Interesting site about Swords

dylbert

Not sure if it been posted before but I found this site on the history of Swords. Reading it is like taking a walk around the town 100 years ago, it's really interesting.

http://www.swordsdublin.net/_dublin_history.html

The Hill Billy

Seriously - A poster starts a thread about the history of Swords & by the 3rd post we are onto childhood obesity. Incredible!

Posts deleted - stay on topic.

HB

dylbert

Just going through the 1901 Census matching up with names from the site,

Mc Gonagle, local carpenter,
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003670761/

John Glasgo, Publican, Folyes Pub (The Star)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003670783/

Mark Taylor, Publican, Taylors Big Tree House (The Estuary)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003670724/

Ryans, Blacksmiths
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003670865/

Walsh Bros, Pump Makers & Plumbers
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003670752/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003670804/

Sooty Savage, Chimney Sweep
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003670799/

pinkypinky

I presume that'll be the same Savage family who now run Londis and JCs?

dylbert

I'd say so, they also had a Grocers, Veg shop and Sweet Shop back then

Shops In Swords 1900

O'Tooles, at the Turnpike, at the entrance to the town, Dublin Street. [Lord Mayers]
John Glasgow, Main Street. Foleys [The Star].
Weldons, Tyrells in front of the old Castle [ Ryans Pub].
Earleys Hotel, Main Street
A picturesque thatched two storey house, MClouds. The Hawthorn
Taylors Big Tree house in North Street.
Byrnes, in the Pound, adjacent to the Green.
Grocers
Mags Weldon, Colemans, MacGowans, Savages, Foleys, McDonnels, Tiernans.

Sweet Shops
Kellys, O'Neills, Savages, Ryans, Mag Murphy

Vegetable Shops
Savages, McDermots

Coal Merchants
Connors, McDermots

Drapery & Hardware
Phillips, Cloney, Knowde

Butchers
Howards, Lawless, Sherry

Milk Suppliers
Weldons, Duffs, Conners, P. Early

Also the Taylors owned The Big Tree till about 10 years ago, they own The Lamb now and I think The Star too.

dan_d

I'm sure this was covered in depth at the time, but it's amazing that the FCC headquarters were built in the town park...

The very people who are supposed to be planning for the best quality of life for citizens in their area put their HQ in the middle of the town park, eliminating the little green space that there is in the centre of Swords.The irony.:rolleyes:

Continue, back on topic please:D

The Hill Billy

4 posts after a warning about off-topic posting & here we go again...
No more warnings.
If it is going to take lengthy bans to get the message across, so be it.

HB