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Forests (shop?) in Grafton Street

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  • 13-10-2014 11:32am
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    Anyone know what Forests/Forest's in Grafton Street was in 1916? A shop? Some other kind of business?


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    spurious
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    In 1918 -
    Silk mercers and manufacturers.
    100-101 Grafton Street
    also at 4, 5 and 9 Wicklow Street and at 34 Patrick-st., Cork
    Lieut. Col. James Forrest, C.M.G., managing director— res. Lymehurst, Cross-avenue, Blackrock


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    You're a little star, spurious.


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    JuliusCaesar
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    spurious wrote: »
    In 1918 -
    Silk mercers and manufacturers.
    100-101 Grafton Street
    also at 4, 5 and 9 Wicklow Street and at 34 Patrick-st., Cork
    Lieut. Col. James Forrest, C.M.G., managing director— res. Lymehurst, Cross-avenue, Blackrock



    Where's the goggled-eyed totally impressed emoticon when you need one? How the hell do you know this?


    And were people really manufacturing silk in Ireland?? (How?)


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    spurious
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    I have a Thom's from 1918.


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    JuliusCaesar wrote: »
    And were people really manufacturing silk in Ireland?? (How?)

    Poplin (silk/wool woven textile) was still made in Dublin until the 1990s or so. Huguenot weavers came over and settled in the Tenters and made it there.

    There's also a candle makers in Dublin, still trading, which dates from the 1200s, and of which Cathal Brugha was once proprietor. Sadly, they've neglected the opportunity to produce Cathal Brugha Flaming Firebrand Candles for the Home.


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