39 Castle Street Ballycastle

35-37 Castle Street, Ballycastle
7th May 2025
41 Castle Street, Ballycastle
7th May 2025

39 Castle Street Ballycastle

Project Attributes

Project:

Ballycastle Museum

Owner:

Ballycastle Museum

Date:

7th May 2025

Address: 39 Castle Street

Listing: not listed

Construction date: 1780-1799 (Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/007)

 

Year Owner/lessee Business name Building use

Notes
1835 James McDuffee    

Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/007.
1859 Anne Laverty   Haberdasher

Anne Laverty is listed as a haberdasher in Slater’s 1846 and 1856 directories.
1864-1876 Anne Laverty    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1881-1894 Sophia McCormick    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1895 Representative of Sophia McCormick    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1896-1901 Anne McCambridge    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1901 Alice McCambridge    

Census – building no. 20

Alice McCambridge, 40, head of family, RC, interest on money, not married

Maggie Stewart, 17, servant, RC, servant-cook, not married
1902-1911 Anne McCambridge    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1911 Anne McCambridge    

Census – building no. 21

Alice McCambridge, 50, head of family, RC, living private, single
1912-1921 Anne McCambridge    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1922-1924 Thomas Kane    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1925-1930 Agnes Kane    

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1930-1935 Mary Agnes McCandless    

Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/007.
1935-1940 William Ritchie    

Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/007.
1940 Mary Agnes McCandless    

Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/007.
1941-1972 James ‘Jimmy’ McCandless McCandless’ Pharmacy Pharmacy

Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/007.

According to Michael McMullan, prior to his purchase, the building was McCandless’ Pharmacy from at least 1935.

Upper floors were converted to apartments in 1980, and that the large rear extension was added in 1990. Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/007.
1972-1998 Tom Busby Busby’s Pharmacy/ Castle Pharmacy Pharmacy

(Working Group review 19/12/24).
1998 Michael McMullan Castle Pharmacy Pharmacy

 

 

 

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