31-33 Castle Street, Ballycastle

Project Attributes

Project:

Ballycastle Museum

Owner:

Ballycastle Museum

Date:

7th May 2025

Address: 31 Castle Street

Listing: B2 (Built Heritage at Risk NI Ref: 05/15/003)

Construction date: 1740-1759 (Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005)

Year	Owner/lessee	Business name	Building use	Notes
				Nos. 31 and 33 appear to be contemporary constructions and share much of the same history. At different times they were owned/leased by the same family (i.e. William Moore in 1856, William Jamieson from 1916-1924, and Adam Todd from 1925-1930) before the joint nature of the property was made permanent under A.D. McAuley in 1963.
1835	William Moore			Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005.
1856	William Moore		Saddlery and harness making	Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005. Slater’s 1856 business register.
1864-1889	William Moore			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1890	Stewart McBride			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1891	Vacant			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1892-1897	William Moore			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1898-1900	Vacant			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1901	Mary Magey			Census – building no. 24 Mary Magey, 65, head of family, Presbyterian, housekeeper-caretaker, widow
1901-1903	Vacant			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1904-1907	David Barr			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1908-1909	Sammuel Stewart			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1910	Daniel Brown			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1911	William Brown		Dwelling	Census – building no. 25 William Brown, 71, head of family, Presbyterian, carpenter, married Rachel Brown, 61, wife, Presbyterian, married Rachel Ann Brown, 32, daughter-in-law, Presbyterian, married William Brown, 7, grandson, Presbyterian, scholar, single Rachel Brown, 6, granddaughter, Presbyterian, scholar, single Daniel Brown, 4, grandson, Presbyterian, scholar, single Catherine Brown, 2, granddaughter, Presbyterian, single Catherine McDermott, 19, boarder, Presbyterian, scholar, single Lizzie McVicker, 18, boarder, Presbyterian, scholar, single
1911-1914	William Brown			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1914-1915	Daniel Brown			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1916-1924	William Jamieson			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1925-1930	Adam Todd			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1935	Adam Todd			Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005.
1940	Adam Todd			Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005.
1951	Thomas O’Brien			Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005.
1963-?	Archibald Denis ‘Archie’ or ‘AD’ McAuley	McAuley’s	Newsagents, printshop and house	A.D. McAuley worked for Scarlett’s (no.41) for many years and took over the printery business when Scarlett’s closed in 1968. He sat as an independent councillor and sometime chairman of Moyle District Council (only partial search done, but he was certainly elected in 1973 and 1993, interviewed by RTÉ in the role of Chairman in 1989). Outbuilding behind no.33 used to house A.D. MacCauley’s Printers. Frances McAfee (now at Impact Printers) used to work there. A.D.’s son Paul McAuley now owns the Boyd Arms pub in the Diamond.
	Fionntán and Sandra McAuley	Flowers By Sandra	Florist	After the death of A.D. McAuley, newsagents was changed to a flower shop run by his daughter-in-law Sandra (wife of Fionntán McAuley), (Working Group review 19/12/24).

Address: 33 Castle Street

Listing: B2 (Built Heritage at Risk NI Ref: 05/15/003)

Construction date: 1740-1759 (Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005)

Year	Owner/lessee	Business name	Building use	Notes
				Nos. 31 and 33 appear to be contemporary constructions and share much of the same history. At different times they were owned/leased by the same family (i.e. William Moore in 1856, William Jamieson from 1916-1924, and Adam Todd from 1925-1930) before the joint nature of the property was made permanent under A.D. McAuley in 1963.
1824-1846	Matthew Moore		Saddlery and harness making	Listed as saddler and harness maker in Pigot’s 1824 and Slater’s 1846 business registers.
1856	William Moore		Saddlery and harness making	Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005. Slater’s 1856 business register.
1864-1890	Anne Murphy			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1891-1899	Robert Stewart			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1900	Sammuel McCormick			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1901	Sammuel McCormick			Census – building no. 23 Sammuel McCormick, 24, head of family, Presbyterian, grocer, not married
1901-1911	Sammuel McCormick			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1911	Unoccupied			Census – building no. 24 No return
1912	John Huey			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1913-1915	Vacant			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1916-1924	William Jamieson			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1925-1930	Adam Todd			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1935	Joseph Stars		Record shop	Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005. According to Robert Stars (24/10/24).
1940	Adam Todd			Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005.
1941	William Smyth			Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005.
1953	John Graham			Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/005.
1963-?	Archibald Denis ‘Archie’ or ‘AD’ McAuley	McAuley’s	Newsagents, printshop and house	A.D. McAuley worked for Scarlett’s (no.41) for many years and took over the printery business when Scarlett’s closed in 1968. He sat as an independent councillor and sometime chairman of Moyle District Council (only partial search done, but he was certainly elected in 1973 and 1993, interviewed by RTÉ in the role of Chairman in 1989). Outbuilding behind no.33 used to house A.D. MacCauley’s Printers. Frances McAfee (now at Impact Printers) used to work there.
	Fionntán and Sandra McAuley	Flowers By Sandra	Florist	After the death of A.D. McAuley, the newsagents was changed to a flower shop run by his daughter-in-law, Sandra (wife of Fionntán McAuley).