| This photograph was taken probably around
1935.
According to the Revisions to the First General Revaluation
of Ireland, Woolworth's were listed in [Nos. 11 & 11a] in
1935 and A. Pearson was listed in [No. 10] in the same year.
Pearson's shop was listed as vacant in 1937, and in the same
year the name Woolworth's appears in the revisions
indicating that Woolworth's had moved into these premises. The
left of the photograph also shows the edge of [No.
12] which had been occupied by Robert McIntosh (Hardware)
since 1925. Before that time [No. 12] had been the premises
of W. J. Baxter (Chemist). By the 1950s Woolworth's
had taken over [No. 12] and the entire premises were rebuilt
and refurbished. Changes also took place next door in [No. 9]. Up
until 1937 this was McLaughlin's Public House. In 1937 The
Maypole Dairy Co. was listed here in the revisions. Next door to McLaughlins in
[No. 8] was R. Smyth (Draper & Footwear) who had been there
from 1928/29. During the 1950s the Maypole moved from here to [No. 7] nearer
the Diamond. [No. 9] then became part of Smyth's shop.
The rest of the south side of the street
from New Row to the Diamond at this time would have been
[No. 7] H. & T. Bellas
(Hardware), [No. 6] Moores (Drapers), [No. 5] D. J. McKenna
(Publican), [No. 4] Thomas Cameron (Butcher), [No.
3] Mrs Stevenson (Outfitter),
and [Nos. 1 & 2] were probably
still J. S. Anderson & Son (Drapers) but by 1939 would have
been Goorwitch Ltd. Finally the cars, the pony and trap and
Catherwood's bus behind the war memorial at the Diamond also
suggest that this photograph was taken in the 1930s. Note
that [Nos. 9 & 10] look the same as they did in the early
1900s photograph.
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