booksellers	Cork City
Barrett Mrs.	Oliver Plunket street	Confectioners	Cork City
Barry & Hyland	Patrick street	Boot & Shoe Merchants	Cork City
Barry Mrs.	Douglas street	Bakers	Cork City
Barry Thomas & Co.	Academy street	Auctioneers	Cork City
Bass, Ratcliffe & Gretton Ltd.	Lavitt's quay	Brewers Distributing Depots	Cork City
Beamish & Crawford Ltd	South Main street	Brewers	Cork City
Beamish S. C. A.	Marlboro' street	Auctioneers & Auditors	Cork City
Beck James A., & Co., Ltd.	Deane street	Chemists & Druggists	Cork City
Blair G. & Co.	Cook street	Bookbinders	Cork City
Blair John & Son	Patrick street	Chemists & Druggists	Cork City
Bolton C. V.	Bridge street	Chemists & Druggists	Cork City
Booth & Fox, Ltd.	Lavitt's quay	Curled Hair Manufacturers	Cork City
Booth & Fox., Ltd.	Lavitt's quay	Bedding Manufacturers	Cork City
Bowen J. J., M.R.I.A.I., F.S.I.	Fermoy	Architects	Cork City
Boyd-Barrett J. R., A.R.I.B.A., M.R.I.A.I.	South Mall	Architects	Cork City
Bradley P. J.	Lancaster quay	Confectioners	Cork City
Brennan James & Son	Tuckey street	Bottle Merchants	Cork City
Brennan James & Sons	Tuckey street	Cork Cutters	Cork City
British Portland Cement Co.	Copley street	Cement Merchants	Cork City
Broderick John D., M.P.S.I.	Barrack street	Chemists & Druggists	Cork City
Brown & O'Sullivan	McCurtain street	Boot & Shoe Merchants	Cork City
Brown & Thompson	Patrick street	Artificial Manure Merchants	Cork City
Brown, Thompson & Co.	Patrick street	Agricultural Implement Merchants	Cork City
Browne & Nolan Ltd	Cook street	Booksellers	Cork City
Browning & Jagoe	Grand Parade	Agricultural Implement Merchants	Cork City
Browning & Jagoe	Washington street	Artificial Manure Merchants	Cork City
Buchan W. J., A.R.I.B.A.	South Mall	Architects	Cork City
Buckley E.	Lavitt's quay	Cabinet & Furniture Makers	Cork City
Buckley Edward	Lavitt's quay	Bedding Manufacturers	Cork City
Buckley John	Grattan street	Builders & Contractors	Cork City
Buckley T. & Sons	Ballyphehane road	Cattle Exporters	Cork City
Building Guild	John street	Builders & Contractors	Cork City
Burke John	Patrick street	Boot & Shoe Merchants	Cork City
Burke Luke	Patrick street	Clothiers & Outfitters	Cork City

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.