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