Sunday 12 July 2020

The Working Gunmakers of the City of Dublin. Support for the Independent Volunteers. 1779



                                               Dublin Evening Post 25th November 1779.
                                        Image courtesy of The British Newspaper Archive.

This advertisement identifying the many gunmakers at this time working as apprentices/jobbing/working gunmakers. Many going on to establish their own companies. John Rigby, William Kavanagh and Thomas Trulock being especially notable here.

If we refer to the 1779 Dublin Trades Directory below it is evident that all the above listed 90 "working gunmakers" would have been in the employ of one of these master gunsmiths listed below. The only exception being "Rainsford" to whom it has been added "Manaf" (sic) implying Manufacturer (Manu).


1779




Alley  Lewis
15 Cork Hill

Dalton Edward
46 College Green

Devine  Thomas
3 Abbey St

Edwards William
5 Palace st

Hutchinson Michael
40 Dame st

Morton William
31 Skinner Row

Rainsford James
29 Dame st

Thorp Thomas
Darby Sq

              We are always interested in any information relating to the early Irish guntrade.

                                                 Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

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