Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
This bacon factory was originally Kehoe-Donnelly's (or "Messrs. Kehoe, Donnelly and Co.").
Donnelly's was
purchased by Stephen O'Mara 1906,
described as a "long-established bacon curing business".
Stephen in letter of
19 Sept 1908
says:
"Kehoe Donnelly are very short of money - the Bank is getting anxious about their overdraft".
Stephen in letter of
24 July 1912
says:
"Kehoe Donnellys are in a bad way".
They have lost a lot of money.
He is considering whether
Donnelly's should be put into liquidation.
Address is given as Brickfield Lane, Dublin, in
notice dated 25 Oct 1912.
James O'Mara
came back from England to
take over running Donnelly's in 1914.
He sold it to his brother
Phons O'Mara
mid-late 1940s, who ran it.
His son Stephen O'Mara
then ran it.
Donnelly (Dublin) Ltd is listed
as acquiring some new land
from Dublin Corporation as part of a land exchange in 1962.
Think this is site of the new building.
New building erected probably between 1962 and 1964.
Donnelly's got into financial difficulty
and went into liquidation 1967.
New building is now
The Donnelly Centre,
Cork Street, Dublin 8
(Self Storage and File Stores).
See
street view.
Header of
notice dated 25 Oct 1912
of forthcoming meeting of shareholders of
Donnelly's.
See full size.
See also letter of
11 Apr 1913.
Donnelly's letterhead on letter of
3 Aug 1926.
See
full size.
Donnelly's letterhead on letter of
7 Dec 1926.
See
full size.
Similar shot.
Must be same day as the above.
[NLI]
Lawrence Collection
L_CAB_02267.
Donnelly's ad on tram at
funeral procession of
O'Donovan Rossa,
at
Parnell Square (Rutland Square), Dublin,
1915.
From NLI.
See full size.
Donnelly's ad on tram on Sackville St in aftermath of 1916 Rising.
From NLI.
See full size.
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