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Hi everyone, I'm researching my ancestor John King who was a silk weaver living in 29 Bride Street from the 1860s. He changed occupation to bird keeping and set up a bird shop at 82 Bride Street, I'm not sure when exactly this happened. I believe his son John later brought a second shop to Capel Street and John Snr's daughter, Sarah Cullen, was also involved in the trade. As far as I can see John Snr was married twice to Maria Anna Harmon and later to Mary Anne Kearns. From his marriage to Maria Anna Harmon, he had a daughter Maria King (b.1855) who is my direct ancestor. She married a Bernard McCormack in 1879. John is in the 1901 census  http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Wood_Quay/Bride_Street/1345691/

I'd be interested if anyone has any connection to the family who were on Bride St for over 150 years by my reckoning as the last connection there died 2010. Is it possible to get more info on the bird shop business?

Thank you!