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:
Name | Address | Occupation | Town |
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Spence Miss | Main street | Milliners & Dressmakers | Buncrana |
Spence Miss | West End | Drapers | Bundoran |
Stephens D. V. | Main street | Booksellers & Stationers | Bundoran |
Stephens D. V. | Main street | China & Glass Dealers | Bundoran |
Stephens E. | Castle street | Drapers | Ballyshannon |
Stephens E. | Castle street | Undertakers | Ballyshannon |
Stephens E., Miss | Main street | China Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Stephens E., Miss (Agent) | Main street | Pullar's Dye Works | Ballyshannon |
Stephens J. | Main street | Drapers | Ballyshannon |
Stephens P. B. | Castle street | Ironmongers | Ballyshannon |
Stephens P. B., & Co. | Castle street | Hardware Merchants | Ballyshannon |
Stewart Robert | Main street | Chemists | Letterkenny |
Strand Hotel | West End | Hotels | Bundoran |
Swan J. (Manager) | The Mall | Erne Fisheries | Ballyshannon |
Swan Thomas & Co. | Ardaravan Mills | Ironmongers | Buncrana |
Sweeney B. | Port road | Grocers | Letterkenny |
Sweeney George | Main street | Hairdressers | Letterkenny |
Sweeney Hugh | Port road | Booksellers & Stationers | Letterkenny |
Sweeney Hugh | Port road | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Letterkenny |
Sweeney J. | Commercial Hotel | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Sweeney Miss | Main street | Newsagents & Stationers | Ballyshannon |
Sweeney R. | Main street | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Ballyshannon |
Sweeney R. | Main street | Solicitors | Ballyshannon |
Sweeney T. | Main street | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Letterkenny |
Sweeny Robert | Main street | Drapers | Ballyshannon |
The Belleek Pottery Company | Main street | China & Glass Dealers | Bundoran |
The Donegal Printing Company | Main street | Booksellers & Stationers | Letterkenny |
The Grafton Stores | Main street | China & Glass Dealers | Letterkenny |
The Medical Hall | Main street | Chemists | Bundoran |
The Modern Pharmacy | Market square | Chemists | Letterkenny |
Timoney Mrs. | West End | Hairdressers | Bundoran |
Tullyarvan Milling Co., Ltd. | Tullyarvan, Buncrana | Ironmongers | Buncrana |
Ulster Bank Ltd. | Main street | Banks | Letterkenny |
Vaughan B. | Main street | Newsagents & Stationers | Ballyshannon |
Vaughan D. | Main street | Grocers | Ballyshannon |
Vaughan D. | Main street | Hardware Merchants | Ballyshannon |
Vaughan D. | Main street | Ironmongers | Ballyshannon |
Vaughan D. | Main street | Seed & Manure Merchants | Ballyshannon |
Vaughan D. | Main street | Wool Merchants | Ballyshannon |
Vaughan E. | Portnason | Bakers | Ballyshannon |
Vaughan E. | Portnason | Confectioners | Ballyshannon |
Walker W. N., M.B. | Market square | Physicians & Surgeons | Letterkenny |
Walsh P. | West Port | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Ward C. | Oldtown | Boot Makers (repairs only) | Letterkenny |
Ward J. | Main street | Spirit Dealers | Bundoran |
Ward J. | Main street | Solicitors | Letterkenny |
Ward John | Main street | Bakers | Letterkenny |
Ward M. E., M.I.M.E. | Erne Garage | Motor Engineers & Garages | Ballyshannon |
Ward Misses | Main street | Milliners & Dressmakers | Letterkenny |
Ward Mrs. | Mall | Laundry | Ballyshannon |
Ward T. | Market street | Painters | Ballyshannon |
Ward The Misses | Bridge End | Drapers | Ballyshannon |
Ward W. | Bridge End | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Ward W. | Market street | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Ward William | Market street | Auctioneers | Ballyshannon |
Warner R. | Malin street | Veterinary Surgeon | Carndonagh |
White George | Main street | Seed & Manure Merchants | Ballyshannon |
White George | The Barrack | Grocers | Ballyshannon |
Wilkinson J. | Main street | Undertakers | Letterkenny |
Wilkinson J. | Main street | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Letterkenny |
Winters J. | East End | Grocers | Bundoran |
Woods J. J. | Mall | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Wray J. | Main street | Solicitors | Letterkenny |
Wylie | Station square | Butter & Egg Merchants | Letterkenny |
Wynn Brothers | Main street | Tailors | Bundoran |
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.