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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Stephenson | O'Connell street | Drapers | Sligo Town |
Summerhill College | - | Schools & Colleges | Sligo Town |
Swan H. J. | Weston House | Physicians & Surgeons | Sligo Town |
Swan Hotel | Strand Hill | Hotels | Sligo Town |
Tarrant John | Teeling street | Solicitors | Sligo Town |
Taylor Richard Kerr | Castlebaldwin | Egg Merchants | Ballymote |
The Cinema | - | Cinema | Ballymote |
The Grammar School | - | Schools & Colleges | Sligo Town |
The High School | - | Schools & Colleges | Sligo Town |
The Model School | - | Schools & Colleges | Sligo Town |
The Pavillion | - | Cinemas | Sligo Town |
The Smokers' Own | Grattan street | Tobacconists | Sligo Town |
Tighe J. & E. J. | High street | Bakers | Sligo Town |
Tighe J. & E. J. | High street | Confectioners | Sligo Town |
Tighe J. & E. J. | High street | Grocers, Tea, Wine & Spirit Merchts | Sligo Town |
Tighe T. | Main street | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Ballymote |
Togher J. | Stephen street | Grocers, Tea, Wine & Spirit Merchts | Sligo Town |
Toher Thomas P. | Stephen street | Chemists & Druggists | Sligo Town |
Tolan W. J. | Quay street | Cement Importers | Sligo Town |
Tolan W. J.** | Agent** | Sugar Merchants | Sligo Town |
Toner Mrs. | Market street | Hairdressers | Sligo Town |
Torney Bros., Ltd. | The Market | Fruiterers | Sligo Town |
Tresnan Thos. | Grattan street | Builders | Ballymote |
Tunny J. | Pound street | Bootmakers | Sligo Town |
Tyler John & Son Ltd. | Castle street | Bootmakers | Sligo Town |
Tymon John | Teeling street | China & Glass Dealers | Ballymote |
Ulster Bank Ltd | - | Banks | Ballymote |
Ursuline Convent | - | Schools & Colleges | Sligo Town |
Victoria Hotel | Rosses Point | Hotels | Sligo Town |
Victoria Hotel | Strand Hill | Hotels | Sligo Town |
Wallace & Sons | High street | Bill Posters | Sligo Town |
Wallace & Sons | High street | Carriers & Removers | Sligo Town |
Walsh Jos. | Church View | Tailors | Ballymote |
Walsh M. | O'Connell street | Bootmaker | Ballymote |
Walters J. | Holborn street | Bootmakers | Sligo Town |
Ward Annie | Teeling street | Booksellers | Ballymote |
Ward Annie | Teeling street | Fancy Goods Dealers | Ballymote |
Ward Mary, Mrs. | Teeling street | Stationers & Newsagents | Ballymote |
Watters J. | Holborn street | Grocers, Tea, Wine & Spirit Merchts | Sligo Town |
Waverly Hotel | Strand Hill | Hotels | Sligo Town |
Wehrly Brothers | O'Connell street | Watch Makers | Sligo Town |
Wesern Wholesale Co. (sic) | Wine st. & Adelaide st. | Provision Merchants | Sligo Town |
Western Hotel | Quay street | Hotels | Sligo Town |
Western Wholesale Co. | Wine st. & Adelaide st. | Grocers, Tea, Wine & Spirit Merchts | Sligo Town |
Whyte B. | John street | Stationers, Booksellers etc | Sligo Town |
Whyte B. | John street | Tobacconists | Sligo Town |
Williams Brothers | Teeling street | Motor Engineers | Sligo Town |
Williams Kim | Castle street | Butchers | Sligo Town |
Woods W. A. & A. F. | Castle street | Bootmakers | Sligo Town |
Woods W. A. & A. F. | Castle street | Cutlers | Sligo Town |
Woods W. A. & A. F. | Castle street | Ironmongers | Sligo Town |
Woods W. A. & A. F. | Castle street | Leather Merchants | Sligo Town |
Woods W. A. & A. F. | Castle street | Motor Engineers | Sligo Town |
Woods W. A. & A. F., Ltd. | Castle street | Cycle Agents | Sligo Town |
Woods W. A. & A. F., Ltd. | Castle street | Seed & Agric. Implement Merchts | Sligo Town |
Woolworth F. W. & Co. Ltd. | O'Connell street | Fancy Goods Stores | Sligo Town |
Woolworth F. W., & Co. Ltd | O'Connell street | Stationers, Booksellers etc | Sligo Town |
Young's Medical Hall | O'Connell street | Chemists & Druggists | Sligo Town |
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.