Barbara wrote: >A second listing for Joseph Hind shows that what I thought was "St" is really "Gt" or Great. Therefore, the street is Great George's Street. Further information on location is not shown.< Barbara: I went to google.com and found the entries below among others. Unfortunately, it looks as though a new development will destroy any old buildings . Regards Nan 71532.734@compuserve.com =================================== Found at: http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/southcity/george s_street/ Buildings of Ireland / Dublin / South City / South Great George's Street / Originally known as St George's Lane, the street is named after a church dedicated to St George that stood here in 1181 and was rebuilt in 1213 after its incorporation with the Priory of All Hallows. ==================================== Found at: http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2001/02/18/story297119.asp TCM Archives > Sunday Business Post > 2001/02/18 > Central Dublin street to get £100m update Sunday, February 18, 2001 : Central Dublin street to get £100m update Sunday, February 18, 2001 Stephen McMahon A £100 million planned revamp of South Great George's Street is set to establish it as a thriving office and retail location in Dublin city centre. Despite being in a buoyant part of the city, the street has long had its eyesores and is under utilised because of a reluctance by property owners to invest in buildings there. However, a number of individual developers are currently planning to develop two new office blocks, a hotel, a new pub and a corporate headquarters for Dunnes Stores. "These, along with the recent opening of the new Dunnes Stores outlet, will hopefully kickstart the rebirth of the street," one property agent said. The footfall on the street, in other words the number of shoppers visiting it, has increased steadily over the last few years according to Philip Owens of Insignia Richard Ellis Gunne. "The development of the street is the logical solution to the increasing demand for locations on secondary streets in Dublin," he said. Local councillors discussed the development proposals for the street at last week's South East Area Committee meeting and welcomed the plans for both ground floor retail units and office development. However they would also like to see an increase in residential development. Dublin Corporation's planning division is currently considering a £20 million plan to remodel Castle House and Wicklow House at 73-89 George's Street by Chartered Properties Holdings. Castle House is owned by a consortium of private investors and Wicklow House is owned by the Irish Airlines Pension Limited. This development would be carried out in conjunction with the £5 million revamp of Dublin Castle by the Office of Public Work's (OPW), which includes a new walkway from George's Street and the development of a new public civic space within the grounds of the castle. The opening up of the old Informer's Lane will provide a new entrance and link the castle with Exchequer Street. The OPW is also planning to build an additional fourth floor to the existing Stamping Building within the castle. This will provide 550 square metres (5,920 square feet) of office space for the state. The redevelopment of 13,935 square metres (150,000 square feet) of office space in the two office blocks on South Great George's Street will include a new street frontage, the addition of a penthouse to the existing buildings and a six storey extension to the rear. The extension backs onto Dublin Castle. The building will stretch 100 metres along the street, according to architect John O'Keefe. Roderic O'Connor of Chartered Properties Holdings is heading up the development team. "Around 400,000 people visit Dublin Castle every year and the redevelopment of George's Street will make it a nicer place to visit. We are using modern designs but the materials will be in keeping with the style of the city," he said. The development is not due for completion until the middle of 2004. Three separate planning applications have been lodged with the local authority for the project. This is the biggest scheme ever planned by Chartered Properties Holdings -- they were previously involved in the Motor Centre in Tallaght and a number of smaller suburban retail schemes and residential developments. At the top of South Great George's Street, Dunnes Stores is planning to develop a further 23,225 square metres (250,000 square feet) of offices and retail space on the site of the former Connolly Shoes outlet. This will serve as an extension to the firm's corporate headquarters on the adjacent Stephen's Street. The firm recently opened a deli style supermarket further down the street beside the George's Street Arcade. A 2,415 square metre (26,000 square feet) hotel is planned for 63-63A South Great George's Street by DN Properties. The property will include a hotel, restaurant and bar, according to the planning application lodged in 1998. Next door at 64-65 South Great George's Street, Capital Bars, owned by the O'Dwyer Brothers, is planning a 929 to 1,393 square metres (10,000 to 15,000 square feet) bar and restaurant. It is believed a sushi bar is high on the list of possible theme bars for the site.

Thank you, Nan. Joseph Hind(s) was evidently doing business as a broker in Dublin. I have not as yet figured out how to determine the dates of the Proni freeholder's list that show Joseph as a freeholder and am open to suggestions from the list. I would also encourage each of you who believe that your ancestor might have come from Ireland to check these lists. Barbara