Belfast Fishmongers

Ewing's fishmongery, Shankill Road, Belfast

In 1974, there were no less than fifty-two merchants in Belfast who were classified as Fishmongers, sixteen of which were in east Belfast.

Ewing's, originally on Shankill Road, is now the oldest fish merchant in the city, established in 1911.

Do any readers recall J Christie of 32 Belmont Road?

How many fishmongeries are there in Belfast today?

1. Adams, T, 24 Bromley Street
2. Bon-Accord, 169 Victoria Street
3. Boyle, F, 169 Divis Street
4. Campbell, T, 332 Woodstock Road
5. Christie, J, 32 Belmont Road
6. Christie, Walter, 94 York Road
7. Coulter, J, 162 Crumlin Road
8. Crawford, John, 34 Botanic Avenue
9. Crawford, William, 239-241 Cliftonville Road
10. Crawford's, 2-4 Westland Road
11. Curran, J, 241 Grosvenor Road
12. Davey, Robertina, 849 Crumlin Road
13. Dickson, John, 122 Oldpark Road
14. Donnelly, T, 62 Knockbreda Road
15. Duffy, John, 43 Bradbury Place
16. Dungannon Stores, 145 Upper Lisburn road
17. Eagle, The, 233 North Queen Street & 171 Shankill Rd
18. Ewing, J, 32 Gilnahirk Road
19. Ewing, M & H, 124 Shankill Road
20. Ewing, Walter, 11 Oldpark Road
21. Ewing, William, 427 Lisburn road
22. Fitzsimmons & Son, 261 Upper Newtownards Road
23. Fitzsimmons, James, 431 Upper Newtownards Road
24. Frizzell, 273 Shankill Road
25. Gillespie, JH, 223 Woodstock Rd & 138 Ravenhill Rd
26. Gillespie, W, 252 Newtownards Road
27. Gilroy, George, 66-72 Ann Street
28. Hanlon, Archer, 14 Woodvale Road
29. James, H, 112 Albertbridge Road
30. Johnston, James A, 23 Castlereagh Road
31. Kingham, Thomas, 76 Shore Road
32. Larmour, A, 249 North Queen Street
33. Loughran, J & Sons, 137 Antrim Road
34. Magill, Mrs M, 183 Newtownards Road
35. Marquis, The, 91 Castle Street & 2 Marquis Street
36. Mayne, N, 393 Ormeau Road
37. Moss, R, 67 Ormeau Road
38. McAreavy's, 242 Springfield Road
39. McCrory, Edward, 146 Castlereagh Road
40. McCusker, John, 295 Grosvenor Road
41. McGonigle & Malcolm, 14 Upper Newtownards Road
42. McNeill, FG, 5 Ardoyne Road
43. Nightingale, Thomas, 79 Castlereagh Road
44. McTeggart, Mrs C, 68-78 Oxford Street
45. McVeigh, J, 83 Newtownards Road
46. O'Connor, A, 374 Crumlin Road
47. Quinn, Hugh, 68-78 Oxford Street
48. Rogan, Patrick, 792 Shore Road
49. Ross, John & Sons, 68-78 Oxford Street
50. Sawers Ltd, 24-38 Castle Street & 15 Fountain Street
51. Somerville, H, 112 Bloomfield Avenue
52. Stewart, WH, 307 Springfield Road

First published in May, 2017.