Fowl Dealers - GARRIGAN

[Son of Lugh]

Can anyone tell me if a Fowl Dealer in the 19th or early 20th century required a licence or permit to carry on business?

Seán.

[taramcdsmall]

Hi There

I'd imagine that they'd need some sort of paperwork to be in business.

Do you want to give us names and timelines to see if we can see anything ?

Tara

[Son of Lugh]

I am interested in Bridget Garrigan, fowl dealer of Tisdale Street, Ardee, Co Louth if any member can throw any light on the topic.  Bridget lived in Ardee, Co Louth from 1880 until 1920.

Many thanks

Sean.

[taramcdsmall]

In what context was the term used ~

As in was she a fowl dealer, as in a business

or a fowl dealer, as in a market / stall type scenario ?

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Having a quick look at the census I am presuming she was a stall holder.

My family were stall holders in Dublin.

I have records of the rents that they had to pay on their stall to the Council.

Those that I have were what we kept ourselves and are from the 1960's to 1980's.

Now, I know my family were 'dealers' going back to the 1870's at least.

What paperwork was kept going that far back I've no idea.

Mine dealt in fruit and veg and could be more transient so you wouldn't always have paperwork, yet if you had a stall you had to pay rates so there WAS paperwork.

Being a fowl dealer would be stationary, and given it's nature, there would have been sanitary requirements etc.

I would suggest that you contact the local Council offices and see were any of these records maintained.

Tara

[Son of Lugh]

Thanks, Tara.

I will follow up your suggestion.

S.