Category Archives: Directories

Annals of Dublin

Posted on 4 December 2013 by Shane

Searchable transcripts of the Annals of Dublin extracted from Thom’s Directories. These may be browsed by page, century and decade, or searched by keyword, and are a type of bullet point history listed towards the back of the directories. Similar … Continue reading →

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Dublin City Merchants & Traders 1783

Posted on 26 October 2013 by Shane

Images and searchable transcripts from the alphabetical listing of Merchants and Traders in Wilson’s Dublin Directory of 1783, as included in Samuel Watson’s Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack of 1783 for Dublin. See here Search is possible by surname, trade/occupation, and … Continue reading →

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Dublin City Street Index 1783

Posted on 19 September 2013 by Shane

Added images for a Dublin City street index from 1783 which references the recently added map. see : 1783 Street Index

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Wicklow town, Co. Wicklow from Pigot’s Directory of Ireland of 1824

Posted on 16 September 2013 by Shane

Wicklow town – Pigot’s Directory of Ireland 1824 In the county of the same name, is a small irregularly built seaport, situated 24 miles south south east of Dublin, eight miles north east of Rathdrum, and 16 miles north of … Continue reading →

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Ranelagh Old and New

Posted on 3 September 2013 by Shane

MacGowan Terrace, Ranelagh c1990 and c1910 MacGowan Terrace, Ranelagh, c1990 and c1910, number 13 is closest in this view. Directory listing from 1914 : McGowan’s Terrace … Railway Bridge…. 1a James McDonnell, coal factor 1 M Walsh, plumber, gasfitter &c … Continue reading →

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