73 Castle Street
75 Castle Street
28th October 2025
71 Castle Street
28th October 202573 Castle Street
Address: 73 Castle Street
Listing: B1
Construction date: 1780-1799 (Historic Buildings Record HB05/15/021)
| Year | Owner/lessee | Business name | Building use | Notes |
| 1824 | James Keenan | Woolen drapery | Recorded as a Woolen draper in Pigot’s ‘Directory’ of 1824. | |
| 1835 | James Keennan | HB05/15/021. | ||
| 1843 | James Keenan | Drapery and grocer | Post-Office Belfast Annual Directory 1843-1844. | |
| 1856 | James Keenan | Linen and woollen drapery | Recorded as a linen and woolen draper in Slater’s ‘Directory’ of 1856. | |
| 1859 | James Keennan | Shop and dwelling | HB05/15/021. | |
| 1864 | James Keennan | SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers. | ||
| 1865-1900 | Mary Thompson | SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers. | ||
| 1901 | Catharine Mooney | Shoe warehouse |
Census – building no. 2 Catharine Mooney, 78, head of family, RC, shop keeper, widow Patrick Mooney, 46, son, RC, shoemaker, not married Edward Mooney, 40, son, RC, shoemaker, not married Sarah Mooney, 38, daughter, RC, shop assistant, not married Catharin, Mooney, 19, granddaughter, RC, shop assistant, not married |
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| 1901-1911 | Representatives of Mary Thompson | HB05/15/021 | ||
| 1911 | Patrick Mooney | Shoe warehouse |
Census – building no. 2 Patrick Mooney, 56, head of family, RC, shoemaker, single Edward Mooney, 54, brother, RC, shoemaker, single Sarah Mooney, 50, sister, RC, shop assistant, single Catherine Mooney, 30, niece, RC, shop assistant, single |
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| 1912-1921 | Representatives of Mary Thompson | SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers. | ||
| 1922-1930 | Patrick Mooney |
SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers. HB05/15/021 names the occupant as Frank Mooney from 1922-1943. |
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| 1940s | Visible in c.1940s photo from the Sam Henry collection, Coleraine Museum. | |||
| 1950s-1960s? | Cassie Mooney | Shoe shop |
HB05/15/021 Kevin McAfee (10/12/24) notes that Mooney’s Shoe Shop was run by two sisters, one was Eileen. The other may have been Cassie. |
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| 1962 | Mick and Kathleen McAlonan |
HB05/15/021 Kevin McAfee (10/12/24). |
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| 1964 | Mick and Kathleen McAlonan | Hairdresser | HB05/15/021 | |
| 1975-2019 | Mick and Kathleen McAlonan | Hair Stylist | Hairdresser |
Visible in photos from Chronicle and Constitution Archive, Coleraine Museum collection. Proprietor names as K. McAlonan. JMcC research states Kathleen McAlonan died 2008. Her husband Mick continued to live in the property until his death in 2019. |
| 2019-2024 | Cut n’ Style | Hairdresser | Working Group review 23/01/25. |
