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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Abbey Motor & Engineering Works | West street | Motor Engineers & Garages | Drogheda |
Adams Robert | Irish street | Posting Establishment | Ardee |
Albert & Co. | West street | Tobacconists | Drogheda |
Anderson & Co. | West street | Clothiers | Drogheda |
Anderson & Co. | West street | Drapers | Drogheda |
Anderson William | Irish street | Publicans | Ardee |
Ardee Bread Co. | Confectioner | Confectioners | Ardee |
Ardee Chair Factory | - | Chair Makers | Ardee |
Armstrong S. J. | 4 Earl Street | Draper | Dundalk |
Aston L. | 72 Clanbrassil St. | Ladies' Tailors, Milliners & Outfitters | Dundalk |
Aston Lewis | 72 Clanbrassil St. | Draper | Dundalk |
Backhouse H. & Co. | Clanbrassil St. | Grocers | Dundalk |
Backhouse H. & Co. | Clanbrassil St. | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Dundalk |
Backhouse Henry & Co. | Clanbrassil St. | Mineral Water Manufacturers | Dundalk |
Baldwin T. | Broughton Street | Plumbers | Dundalk |
Bank of Ireland | - | Banks | Drogheda |
Barber William Samuel | Francis St. | Architect | Dundalk |
Barret G. P. | Peter street | Architects | Drogheda |
Beatie John | 58 Clanbrassil St. | Baker | Dundalk |
Beattie J. | 23 Clanbrassil St. | Confectioner | Dundalk |
Beattie J. | 84 Clanbrassil St. | Restaurants | Dundalk |
Bellew C. F. | West street | Seedsmen | Drogheda |
Belton & Co. | 11 Clanbrassil St. | Accountants | Dundalk |
Belton O. | 55 Clanbrassil St. | Iron Mongers | Dundalk |
Berrill J. | Lawrence street | Egg Merchants | Drogheda |
Berrill W.J. | Bridge Street | Hairdressers | Dundalk |
Blakeley F. J. | 29 Park Street | Draper | Dundalk |
Bohemian Cinema | - | Cinema | Ardee |
Bothwell E. J. | 6 Earl Street | Auctioneer & Valuer | Dundalk |
Bothwell E.J. | 6 Earl Street | Valuer & Estate Agent | Dundalk |
Boyle John | Bull Ring | Grocers | Drogheda |
Boyle John | Dublin Street | Grocers | Dundalk |
Boyle M., Miss | Lawrence street | Confectioners | Drogheda |
Boyle M., Miss | Lawrence street | Restaurants | Drogheda |
Boyne Cinema | - | Cinemas | Drogheda |
Boyne Cinema Garage | Fair street | Motor Engineers & Garages | Drogheda |
Bradley W. A., M.B. | Lawrence street | Physicians & Surgeons | Drogheda |
Brady T. & Son | West street | Clothiers | Drogheda |
Brady T. & Son | West street | Milliners | Drogheda |
Brady T. & Son | West street | Tailors | Drogheda |
Brady T., & Son | West street | Drapers | Drogheda |
Branagan James | Irish street | Posting Establishment | Ardee |
Branagan L. F. | Castle street | Solicitors | Ardee |
Branigan Lawrence F. | Lawrence street | Solicitors | Drogheda |
Breen J. J. | Irish street | Publicans | Ardee |
Brennan J. | 29 Bridge Street | Grocers | Dundalk |
Brennan James | Castle street | Draper | Ardee |
Brennan M. | 33 Park Street | Tobacconists | Dundalk |
Briody Lawrence | Peter street | Grocers | Drogheda |
Brittain F. W., Ltd. | West street | Chemists & Druggists | Drogheda |
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.