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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Doherty Bernard | Chapel street | Bootmakers & Repairers | Carndonagh |
Doherty Bridget, Mrs. | Bank Place | Coal Merchant | Carndonagh |
Doherty C., Miss | Main street | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Letterkenny |
Doherty Daniel | West end | Cattle, etc., Dealers | Buncrana |
Doherty Daniel | West end | Grocers | Buncrana |
Doherty E. | Diamond | Victuallers | Carndonagh |
Doherty Edward | Chapel street | Painters & Decorators | Carndonagh |
Doherty Elizabeth, Mrs. | Diamond | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Doherty G. | Diamond | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Doherty Henry | Main street | Cycle Agents | Buncrana |
Doherty Henry | Main street | Motor Engineer & Garage | Buncrana |
Doherty J. | New road | Butter & Egg Merchants | Carndonagh |
Doherty J. | Pound street | Cycle Agents | Carndonagh |
Doherty J. H. | Main street | Fish Merchants, etc. | Buncrana |
Doherty James | West end | Spirit & Wine Dealers | Buncrana |
Doherty John | Bridge Hotel | Spirit Dealers | Bundoran |
Doherty John | West End | Grocers | Bundoran |
Doherty John H. | Main street | Victuallers | Buncrana |
Doherty Joseph | Main street | Coal Merchants | Buncrana |
Doherty Mary, Miss | Hotel | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Doherty N. J. | Malin street | Cycle Agents | Carndonagh |
Doherty Neil | Diamond | Booksellers & Stationers | Carndonagh |
Doherty Neil | Diamond | Hardware Merchants | Carndonagh |
Doherty Neil | Diamond | Ironmongers | Carndonagh |
Doherty P. | Main street | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Letterkenny |
Doherty P. J. | Diamond | Drapers | Carndonagh |
Doherty P. J. | Diamond | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Doherty P. J. | Diamond | Tobacconists | Carndonagh |
Doherty P., Mrs. | Central Bar, Main street | Posting Establishments | Letterkenny |
Doherty Patrick | Bridge street | Confectioners | Carndonagh |
Doherty Patrick | Bridge street | Fruiterers | Carndonagh |
Doherty Patrick | Bridge street | Motor Engineers & Garages | Carndonagh |
Doherty Patrick | Bridge street | Painters & Decorators | Carndonagh |
Doherty Patrick | Royal Hotel | Spirit Dealers | Bundoran |
Doherty Patrick, J.P. | Main street | Auctioneer | Buncrana |
Doherty Philip | Pound street | Bootmakers & Repairers | Carndonagh |
Doherty William | - | Grocers | Buncrana |
Doherty Wm. | Main street | Coal Merchants | Buncrana |
Doherty Wm. | Main street | Hardware Merchants | Buncrana |
Donagher F. | Market Square | Grocers | Ballyshannon |
Donaghey Misses | Port road | Drapers | Letterkenny |
Donaghy Jim | Main street | Painters & Decorators | Buncrana |
Donaghy M. E. | Main street | Booksellers & Stationers | Buncrana |
Donaghy Miss | Castle avenue | Milliners & Dressmakers | Buncrana |
Donegal Democrat' | East Port | Newspapers | Ballyshannon |
Donegal Shirt Co. | Main street | Shirt Manufacturers | Buncrana |
Donegal Vindicator' | East Port | Newspapers | Ballyshannon |
Donoghue T. | Bridge End | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Ballyshannon |
Donoghue T. | Bridge End | Drapers | Ballyshannon |
Dorrian F. | Bishop street | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Drain James | Oldtown | Tailors | Letterkenny |
Duffy P. | College street | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Ballyshannon |
Duggan S., Mrs. | Malin street | Drapers | Carndonagh |
Dundas J. | East Port | Sanitary Engineers | Ballyshannon |
Eason & Son, Ltd. | Bookstall, Railway station | Booksellers & Stationers | Bundoran |
Eason & Son, Ltd. | Main street | Booksellers & Stationers | Buncrana |
Eason & Sons, Ltd. | Railway Station | Booksellers & Stationers | Letterkenny |
Elder Matilda, mrs. | Diamond | Tobacconists | Carndonagh |
Elders Mrs. | Diamond | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Evans Mrs. | Main street | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Ewing J. | Main street | Victuallers | Letterkenny |
Farren Charles | Pound street | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Farren Charles E. | Main street | Chemists | Buncrana |
Farren K. | - | Spirit & Wine Dealers | Buncrana |
Farren Miss | Malin street | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Faulkner J. | Malin street | China & Glass Dealers | Carndonagh |
Faulkner M. | Main street | Milliners & Dressmakers | Buncrana |
Feely B. | West End | Drapers | Bundoran |
Feely B., Miss | West End | Milliner & Dressmaker | Bundoran |
Feely Miss | West End | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Bundoran |
Fleming S. H., & Sons | Ballyboe | Motor Engineers & Garages | Letterkenny |
Flood R. F., Dr. | Braemar | Physician & Surgeon | Bundoran |
Friel Daniel | West end | Undertakers | Buncrana |
Fullerton E. | Main street | Saddler | Buncrana |
Fullerton Edward | Main street | Fish Merchants, etc. | Buncrana |
Fullerton S., Miss | Main street | Confectioners | Letterkenny |
Fullerton S., Miss | Main street | Tobbaconists | Letterkenny |
Gaelic Hotel | West End | Hotels | Bundoran |
Gailey A. J. | The Arcade | Drapers | Letterkenny |
Gallagher D. A. | - | Spirit & Wine Dealers | Buncrana |
Gallagher F. | Main street | Hairdressers | Letterkenny |
Gallagher J. | Bath street | Victuallers | Ballyshannon |
Gallagher J. J. | Main street | Confectioners | Letterkenny |
Gallagher John | Main street | Bakers | Letterkenny |
Gallagher John | - | Spirit & Wine Dealers | Buncrana |
Gallagher John J. | Chapel street | Hairdresser | Carndonagh |
Gallagher Miss | Market street | Drapers | Ballyshannon |
Gallagher Mrs. | Main street | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Letterkenny |
Gallagher P. | East End | Victuallers | Bundoran |
Gallagher W. | The Mall | Physicians & Surgeons | Ballyshannon |
Gallagher William | Main street | Grocers | Letterkenny |
Gallagher's Temperance Hotel | Main street | Hotels | Letterkenny |
Galloghey | West Port | Watchmakers & Jewellers | Ballyshannon |
Gavigan J. | Market street | Cattle Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Gavigan M. | Market street | Grocers | Ballyshannon |
Gibbons J. | Market street | Fish Merchants | Ballyshannon |
Gibbons J. | Market street | Motor Engineers & Garages | Ballyshannon |
Gibbons T. | Corner House | Saddlers | Letterkenny |
Gibbons William | Main street | Grocers | Buncrana |
Gilbridge John | East End | Cycle Agent | Bundoran |
Gillespie E. | College street | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Ballyshannon |
Gillespie E. | Malin street | Cycle Agents | Carndonagh |
Gillespie J. | Market Yard | Painters | Ballyshannon |
Gillespie J. (Weighmaster) | Market Yard | Markets | Ballyshannon |
Gillespie J. W. | Diamond | Bootmakers & Repairers | Carndonagh |
Gillespie W. J. | Diamond | Motor Engineers & Garages | Carndonagh |
Given Miss | Malin street | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Gordon James | The Rock | Physicians & Surgeons | Ballyshannon |
Gorman John | East End | Grocers | Bundoran |
Gorman John | West End | Posting Establishments | Bundoran |
Gorman Michael | West End | Posting Establishments | Bundoran |
Gorman Thomas | Central Hotel | Spirit Dealers | Bundoran |
Gorman Thomas | The Bundoran Motor Garage | Motor Engineers & Garages | Bundoran |
Graham Francis | Main street | Cycle Agents | Ballyshannon |
Graham Francis | Main street | Motor Engineers & Garages | Ballyshannon |
Grant A. B., & Co. | Swilly road | Shirt Manufacturers | Buncrana |
Grant Brothers | Walker's lane | Snuff & Tobacco Manufacturers | Buncrana |
Grant Brothers | Walker's lane | Tobacconists | Buncrana |
Grant Charles | Main street | Cycle Agents | Buncrana |
Grant D. | Main street | Grocers | Buncrana |
Grant M. | West Port | Cycle Agents | Ballyshannon |
Grant Miss | Pound street | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Great North. Railway Hotel | Bundoran | Hotels | Bundoran |
Grehan Mrs. | Main street | Milliners & Dressmakers | Ballyshannon |
Grehan T. | Main street | Motor Engineers & Garages | Ballyshannon |
Hamilton Hotel | Main street | Hotels | Bundoran |
Hamilton Irvine | Main street | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Bundoran |
Hamilton Irvine | Main street | China & Glass Dealers | Bundoran |
Hamilton Irvine | Main street | Drapers | Bundoran |
Hamilton Thomas A. | Main street | Spirit Dealers | Bundoran |
Hannah Samuel | Bishop street | Butter & Egg Merchants | Ballyshannon |
Harkin J. | Lower Main street | Builders | Letterkenny |
Harkin Mrs. | Lower Main street | Drapers | Letterkenny |
Harris J. | Main street | Hardware Merchants | Letterkenny |
Harris James | Main street | Grocers | Letterkenny |
Harris John | Main street | Grocers | Letterkenny |
Harte John | Main street | Green Grocers & Fruit Merchants | Bundoran |
Harte Louis | The East End Garage | Motor Engineers & Garages | Bundoran |
Hayes J. | Main street | Butter & Egg Merchants | Letterkenny |
Hazlett R. | Main street | Drapers | Bundoran |
Hegarty John | Main street | Fish Merchants, etc. | Buncrana |
Hegarty Patrick | Main street | Butter & Egg Merchants | Buncrana |
Hegarty Patrick | Main street | China & Glass Dealer | Buncrana |
Hegarty Patrick | Main street | Grocers | Buncrana |
Henderson Samuel | Bridge street | Undertaker | Carndonagh |
Hibernian Bank Ltd. | Main street | Banks | Letterkenny |
Hibernian Bank Ltd. | Main street | Banks | Buncrana |
Hirl Brothers | Malin street | Bootmakers & Repairers | Carndonagh |
Hirrell Patrick | Malin street | Motor Engineers & Garages | Carndonagh |
Hogan L. | Church street | Confectioners | Buncrana |
Horobin A. | Market square | Fruiterers | Letterkenny |
Houston D. | Government terrace | Posting Establishments | Letterkenny |
Hughes Thomas | Strand Hotel | Grocers | Bundoran |
Hutton James | Main street | Spirit & Wine Dealers | Buncrana |
Imperial Hotel | Main street | Hotels | Ballyshannon |
Irwin & Croal | Main street | Auctioneers | Ballyshannon |
Jackson Alexander | Main street | Grocers | Buncrana |
Johnson E. | Enniskillen | Butter & Egg Merchants | Ballyshannon |
Johnston R. | Main street | Builders | Letterkenny |
Johnston T. W. | Main street | Dentists | Ballyshannon |
Johnston Thomas | Main street | Confectioners | Bundoran |
Johnstone J. D. | Ballyraine | Builders | Letterkenny |
Kavanagh J. | - | Grocers | Buncrana |
Kavanagh John | Main street | Cattle, etc., Dealers | Buncrana |
Kearney Bessie, Miss | Pound street | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Kearney P. X. | Main street | Veterinary Surgeon | Bundoran |
Kearns James | East End | Victuallers | Bundoran |
Kearns James | The Grafton Stores | China & Glass Dealers | Letterkenny |
Kelly Brothers | Main street | Victuallers | Letterkenny |
Kelly C. | Mills | Coal Merchants | Letterkenny |
Kelly C. J. | Main street | Watchmakers & Jewellers | Ballyshannon |
Kelly Cassie | Main street | Milliners & Dressmakers | Buncrana |
Kelly Charles | Mills | Miller | Letterkenny |
Kelly D. | High road | Saddlers | Letterkenny |
Kelly E. | Market street | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Kelly Jack | Market square | Grocers | Buncrana |
Kelly James | Ballyloskey | Builder | Carndonagh |
Kelly P. | Malin street | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Kelly Patrick | Malin street | Motor Engineers & Garages | Carndonagh |
Kelly Patrick | Malin street | Tobacconists | Carndonagh |
Kelly S. A. | Townsend street | Grocers | Buncrana |
Kelso George A. | Main street | Auctioneers | Letterkenny |
Kennedy J. | Government terrace | Tailors | Letterkenny |
Kennedy R. | St. Columba's terrace | Builders | Letterkenny |
Kerrigan Miss | Hamilton terrace | Grocers | Bundoran |
Kerrigan W. | Market street | Spirit Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Knipe William H. | Main street | Merchant Tailor | Letterkenny |
Lake of Shadows | Shore road | Hotels | Buncrana |
Lanigan Brothers | Diamond | China & Glass Dealers | Carndonagh |
Lanigan James | Diamond | Drapers | Carndonagh |
Lanigan James | Diamond | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Carndonagh |
Laughlin W. | Main street | Grocers | Letterkenny |
Lee Thomas | Main street | Boot Makers & Warehouses | Buncrana |
Lipsett James, Mrs. | Castle street | Grocers | Ballyshannon |
Lipsett R., & Co. | Main street | Auctioneers | Ballyshannon |
Lipsett R., & Co. | Main street | Steamship Agents | Ballyshannon |
Lipsitt A. H. | Main street | Cattle Dealers | Ballyshannon |
Lisbellaw Co. | - | Wool Merchants | Buncrana |
Lockington & Co., Ltd. | Main street | Coal Merchants | Bundoran |
Logan & Co. | St. Helens, Buncrana | Coal Merchants | Buncrana |
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.