Ancestors

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Hi Sally, our volunteer has asked that I reply with the following information

That school in Blessington was named after a 'Joshua Iremonger' (born Wherwell, Hants) - he died childless in 1778 and his widow Penelope left an endowment to the school, the School was later taken over by the Educational Endowment Commissioners. (src : The Manor of Blessington, Thos. U. Sadleir, The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Sixth Series, Vol. 18, No. 2 Dec. 31, 1928, pp. 128-131 5 pages)
 

Penelope (nee Morgan) was previously married to Charles Dunbar - some further details here, and here.

There's a previous query on IRLXO message board which mentions this school  - if I remember correctly the family in question was Sargent (probably a spelling variation of..)

I saw a query on a Dublin business (Green) so checked a few of my directories... the only definite match by surname and address was from 1847 and 1848, no firstnames unfortunately, but there were some other Greens in the same type of business which I also included...

There are two George's St. in Dublin city, Great George's St South and Great George's St South, the first
is off Great Britain St. (now Parnell St.) north Dublin city and the second off Dame street Dublin south city.
North Gt. George's St. numbers run from 1 to 55, South Gt. George's St. has numbers 1 to 90.

In alphabetical Listings, e.g. directories, these are often listed as : Greorge's St. Sth. Gt. or similar, but
in everyday use as South Great George's Street etc.

Pettigrew & Oulton 1845
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Trades Index : no sign of Greens as a coffee or tea trader

Street Listing : 65 Sth. Gt. George's St. - vacant

Pettigrew & Oulton 1840
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no sign of the Greens at Sth. Gt. George's St. or in the trades index

Pettigrew & Oulton 1845
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Trades Index : no Green entries in Tea/Coffee dealer

Street Listing : 65 George Street, South Great - vacant
 

Pettigrew & Oulton 1847
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Trades Index :Tea & Coffee Warehouses - Green Brothers, 65 George's St. Sth.

Street Index : 65 George's Street Great South - Green Brother, tea & Coffee dealers

(no merchant, gentry and clergy index)

Thom's 1848

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Street Index : 65 George's Street Great South - Green Brother, tea & Coffee dealers
  (same listing in alphabetical index)
 

Thom's 1852

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Gentry, Merchants and Traders Index :

James Green, & Co. tea & wine importers, 35 Castle street, and Blackrock

Street Listing :   35 Castle street Jas Green, & Co. wine and foreign spirit merchants
         and tea importers and Merrion Avenue.

65 George's St. Sth. Christopher Brennan, tea & coffee dealer & wine merchant

1868 Thom's
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Street Listing :  Great George's St. South number 68 : Thomas Dockrell, plate and sheet glass, colour,
  room-paper, furnishing , builders' ironmonger, and plumber -  res. 1 Eaton-square, Monkstown.
  (there was a Dockrell business at, or very near, the same site well into the 20thC)

Trade's Index : Tea and Coffee dealers : no sign of any Greens or any with a Gt. George's Street (N or S) address

Gentry, Merchants and Traders Index :

James Green, & Co. wholesale tea, wine, and spirit merchants, 35 Castle street, 49 Abbey street middle, and Main street, Blackrock

Shane

sorry - just spotted two typos in that reply :

"..are two George's St. in Dublin city, Great George's St North and Great George's St South, the first.."
 

and the 1868 Thoms entry (last one) is not the correct number - should read 64 & 65 Adam McDonald, linen draper &c., 65 South Gt. George's St.