Hi Pat, It would have been very common for your Ancestors to have lived above their shop. If you can imagine Dublin ciy in 1850, much of it would be tenement dewellings as there would have been only private housing unless you were very rich to own one. Kaye > > I found this website, which lists streets, note registration districts, > parishes, and wards, all on an easily downloadable .pdf file: > > http://users.skynet.be/ken.lennan/len008.htm > > Now, here's my question: my ancestor, Bartholemew Murphy, is listed in the > 1850 City Directory of Dublin as a grocer on 65 Thomas St. Was it common > for a business owner to also live at his place of business? I ask because > if Bartholemew lived at that same address, which is in the parish of St. > Catherine's, it narrows down where I might go for church or cemetery > records. > > -Pat. Wary > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Find the home of your dreams with eircom net property Sign up for email alerts now http://www.eircom.net/propertyalerts