| Directory | Details | Where? | Comment | Towns covered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A directory of Dublin for the year 1738 : compiled from the most authentic sources | Dublin Corporation Public Libraries 1738 | National Library of Ireland IR 94133 d 63 |
241 p. published in 2000 | Towns |
| An Alphabetical List of Names and Places of Abode of the Merchants and Traders of the City of Dublin | Peter Wilson 1751 | National Library of Ireland |
Also 1752, 1753, 1755-1837. Part of "Treble Almanack". From 1780 lists lawyers, clergy, guild officials, Physicians/Surgeons. From 1815, Nobility/Gentry. Occasional lists of militia; revenue; merchant navy; hoteliers, pawnbrokers, etc. No street lists | Towns |
| Commercial Directory of Ireland | J. Pigot 1820 | National Library of Ireland |
Organized alphabetically by town and, within each town, alphabetically by trade, with the names of nobility and gentry resident in or near each town. For Dublin the list of nobility and gentry is alphabetical. | Towns |
| City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory | J. Pigot and Co. 1824 | National Library of Ireland Online |
Organized alphabetically by province/town, and then by trade, with names of nobility and gentry resident in or near each town. An overall composite index to nobility & gentry, and separate lists of Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Limerick merchants. | Towns |
| Dublin Almanack and General Register of Ireland | Pettigrew and Oulton 1834 | National Library of Ireland |
Annual to 1849. Includes house-to-house lisiting of inhabitants and from 1835 an alphabetical lisitng. The alphabetical list is not as full as the house-to-house. Also contains information on those involved in public administration county by county. | Towns |
| Irish Almanack and Official Directory | Alexander Thom 1844 | National Library of Ireland |
Annual. House-by-house listings of inhabitants, traders/merchants, nobility/gentry and many of the other occupational lists included in earlier directories, also relevant to areas outside Dublin. Later 19th century editions include the suburbs. Late 19th and early-to-mid 20th century editions are free at AskaboutIreland. | Towns |
| National Commercial Directory of Ireland | Slater 1846 | National Library of Ireland Online |
Alphabetical by province & town, then by trade, with names of schoolteachers, major farmers & nobility/gentry in or near the town. Lists Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Limerick merchants. Dublin only - attornies, doctors, dentists. | Towns |
| New City Pictorial Directory of Dublin city | Henry Shaw 1850 | National Library of Ireland Ir 914133 n 1 |
Towns | |
| Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland | Slater 1856 | National Library of Ireland |
Follows Slater's 1846; alphabetically by province & town, then by trade, with names of schoolteachers, major farmers & nobility/gentry in or near the town. Lists Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Limerick merchants. Dublin only - attornies, doctors, dentists. | Towns |
| Directory of Ireland | Slater 1870 | National Library of Ireland |
Follows Slater's 1856; alphabetically by province & town, then by trade, with names of schoolteachers, major farmers & nobility/gentry in or near the town. Lists Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Limerick merchants. Dublin only - attornies, doctors, dentists. | Towns |
| Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland | Slater 1881 | National Library of Ireland |
Follows Slater's 1870; alphabetically by province & town, then by trade, with names of schoolteachers, major farmers & nobility/gentry in or near the town. Lists Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Limerick merchants. Dublin only - attornies, doctors, dentists. | Towns |
| Royal Commercial Directory of Ireland | Slater 1894 | National Library of Ireland |
Divided up first by county and then, within each county, by postal district. Covers large farmers and traders, with a general alphabetical list of persons in each of the counties | Towns |
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