High Street, Dublin

[Celticcrafter]

Hi, does anyone know what houses or businesses where on the side of high street that has now been demolished.  The part of the road that is gone would have faced number 1 & St Audeon's church.

C

[shanew147]

what sort of date are you interest in ?

Number one was on the eastern end of the northern side of the street at the St. Micheal's Lane junction. The numbers then ran sequentially to the east past St. Audoean's as far as the junction with Cornmarket and number 25 and continue on the southern side of the street with number 26 and ran eastward up to number 57at the Christchurch end.

Do you have particular addresses or businesses on the southern side of the streets that are of interest ?

[rathmore]

Have you tried the local council, or the local Library.

[rathmore]

they knocked down no.17 Murphy's Prams and nursery store to make way for dual carriage way 1970

http://www.thejournal.ie

then type in the search box: demolition works begins on landmark building on Dublin's high st

is this what you are looking for.  other information on this site about

http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/dublin/staudoenschurch/

[Celticcrafter]

Hi,  thank you so much for this great information.

My mom was born in number 1.  They had two front rooms on the second floor.  I know that my great-grandparents (not sure if they were Duggan or Nolan)  lived on the other side.  I have to get in touch with my aunt in Birmingham UK to find out more about that.   

My mom couldn't remember what was on the other side of the road.  My brother seems to remember a pub on the corner at the cornmarket street end??  Now that I know about the pram shop it may trigger some more memories from my mom. 
My mom is a Duggan and my Nana was a Nolan.  They all came from the Liberties.  My dad was an O'Farrell and my Grannie was a Leonard also Dubliners mostly south side it seems but they do jump around. 

A short story:  When my mom made her first communion she was outside of number 1 and the neighbor across the street called her over and as she crossed the road a car came around the corner and knocked her down.  She told me this story shortly after I had just been standing at number 1.   I couldn't understand how no one saw the car because the road is huge there and that's when I found out that there was a whole street knocked down.  I couldn't believe they knocked the whole street down (even though I know this is down all the time) So I would just like to try and rebuild it even if it's just on paper before it's lost forever.

I was home this past May (hadn't been home for 11 years).  I hardly recognized some of the places where I grew up.  I walked the parts of the city center that I walked as a child with my mom and loved every minute of it.  I hope to be home again next May and hopefully by then I'll have a picture in my minds eye of the missing part of High Street.

I am going to go and check out the links you gave me.

All and any information is appreciated.  I just found this forum and you guys are just Great.  Hopefully I will be able to contribute information myself in the future. 

C  

[shanew147]

You didn't mention dates your family were at High Street, so I calculated a year that might be of interest based on possible Index records and public trees. If the details I have are correct then the person you mentioned would have been about 15 at the time of this listing.

Thom's 1944, High street
From Nicholas St. to Corn Market

North side - east to west

 1. & 2. Fitzgerald & Carey, draper
 3. vacant
 4. tenements
 5. W.P. Byrne,timber & slater merch.
 6. L. Bannon, provisions
 7. John Rush, pork butchers
 8. Thomas Keogh, hairdresser
 9. tenements
 9a. Thos. Kenny, general smith
 10-11. Thos. Victory, prov. merch.
 12. (ruins)
 13. Michael Doherty, grocer, tea, wine & spirit merch
  ...jct. Schoolhouse lane....
 14-16. St. Audeon's RC Church & Presbytry
    (Rev. T.W. O'Ryan, M. Geraghty, John Kavangh)
 17. O'Connor & Co., wholesale clothier
 18. G.S.B. Mack, fancy goods
 19. P. McLoughlin, boot maker
 20. tenements
 21. M. Conlon, grocer
 22. Miss. Kay, confectioner
 23. T. & S. Curran, bedding manuf.
 24. tenements
 .... jct. Cornmarket & St. Audeon's Park....

South side - west to east

 25. J.J. Weafer, stationery & tobaccos
 26. tenements
 27. M. Tyrell, newsagent & tobacconist
    Town Sub-Post Office, Money Order & Savings Bank Office
    Miss Mary Tyrell sub-postmistress
 28. Mark Deering, picture frame maker
 29. vacant
 30. J. Brady, hairdresser
 31. (ruins)
 32. J. Gannon
 33. St. Vincent de Paul Penny Savings Bank
 34. (rebuilding)
 35. D.J. Monaghan, grocery & prov.
 36. M. & E. Musgrave, wholesale tea merch.
 37. J.F. Lidwell, watchmaker
 38-42. (empty space)
 (no. 43 not listed)
 44. tenements
 45. vacant
 46. O'Shea, watchmaker.
 47-48. John Hendrix, undertaker, hearse & job coach prop.
 49. Wm. Wilby, patent belt. manuf., mill & factory furnisher
 50. J.E. Mullins, reg. plasterer & elect. eng.
 51-52. Leinster Manuf. Co., shirt manuf.
   (G.P. Kelso, J. Nesbitt & W.E.T. Richardson)
 ....jct. Angel Court......
 53. S.H. Danker, furniture dlr.
 ....jct. Angel Alley......
 54. Peter Kenna
 55. Michael Powell, purveyor
 56. Restaurant
 57. J. Kennedy, wine and spirit merch.

[Celticcrafter]

Wow thanks so much for this listing.  I am sorry about forgetting to give the dates.   My mom was born in 1926 and lived at number 1 until about 1933/34.  Then they moved to number 44 Cuffe street (locked hall door very fancy). A diary and pawn brokers next door.  It's a shame it's all gone now.

[shanew147]

..... My mom was born in 1926 and lived at number 1 until about 1933/34....

Thom's 1927 - High Street. The changes vs. 1944 are in Blue
  North side - east to west

  1-2. tenements
 3. E. Cunningham, basket maker
 4. tenements
 5. W.P. Byrne,timber & slater merch.
 6. tenements
 7. tenements
 8. Thomas Keogh, hairdresser
 9. Denis O'Callaghan, grocer
 9a. Thos. Kenny, general smith
 10-12. tenements
 13. Michael Doherty, grocer, tea, wine & spirit merch
 ... jct. Schoolhouse lane....
 14-16. St. Audeon's RC Church & Presbytery
  (V. Rev. P. McMahon P.P. & curates Patrick Butler & Patrick Ryan)
 17-18. "Workers Union of Ireland", sec. J. Bohan
 19. Brophy Bros., boot warehouse
 20. tenements
 21. J. Berrie, hardware merch (Wm. Sullivan)
 22. V. Nicoletté, fied fish salon
 23. J. Lyons & Co., tea merch.
 24. tenements
 .... jct. Cornmarket & St. Audeon's Park....

 South side - west to east

 25. J.J. Weafer, stationery & tobaccos
    C.P. Hannigan, physician & surg.
 26. tenements
 27. M. Tyrell, newsagent & tobacconist
   Town Sub-Post Office, Money Order & Savings Bank Office
    Miss Mary Tyrell sub-postmistress
 28. Mark Deering, picture frame maker
 29. Robert Harding
 30. J. Brady, hairdresser
 31. P. Byrne, confectioner
 32. J. Gannon
 33. St. Vincent de Paul Penny Savings Bank
 34. tenements
 35. John Monaghan, leather merch.
 36. Excise Bonded Warehouse (Adam Scott & Co.)
 37. R.J. Connolly, Catholic repository
 38-42. Hugh & Michael Woods, paper bag & account book manuf. etc
   (also 14 & 21 Back Lane)
 (no. 43 not listed)
 44. Patk. O'Connor, confectioner
 45. J. McKenna, provision merch.
 46. O'Shea, watchmaker.
 47-48. John Hendrix, undertaker, hearse & job coach prop.
 49. Wm. Wilby, patent belt. manuf., mill & factory furnisher
 50. J.E. Mullins, reg. plasterer & elect. eng.
 51. Tenements
 52. Dublin Shirt Manuf. Co., G.J. Wilson prop.
 .... jct. Angel Court .....
 53. J. Collins, h/ware merch.
 .... jct. Angel Alley .....
 54. E. Tier, newsagent
 55. Cooney Bros. purveyors
 56. J. Lyons & Co. Ltd.,  confectioners
 57. Kennedy Bros., grocers etc

[shanew147]

.....until about 1933/34.  Then they moved to number 44 Cuffe street (locked hall door very fancy). A diary and pawn brokers next door....

section of Cuffe street in 1930 :

  ...
  41. Herbert S. Smith, brushmaker
  42/43. Alfred Wilmot, chandler
  43 . L. Kidd
  44. Mrs. Dora Kennedy, dairy
  ... jct. Montague place ....
  45. C. Kelly
  46. M. Bolger, provision merchant
  47. Mrs. Graham
  48. Merideth's pawnbrokers & jewellers
    Edward S. Sheridan, licensed pawnbroker
    ...

Numbers 25 to 54 ran east to west, on the south side of the street.

listing as shown in 1938

  ...
  41. Herbert S. Smith, brushmaker
  42. Dairy   (no name listed)
  43. Mooney, butcher
  44. C. Kelly, Dairy
  45. M. Leech, greengrocer
  ... jct. Montague place ....
  46. Mrs. Homer, greengrocer
  47. P. Butler, provision merchant
  48. Merideth's pawnbrokers & jewellers
    Edward S. Sheridan, licensed pawnbroker
  ...