Genealogy Chat

My ancestor Stephen John Stewart was born at 7 Blarney Lane, Cork City, on Boxing Day 1867. Blarney Lane was the main street between Cork and Blarney and is now called Blarney Street. Number 7 was at the city end in a parish called Sunday's Well. It was flanked at Number 6 by Thomas Murphy, spirit dealer, at Number 9 by William Broderick, spirit dealer, at Number 11 by Thomas Charles, spirit dealer and Number 13 Daniel O’Connor... you guessed it, spirit dealer. I'd love to see a picture of the place at that time but there's nothing on line as far as I can see. Has anybody got anything that can add to my knowledge of this place?

Have you asked on the rootsweb mailing list for Cork?

Good morning Marion....yes, in fact I think I've covered every obvious way of finding something on the web.

Good morning, Paul. How frustrating for you. I know that some of the people subscribed to the Cork list do live there, so I wondered if they could help. btw no more whooshing from me. Joy

Just having a look - I wonder if you have seen this site ? www(.)corkpastandpresent.ie/genealogy/research.shtml There is an address and email address: Cork City Libraries, 57-61 Grand Parade, Cork Tel: 021 4924900 Fax: 021 4275684 E-mail: corkpastandpresent at sign corkcity.ie

Yes, i've corresponded a number of times with the librarian there whose name, coincidentally, is Stewart!

Oh dear, I have run out of ideas for now then. Sorry. Joy

No worries.... it's always a 'joy' to hear from you!

Thank you. But no whooshing ...... :-)

This is probably useless, but I have a little book, Historic Pubs of Belfast, ( my lot came from the north) and wondered if there might be something similar for you ?.......Barbara