70 Castle Street

68 Castle Street
11th November 2025
72 Castle Street
11th November 2025

70 Castle Street

October 2024

Project Attributes

Project:

Ballycastle Museum

Owner:

Ballycastle Museum

Date:

11th November 2025


Address: 70 Castle Street

Listing: B2

Construction date: 1760-1779 (Historic Buildings Record HB05/13/007)

 

Year Owner/lessee Business name Building use

Notes

1834 Dr O’Neill and David Wilson    

HB05/13/007. “The first valuation also tells us that at that point there was a range of small ‘cottiers’’ dwellings in the yard / garden to the rear of the main house ‘let from week to week’.”

1859 James Kinney    

HB05/13/007.

1864-1871 James Kenny    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1872-1883 John Whiteford    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1884 Vacant    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1885-1887 ? McMullan    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1888-1893 William J. Craig    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1894-1895 Vacant    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1896-1897 Thomas McMullan    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1898-1901 Ellen McConaghy    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1901 Robert Moore   Grocery

Census – building no.82

Robert Moore, 42, head of family, Presbyterian, grocer, married

Margaret Moore, 38, wife, Presbyterian, shops assistant, married

Robert Moore, 8, son, Presbyterian, scholar, not married

John Stewart Moore, 5, son, Presbyterian, scholar, not married

Margt Jane Moore, 3, daughter, Presbyterian, scholar, not married

Mary Stewart, 13, servant, RC, general domestic servant, not married

1902-1911 Ellen McConaghy    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1911 Robert Moore   Grocery

Census – building no.86

Robert Moore, 52, head of family, Presbyterian, grocer, married

Margaret Moore, 46, wife, Presbyterian, shop keeper, married

John Moore, 15, son, Presbyterian, scholar, single

Margaret Moore, 13, daughter, Presbyterian, scholar, single

William Moore, 6, son, Presbyterian, scholar, single

1912 Ellen McConaghy    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1913-1916 Patrick McAuley    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1917-1918 Lizzie McCaughan    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1919-1955 James Campbell    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

HB05/13/007.

1955-1956 Charles Campbell    

HB05/13/007.

1956?-1975 James McKiernan   Grocery?

HB05/13/007.

c.1975-c.1982 Denis Hamilton   Barbers

Kevin McAfee (10/12/24).

1982-present Bernard and Ann Marie Black Ann Marie’s Hairdressers

Property completely renovated (HB05/13/007).

Kevin McAfee (10/12/24).

 

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