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Ireland, Ireland : Classification : Commercial / Trade Directories


Trade Directories were an important means of advertising in years gone by. Many of these old directories have now been transcribed or scanned and can be used to track ancestors as their businesses moved or developed.

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Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:The Genealogist Website
Link:The Genealogist Website
Description:The Genealogist Website
Extra Info:Subscription site. Includes many university registers, trade directories and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Valuation Books, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records
Title:A Little Bit of Ireland
Link:http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland/
Description:A Little Bit of Ireland - Celtic Cousins
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information
Title:Internet Archive
Link:http://archive.org/
Description:Internet Archive
Extra Info:Has many scanned books. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note gazetteer and gazetteers give different results.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Valuation Books, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Link:http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/
Description:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Extra Info:Includes some lists of landowners, some court extracts, trade directory extracts, newspaper extracts, Royal Irish Constabulary lists and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers
Title:Newspapers, Directories & Social History
Link:https://www.findmypast.ie/search-records/Directories
Description:Find My Past's Newspapers, Directories & Social History
Extra Info:Directories contains a wealth of directories and almanacs which not only contain more than 2 million names but also give you a real feel for the places and times they lived in.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:nidirect - Search Street Directories
Link:https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-street...
Description:Search and view digitised images of Northern Ireland Street Directories covering the years 1819 to 1900.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Religious Lists / Records, Information, Other Records
Title:Open Library
Link:http://openlibrary.org/
Description:Open Library - Scanned Books Online
Extra Info:Use the search facility and select e-books only. Some English trade directories, journals, historic accounts of counties and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists
Link:https://archive.org/details/b21466385
Description:Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists 1876
Extra Info:Online book. Covers England, Scotland, Wales and principal towns in Ireland. Includes chemical manufacturers, wholesale druggists, drysalters, patent medicine vendors and other connected trades, e.g. photographers, bottle makers, dentists and dye makers.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Other Records
Title:The Oddfellows Archive
Link:https://www.oddfellows.co.uk/
Description:The Oddfellows Archive
Extra Info:Subscription site. The archive of the Oddfellows. Includes magazines, directories, minutes books and more. Searchable.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:GENUKI Country Page for Ireland
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/
Description:General Information for Ireland

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