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 |
---|---|---|---|
Caldwell H. | Mall | Bakers | Ballyshannon |
Caldwell H. | Mall | Confectioners | Ballyshannon |
Callaghan J. | Diamond | Bootmakers & Repairers | Carndonagh |
Callaghan M. | West end | Grocers | Buncrana |
Callaghan Michael | West end | Spirit & Wine Dealers | Buncrana |
Callaghan Miss | Main street | Drapers | Buncrana |
Callaghan P. | Diamond | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Cameron J. | East End | Tailors | Bundoran |
Campbell B. | Main street | Spirit & Wine Dealers | Buncrana |
Campbell B. | - | Grocers | Buncrana |
Campbell Brothers | Abbey Mills | Millers | Ballyshannon |
Campbell D. | Portnason | Butter & Egg Merchants | Ballyshannon |
Campbell Humphrey | Hillview, Buncrana | Builders | Buncrana |
Campbell Mrs. | West Port | Drapers | Ballyshannon |
Campbell P. | East Port | Victuallers | Ballyshannon |
Cannon Miss | The Mall | Depot for Hand Made Woolen Goods | Ballyshannon |
Canny Celia, Miss | Chapel street | Fruiterers | Carndonagh |
Canny Neal | Pound street | Victuallers | Carndonagh |
Canny's Hotel | The Diamond | Hotels | Carndonagh |
Carberry Connell | Main street | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Letterkenny |
Carndonagh Motor Company | Chapel street | Motor Engineers & Garages | Carndonagh |
Carrigan J. J. | Main street | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Letterkenny |
Carroll James | The East End Bar | Spirit Dealers | Bundoran |
Carroll Michael | East End | Drapers | Bundoran |
Carroll Michael | East End | Grocers | Bundoran |
Carroll Michael | Main street | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Bundoran |
Carroll Michael | Main street | Newsagents | Bundoran |
Carroll P. | Railway terrace | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Letterkenny |
Cassidy J. | Coolcolley | Cattle Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Cassidy John | Bundrowes Fishery | Fish Merchants | Bundoran |
Cassidy M. | Erne View | Cattle Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Cassidy M. | Main street | Victuallers | Ballyshannon |
Cassidy Michael | The Barrack | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Central Hotel | Main street | Hotels | Bundoran |
Chapman Brothers | East End | Grocers | Bundoran |
Cheap Cash Stores | Lower Main street | Grocers | Letterkenny |
Clancy P. | Main street | Victuallers | Bundoran |
Clarke | - | Painters & Decorators | Carndonagh |
Cleary A. | Bishop street | Builders | Ballyshannon |
Cleary James | Main street | Grocers | Bundoran |
Cleary Patrick | East End | Spirit Dealers | Bundoran |
Cleary T. | Bishop street | Bakers | Ballyshannon |
Cleary T. | Bishop street | Confectioners | Ballyshannon |
Closkey M. & Co. | St. Helens Factory | Shirt Manufacturers | Buncrana |
Cole Robert | Post Office | Booksellers & Stationers | Buncrana |
Cole Sarah, Mrs. | Bridge street | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Coleman W. | Mall | China Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Coleman W. & D. | Mall | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Ballyshannon |
Colhoun J. | Main street | Cycle Agents | Letterkenny |
Colquhoun I. J. T. | Main street | Solicitors | Buncrana |
Commercial Hotel | - | Hotels | Buncrana |
Commercial Hotel | West Port | Hotels | Ballyshannon |
Conlan C., & Co. | Great Western Warehouse | Grocers | Bundoran |
Conlan C., & Co. | Great Western Warehouse | Undertakers | Bundoran |
Conlan Christopher | Great Western Warehouse | Auctioneers | Bundoran |
Conlan Christopher & Co. | Great Western Warehouse | Ironmongers | Bundoran |
Conlan Christopher & Co. | Main street | Hardware Merchants | Bundoran |
Conlan P. & Co. | Bundoran | Auctioneers | Bundoran |
Conlan P. & Co. | Main street | Coal Merchants | Bundoran |
Conlan P., & Co. | Main street | Grocers | Bundoran |
Conlan P., & Co. | Main street | Hardware Merchants | Bundoran |
Conlan P., & Co. | Main street | Ironmongers | Bundoran |
Conlan P., & Co. | Main street | Undertakers | Bundoran |
Connolly P. | East Port | Grocers | Ballyshannon |
Conroy & Co. | - | Wool Merchants | Buncrana |
Conwal Co-Operative Society | Main street | China & Glass Dealers | Letterkenny |
Conwal Co-operative Society, Ltd. | Main street | Grocers | Letterkenny |
Corry's | Main street | Grocers | Letterkenny |
Coyle H. | - | Painters & Decorators | Letterkenny |
Coyle J. | - | Painters & Decorators | Letterkenny |
Coyle R. | Erne street | Billposters | Ballyshannon |
Coyle William | Main street | Watchmakers & Jewellers | Letterkenny |
Cramsie W. | Diamond | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Crawford & Aiken | Victoria road | Builders | Buncrana |
Crerand C. E. | Main street | Drapers | Letterkenny |
Croal | - | Auctioneers | Ballyshannon |
Croal P. J. | Main street | Newsagents & Stationers | Ballyshannon |
Crosson W. J. | Diamond | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Crowder C. F. | Main street | Confectioners | Bundoran |
Crowder G. F. | Brighton Terrace | Photographers | Bundoran |
Cullen J. | Lower Main street | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Letterkenny |
Cullen J. | Main street | Drapers | Letterkenny |
Cullen J. | Main street | Tailors | Letterkenny |
Cullen John | High road | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Letterkenny |
Cullen Miss | Modern Pharmacy | Chemists | Letterkenny |
Cullen P. | Major's lane | Coal Merchants | Letterkenny |
Cutlipp Jack | Main street | Hairdressers | Buncrana |
Daly Dan | Bundrowes Fishery | Fish Merchants | Bundoran |
Daly P. | Rock | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Ballyshannon |
Daly P. H. | Main street | Drapers | Ballyshannon |
Davis J. A. | Port road | Dentist | Letterkenny |
Dereen Private Hotel | Main street | Hotels | Ballyshannon |
Diver D. | Main street | Undertakers | Letterkenny |
Dobson Robert | Main street | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Letterkenny |
Doherty & Co. | Diamond | Tobacconists | Carndonagh |
Doherty & Co. | The Diamond | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Doherty & Smith | Diamond, Carnlough | Auctioneers | Carndonagh |
Doherty Annie, Miss | Corner House | Confectioners | Carndonagh |
Doherty Arthur | Bridge street | Confectioners | Carndonagh |
Doherty Arthur | Bridge street | Tobacconists | Carndonagh |
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.