Sunday 24 January 2016

Farrell McDermott. Gunmaker.




Farrell McDermott

Gunmaker

2 Abbey Street.

                                                 Dublin



Remnants of a small pot lid label for Farrell Mc Dermott. 2 Abbey Street, Dublin. 

Farrell McDermott was one of the most prolific manufacturers of duelling pistols of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

       Farrell Mc Dermott trading dates:

       St Mary's Abbey     1795 - 1796
     2 Abbey Street          1797 - 1810
       1 Abbey Street        1811 - 1827


Mc Dermott sideplate with only one "T". This is a spelling often found. Speculation has arisen that this form of spelling is attributed to Henry Mc Dermot, gunmaker. (circa 1800)?
Research ongoing.

Farrell McDermott's first trades directory entry for 1796


Clarke Nicholas 35 Capel Street
Devereux Michael 3 Blackall Row
Devine Thomas 194 Abbey Street
Dobson James 32 Skinner Row
Eames Elizabeth 1 Duke Street
Edwards William 1 Palace Street
Fowler Thomas 121 Capel Street
Gray John 2 Bride Street
Guinness Richard 107 James's Street
Hutchinson Michael 8 Dame Street
Kinder Matthew 81 Camden Street
Langston John 22 Eustace Street
Mc Cormick Robert 23 Abbey Street
Mc Dermott Farrell 35 Mary's Abbey
Meredith Charles 45 Fishamble Street
Morton William 28 Castle Street
Muley Daniel 28 Parliament Street
Phillips Thomas 43 Gt Ship Street
Powell Benjamin 159 Abbey Street
Rigby John 19 Suffolk Street
Tomlinson Robert 123 Capel Street
Trulock Thomas 50 Barrack Street
Wallace Samuel 22 Eustace Street


We are always pleased to discuss pistols/guns manufactured by Mc Dermott or Mc Dermot!

Please refer to our earlier blog of 11/1/2016

Henry & Farrell McDermott originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, M.R.I.A.. 
Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.
Vol.11. No 1.


Dave Stroud. R.A..







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