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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Ebsworth Mrs. | Mount street | Photographers | Mullingar |
Edwards P. J. | - | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Moate |
Egan J. | 17 Mardyke st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Egan J. | 2 Mardyke st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Egan P. | 28 King st. | Drapers | Athlone |
Egan P. & Sons | Main st | Baker | Moate |
Egan P. & Sons | Main st | Bootmakers & Warehouses | Moate |
Egan P. & Sons | Main st | China & Glass Dealers | Moate |
Egan P. & Sons | Main st | Hardware Merchants & Ironmongers | Moate |
Egan Peter | Main st | Bootmakers & Warehouses | Moate |
Egan* P. & Sons | Main st | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Moate |
Egan* Peter | Main st | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Moate |
Electricity Supply Board | 8 Church st | Electrical Traders | Athlone |
English R. S. | Northgate street | Auctioneers & Valuers | Athlone |
Fagan J. | Patrick street | Blacksmiths | Mullingar |
Fahy J. | Arcadia | Carrying Agents | Athlone |
Fair & Murtagh | Northgate street | Solicitors | Athlone |
Fairview Hotel | Fair Green | Hotels | Mullingar |
Falkner & Sons | Austin Friars street | Coachbuilders | Mullingar |
Falkner E. & Sons | Austin Friars street | Blacksmiths | Mullingar |
Fallon & Sons | Greville street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Fallon H., M.P.S.I. | Mount street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Fallon P. | Main st | Bootmakers & Warehouses | Moate |
Fallon P. | Main st | Drapers | Moate |
Farrell & Son | Moyvore | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Farrell E. | 41 Church st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Farrell P. | Patrick street | Wine & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Farrell Patrick | Patrick street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Feeley J. J. | Greville street | Booksellers & Stationers | Mullingar |
Feely J. J. | Greville street | Fancy Ware Dealers | Mullingar |
Feely J. J. | Greville street | Watchmakers & Jewellers | Mullingar |
Fetherston Bros. | 13 Church st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Finnerty B. | 9 Castle St. | General Merchants | Athlone |
Fitzgerald B. | 2 Connaught st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Fitzgibbon P. J. | Main st | Bootmakers & Warehouses | Moate |
Fitzgibbon P. J. | Main st | Drapers | Moate |
Flanagan Bros. | Shannon Garage | Motor Engineers & Motor Garages | Athlone |
Flanagan F. A. | 35 Mardyke st. | Confectioners | Athlone |
Flanagan Patrick & Sons | Steam Saw Mills | Saddlers | Mullingar |
Flanagan Patrick & Sons | Steam Sawmills | Millers | Moate |
Flannery K., Miss | 9 Irishtown st | Green Grocers | Athlone |
Fleming J. | Medical Hall, 12 Church st. | Chemists | Athlone |
Flynn E. | Earl street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Flynn M. | Main st | Bootmakers & Warehouses | Moate |
Flynn M. | Main st | Butter & Egg Merchants | Moate |
Flynn M. | Main st | China & Glass Dealers | Moate |
Flynn M. | Main st | Hardware Merchants & Ironmongers | Moate |
Flynn M. | Main st | Undertaker | Moate |
Flynn* M. | Main st | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Moate |
Foley MIchael | Patrick street | Turf Accountants | Mullingar |
Foley Miss | Main st | Milliners & Dressmakers | Moate |
Foster A. V. | Earl street | Physicians & Surgeons | Mullingar |
Foy M. H. | 31 Church st | Motor Engineers & Motor Garages | Athlone |
Gallagher B. | Green Bridge | Hairdressers | Mullingar |
Gallagher Bryan | Green Bridge | Turf Accountants | Mullingar |
Gallagher James | Greville street | Drapers | Mullingar |
Gallagher L., Mrs. | Earl street | Victuallers | Mullingar |
Garden Vale Cinema | - | Cinemas | Athlone |
Gaynor James | Greville street | Drapers | Mullingar |
Geoghegan M., & Sons | Ballymahon road | Coach Builders | Athlone |
Geoghegan see Prince of Wales | - | Hotels | Athlone |
Gibney William | Dominick street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Gill B. | 32-34 King st | Motor Engineers & Motor Garages | Athlone |
Gillan P. | Dominick street | Victuallers | Mullingar |
Gilligan P. | Mount street | Tailors | Mullingar |
Gilligan's Hotel | Mount street | Hotels | Mullingar |
Gillivan Peter | Main st | Victuallers | Moate |
Gilmmor John | Greville street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Ginnelly J. | Auburn avenue | Builders & Contractors | Mullingar |
Gogarty P. | Millmount road | Monumental Sculptor | Mullingar |
Goodbody A. & L. | Main st | Solicitors | Moate |
Goodbody M. J. | Main st | Bootmakers & Warehouses | Moate |
Goodbody M. J. & L. | Main st | Millers | Moate |
Govers C. | Bishopsgate street | Hairdressers | Mullingar |
Greally J. C. | King & Queen st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Grenham J. | 1 Connaught st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Greville Arms Hotel | Earl street | Hotels | Mullingar |
Grimes & Sons | Harbour street | Blacksmiths | Mullingar |
Grimes James | Greville street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Guinan Mrs. | 33 Church st | Drapers | Athlone |
Hand N. & Sons | Austin Friars street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Hannon Denis J. | Northgate street | Solicitors | Athlone |
Hannon M. J. | Main st | Bootmakers & Warehouses | Moate |
Hannon M. J. | Main st | China & Glass Dealers | Moate |
Hannon M. J. | Main st | Hardware Merchants & Ironmongers | Moate |
Hannon T. | 49 Connaught st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Hannon* M. J. | Main st | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Moate |
Harford D., Miss | Hotel, Moate | Posting Establishments | Moate |
Harford's Hotel | Main st | Hotels | Moate |
Hayden J. P., M.P. | Dominick street | Printers | Mullingar |
Healy T. | Dominick street | Boot Merchants | Mullingar |
Healy T. | Dominick street | Saddlers | Mullingar |
Heaton Bros. | Canal Banks | Drapers | Athlone |
Heaton Samuel & Sons Ltd. | Lock Mills | Woolen Manufacturers | Athlone |
Heavey W. | 3 Mardyke st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Heffernan M. | Turnpike | Painters | Moate |
Heffernan Patrick | Main st | Carpenters | Moate |
Hibernian Bank Ltd | Main st | Banks | Moate |
Hibernian Bank Ltd. | Earl street | Banks | Mullingar |
Hickey & Sons | Mount street | Victuallers | Mullingar |
Hickey J., Mrs. | Mount street | Drapers | Mullingar |
Hoey B. | Main st | Fish Merchants | Moate |
Hoey B. | Main st | Fruiterers & Green Grocers | Moate |
Hoey Bernard | Main st | Baker | Moate |
Hoey J. | 10 Irishtown st | Fish Merchants | Athlone |
Hoey J. | 10 Irishtown st | Green Grocers | Athlone |
Hogan T., Miss | 25 Church st | Stationers | Athlone |
Holden W. | Main st | Tailors | Moate |
Hope Brothers | Dominick street | Cycle Agents | Mullingar |
Hope Brothers | Dominick street | Motor Engineers | Mullingar |
Horan J. | 4 Dublin Gate st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Horan* M. | - | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Moate |
Huban J. M., P.C. | The Pharmacy, Connaught st | Chemists | Athlone |
Hughes M. | 9 Dublin Gate st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Hunt Agnes, Miss | Main st | Milliners & Dressmakers | Moate |
Hutchinson T. L. | Greville street | Boot Merchants | Mullingar |
Hutchinson T. L. | Greville street | Drapers | Mullingar |
Hynds G. | 23 Mardyke st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Hynes T. | Sheep Market | General Merchants | Athlone |
Imperial Hotel (F. Cox) | - | Hotels | Athlone |
Irish B.P. Co., Ltd. | Coosan road | Oil & Petroleum Product Distributors | Athlone |
Irish-American Oil Co. Ltd. | Gallows Hill | Oil & Petroleum Product Distributors | Athlone |
Jennings Owen | Austin Friars street | Booksellers & Stationers | Mullingar |
Jennings Owen | Austin Friars street | Fancy Ware Dealers | Mullingar |
Jennings Owen | Austin Friars street | Ironmongers | Mullingar |
Johnson (sic) M. J. | Main st | Newsagents | Moate |
Johnson H. | 11 Dublin-Gate st. | Drapers | Athlone |
Johnson M. J. | Main st | Bootmakers & Warehouses | Moate |
Johnson* M. J. | Main st | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Moate |
Johnston (sic) M. J. | Main st | Cycle Agents | Moate |
Keane & Sons | Mount street | Painters & Contractors | Mullingar |
Keane M. J. C. | 11 Mardyke st. | Solicitors | Athlone |
Kearney A. J., M.D. | Harbour street | Physicians & Surgeons | Mullingar |
Kearney James | Excise street | Coach Builders | Athlone |
Keating's Temperance Hotel | Earl street | Hotels | Mullingar |
Keegan P. | Lyster street | Carrying Agents | Athlone |
Keelan P. J., M.D. | Church view | Physicians & Surgeons | Mullingar |
Keelans Ltd. | Greville street | Boot Merchants | Mullingar |
Keelans Ltd. | Greville street | Drapers | Mullingar |
Keenan B., Mrs. | Dominick street | Confectioners | Mullingar |
Keenan T. | Dominick street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Keenan Thomas | Dominick street | Restaurants | Mullingar |
Keeny* B. | Main st | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Moate |
Kelly & Walker | 14 King st | Solicitors | Athlone |
Kelly Frank | - | Auctioneers | Mullingar |
Kelly J. F. | Austin Friars street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Kelly J. F. | Austin Friars street | Livery Stables | Mullingar |
Kelly N., Miss | 6 Barrack st | Drapers | Athlone |
Kelly S. | 5 Mardyke st. | General Merchants | Athlone |
Kemp J. | Mount street | Watchmakers & Jewellers | Mullingar |
Keneavey P. | Brick Island | Boat Builders | Athlone |
Kennedy J. | 20 Mardyke st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Kennedy J. | High st. & Main st | Furniture, Timber & Iron Merchants | Athlone |
Kennedy Joseph | Main st | Baker | Moate |
Kenny J. | 4 Connaught st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Kenny Thomas | Dominick street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Kerley P. | Garden Vale | Physicians & Surgeons | Athlone |
Kerrigan D. M., M.P.S.I. | Greville street | Chemists & Druggists | Mullingar |
Kerrigan M. | 22 O'Connell st | Merchant Tailors | Athlone |
Kilkelly M. | 6 Bastion st. | Drapers | Athlone |
Killian Brothers | Dominick street | Motor Engineers | Mullingar |
Killian P. | 52 Connaught st | General Merchants | Athlone |
King & Co. | Earl street | Auctioneers | Mullingar |
King P. | Dominick street | Victuallers | Mullingar |
King see Macken & | Dominick street | Auctioneers | Mullingar |
Kirby J. | 62 Connaught st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Lally J. | Main st | Fish Merchants | Moate |
Lally J. | Main st | Fruiterers & Green Grocers | Moate |
Lally J. | Main st | Newsagents | Moate |
Lally John | Main st | Victuallers | Moate |
Leary W. | Earl street | Victuallers | Mullingar |
Leavy Daniel | Dominick street | Auctioneers | Mullingar |
Leevy Miss | Mary street | Dressmakers | Mullingar |
Lennon J. | 8 & 10 Barrack st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Lennon M. | 10 Connaught st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Lennon P. | 7 Custume place | General Merchants | Athlone |
Lennon P. J. | 1 Bastion st | General Merchants | Athlone |
Leonard M. | Earl street | Confectioners | Mullingar |
Leonard M., Miss | Earl street | Restaurants | Mullingar |
Lett Richard C. | Earl street | Solicitors | Mullingar |
Lewis Hotel & Restaurant | Upper Irishtown | Hotels | Athlone |
Lipton Ltd. | 15 Custume place | Grocers | Athlone |
Lipton Ltd. | Greville street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Lowe J. | Hotel, Moate | Posting Establishments | Moate |
Lowe see Royal | Main st | Hotels | Moate |
Lowe T. | Court Devenish | Merchant Tailors | Athlone |
Lowe* Miss | Main st | Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants | Moate |
Lynam M. | Mount street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Lynam's | Austin Friars street | Confectioners | Mullingar |
Lynch P. | Church avenue | Coal Merchants | Mullingar |
Lynch Peter | Dominick street | Grocers & Spirit Merchants | Mullingar |
Lynch's | Castle street | Hairdressers | Mullingar |
Lyster P. & Sons | 18 King st | Coal Merchants | Athlone |
Lyster P. & Sons | 18 King st | Furniture, Timber & Iron Merchants | Athlone |
Macken & King | Dominick street | Auctioneers | Mullingar |
Macken J. | 26 King st | Boot Merchants | Athlone |
Macken J. | 7 Mardyke st | Grocers | Athlone |
Macken John J. | Dominick street | Solicitors | Mullingar |
Macken P. | 14 Church st | Drapers | Athlone |
Maguire L. | 37 Mardyke st | General Merchants | Athlone |
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.