41 Castle Street, Ballycastle

Address: 41 Castle Street

Listing: not listed

Construction date: 1740-1759 (Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/008)

Year	Owner/lessee	Business name	Building use	Notes
18^th century				This building was apparently the largest house in town and was used as a hotel. See Boyd in The Glynns vol. 5 (1977).
1835	John Brown and John Sharpe			Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/008. John Sharpe is probably both the iron monger and the leathercutter and seller listed in Pigot’s 1824 directory, and the iron monger and grocer listed in the 1843-1844 post office directory.
1864	Mary Henry and Daniel Sharpe			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1865-1870	Daniel Sharpe and George Badger			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1871	Jane Sharpe and George Badger			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1872-1874	Jane Sharpe and Robert Stewart			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1875	Jane Sharpe and Patrick McAleese			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1876	Lodgers			SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1877-1898	George Scarlett	Scarlett’s		SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1899-1901	George Scarlett and John Scarlett	Scarlett’s		SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.
1901	George Scarlett and John Scarlett			Census – building no. 19 George Scarlett, 72, head of family, COI, RIC pensioner, married Mary A Scarlett, 60, wife, COI, married Mary E Scarlett, 28, daughter, COI, not married John S Scarlett, 22, son, COI, boot maker, not married
1902-1909	George Scarlett and John Scarlett	Scarlett’s	Fancy goods shop with printing works	SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers. JMcC research.
1910-1911	John Scarlett	Scarlett’s	Boot and shoe warehouse	SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers. Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/008.
1911	Mary Ann Scarlett		Dwelling	Census – building no. 20 Mary Ann Scarlett, 75, head of family, COI, widow John S Scarlett, 22, son, COI, boot merchant, single
1912-1930	John Scarlett	Scarlett’s	Cobblers	SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers. Harriet Hamilton (12/11/24) notes that her grandfather James Barton (no.60) had worked as an apprentice cobbler at Scarlett’s where they were contracted to make boots for the army.
1968		Scarlett’s	Cobblers	JMcC research states Sam Galloway and Archie McAuley worked at Scarlett’s for many years and the shop closed in 1968. At Christmas time there was always a track with moving train in the window as their display.
1972			Laundrette	Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/008.
1970s		Ballycastle Library	Library	According to Karol and Alicia McKee, and JMcC research, Ballycastle library was located here also before moving to its current location on Leyland Road. Jean Fogarty was the librarian; Mrs Ramsay and Miss Joan Coyles worked in here. (Working Group review 19/12/24).
1977-c.1988	Arthur and Pauline McShane	McShane’s Florists	Florist and garden centre	McShane’s also sold fresh vegetable (Working Group review 20/02/24).
			Ladies’ fashion shop	Working Group review 19/12/24.
Late 1980s-early 1990s	Shae Newcombe	The Framer’s Corner / The Taíse Gallery	Art gallery	Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/008. Working Group review 19/12/24.
Early 2000s?			Deli and caterer	Working Group review 19/12/24.
		North Coast Pizzas	Pizzeria	JMcC research.