Thoms Lookup please :) Donnelly Shops - Dublin

[shanew147]

there are various collections of Photos in Dublin Libraries - probably the best is the Lawrence collection at the National Library - they have digitized many of these, and a database is available at :  http://www.rootschat.com/links/072w/
 
It seems to include quite a number of photo's of Stephen's green, which you can view online but I dont see any good views of of Cuffe St..



Shane

[Quaxer]

Alicat

The book "Lost Dublin"  by Frederick O'Dwyer and published by Gill & Macmillan at Pages 49 & 114 contains photos of Cuffe Street but unfortunately do not show the top (Harcourt St.) corner which is the part of interest to us.
The street began to deteriorate from the 1890s and the remaining older parts were in bad condition as I remember them in the 1960s.

Regards           Quaxer

[Alicat84]

Shane, thanks for the input, I'll be driving myself mad looking for Cuffe Street photos everywhere now 

Quaxer, yeah the street looks bad enough as it is in the photo. In 1911, the census records show that number 20 and 21 are just listed as "ruins" so it probably wasn't the prettiest of streets.

I shall not give up yet though. I might try to get into Pearse Street in the next few weeks. And hopefully by Spring next year the 1901 census will be up and I can see where the family were, maybe find some other members. I'm also waiting for the Irish Family History Foundation to digitise their records for Dublin City. I know the site is expensive but it really has helped me tremendously over the past year.

In the meantime, keep any suggestions coming and if anyone has Thoms from 1900 - 1920's please have a look for me if you can 

[Alicat84]

Shane I see you posted something a good while ago about looking up Thoms...do you still have the 1922 one? They're not in that by any chance are they?

[shanew147]

Shane I see you posted something a good while ago about looking up Thoms...do you still have the 1922 one? They're not in that by any chance are they?

I dont have the 1922 edition, but eadaoin does.. I'm sure she will spot our discussion and have a look for more details.


Shane

[Quaxer]

Alicat

Except that William Coffey (Victualler) was in No.25 (Thoms 1911) Icannot add more to my message No.3. The entries in my next Thoms(1923) are of no relevance
Tucked away I have a valuation for death duties purposes of 2 premises (No.50- I believe) where because of their condition they are valued at 10 pounds sterling each. (in 1915).

Regards     Quaxer

[eadaoin]

1922 Thoms shows Cuffe St

25 Greene, John, fishmonger
26 Donnelly, Thos, fruiterer etc

(Shane - I'm She, not He!!)

eadaoin

[shanew147]

sorry about that... I had never really thought about how your user name was pronounced before .. 




Shane

[Alicat84]

Thanks for looking that up for me Eadaoin 

Quaxer, so he's there in 1922 as per Eadaoin's Thoms but he's gone from yours in 1923?
At least that begins to tighten the time frame for me. I just have to find out when he arrived now! 

And 10 pounds for the premises is dreadful...they must have been in a right state.

Thanks everyone