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Drought Printers
Drought Printers

From some time in the mid 1800's my 3rd Great Uncle, George Drought ran a printing business from this building, with his brother Lowry Strickett Drought.

He was born in Canada in 1817, his father was in the 19th Lancer's. The family settled back in Dublin after 1832 and he married twice, having 15 children, one of whom would continue the business at least until 1926. George died in 1885 in Dublin. He was mentioned many times as a key fugure in the Dublin Typographers Benevolent fund and some of his work is kept in the National Library.

Some of the children spread around the world, to New Zealand and the USA, but I have not yet managed to track any others beyond the 1911 census, where his 2nd wife was loving in Brighton Rd, Rathmines, with some children quite nearby.

Type of Building:

Business (Shop/Office)

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  • As a kid, I remember Drought Printers as they were the best in the old days. I used it to print my homework and do my projects. My parents purchased those for me in school, so I have no idea how they are now. I still remember those days when I was a kid and I used to have fun printing my projects with the help of these printers. In fact, they were so good that they could easily print out any project we wanted to create with ease. Glad to see that nowadays sources like Calendly Alternatives are pretty common and are helping students. It's great to see how technology has evolved over time and how things had changed with time, unlike other machines which were around for decades or even centuries before things started changing drastically in terms of technology and electronics!

    Korbin Bins

    Monday 1st August 2022 02:45PM
  • Morning, what period in history are you referring to? I am guessing it's fairly recent. I am not sure exactly, but the family connections I have suggested that Droughts left in the 60s

    Brian Glover

    Wednesday 3rd August 2022 09:06AM

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