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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Aherne J. | Church street | Grocers | Cahir |
Ashmore J. A. | Lowergate | Motor Mechanics | Cashel |
Barrago Jer. | Main street | Motor Mechanics | Cashel |
Barry Charles M. | John street | Solicitors | Cashel |
Bates E. E. | Abbey street | Upholsterer | Cahir |
Bohermore House | Ladyswell street | Hotels | Cashel |
Boles Margaret | The Square | Grocers | Cahir |
Boles R. F. | The Square | Grocers | Cahir |
Boushel Edmond | Church street | Boot Makers | Cahir |
Boushel Edmond | Church street | Boot Warehouses | Cahir |
Bowe Miss | Bridge street | Hardware Merchants | Cahir |
Bradshaw Q. | Castle street | Grocers | Cahir |
Buckley James | Market street | Builders & Contractors | Cahir |
Buckley M. | Main street | Grocers & Spirit Dealers | Cashel |
Burke Brothers | Church street | Boot Warehouses | Cahir |
Burke Brothers | Main street | Painters | Cashel |
Burke J. F. | The Square | Grocers | Cahir |
Burke J. F. | The Square | Undertakers | Cahir |
Burke Michael J. | Church street | Victuallers | Cahir |
Burke Mrs. | Main street | China & Glass Dealers | Cashel |
Burke N. | Church street | Grocers | Cahir |
Burke Nora | Church street | Corn & Flour Merchants | Cahir |
Burke S. & Co. | The Square | China & Glass Dealers | Cahir |
Burke S. & Co. | The Square | Hardware Merchants | Cahir |
Burke Samuel & Co. | The Square | Ironmongers | Cahir |
Burke's Hotel | The Square | Hotels | Cahir |
Butler David | Barrack street | Grocers | Cahir |
Butler David | Barrack street | Vintners | Cahir |
Butler P. | Castle street | Victuallers | Cahir |
Cahill J. | Bank place | Victuallers | Cashel |
Cahill P. | Friar street | Grocers & Spirit Dealers | Cashel |
Cahir House Hotel | - | Hotels | Cahir |
Cahir Medical Hall | The Square | Chemists | Cahir |
Cantwell B. | Main street | Corn Dealers | Cashel |
Cantwell B. | Main street | Grocers & Spirit Dealers | Cashel |
Carew J. T. | The Square | China & Glass Dealers | Cahir |
Carew J. T. | The Square | Shipping Agents | Cahir |
Carew J. T. | The Square | Tobacconists | Cahir |
Carew J. T. | The Square | Undertakers | Cahir |
Carew John Thomas | The Square | Confectioners | Cahir |
Carew T. | Main street | Grocers & Spirit Dealers | Cashel |
Carroll M. C. | Lowergate | Grocers & Spirit Dealers | Cashel |
Casey Ellen | Barrack street | Corn & Flour Merchants | Cahir |
Casey P. | Bridge street | Grocers | Cahir |
Clarke & Co. | Castle street | Drapers | Cahir |
Clarke P. | Castle street | Shipping Agents | Cahir |
Cleary John | Barrack street | Corn & Flour Merchants | Cahir |
Cleary John, Mrs. | Old Church street | Corn & Flour Merchants | Cahir |
Clifford A. | Main street | Grocers & Spirit Dealers | Cashel |
Coman E. | Main street | Grocers & Spirit Dealers | Cashel |
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.