McDonnell, Alexander and James

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Dates Active in Dublin: 

1790–1810

Business Type: 
Musical instrument maker: harpsichord
Musical instrument maker: piano
Address(es): 

2 Church Lane, 1790–1810
12 Anglesea Street, 1801–05?
28 Nassau Street [second premises]

Details: 

Succeeded the solo business of Alexander McDonnell.

Listed in the Dublin Directories as 'harpsichord and piano forte makers'.

[Details differ according to sources: the Dublin Directories list the partnership as 'McDonnell, Alex. and J.' but Teahan refers to 'McDonnell, Alexander & James'. The Dublin Directories give 2 Church Lane at the dates above. Teahan gives 34 Anglesea Street from 1787 to 1788 (it is likely that this address refers to Alexander McDonnell's solo business), 2 Church Lane from 1790 to 1800, 12 Anglesea Street from 1801 to 1805 and 2 Church Lane from 1806 to 1810. Humphries & Smith, under 'McDonnell', give 2 Church Lane from c. 1790 to 1810 and 28 Nassau Street. Lawrence (in reference to Alexander McDonnell and with no citation) gives 34 Anglesea Street from 1787 to 1789, 2 Church Lane from 1790 to 1810 and 12 Anglesea Street from 1810 to 1815. Kerry gives the 2 Church Lane address from 1790 to 1810 for Daniel McDonnell only (no citation).]

See Also: 

McDonnell, Alexander
McDonnell, Daniel
McDonnell, James

Source(s): 

Dublin Directories

Flood, W.H. Grattan, 'Dublin Harpsichord and Pianoforte Makers of the Eighteenth Century', The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, p. 143

Teahan, John, 'A List of Irish Instrument Makers', The Galpin Society Journal, 16 (May 1963), 28–32 (p. 30)

Hogan, Ita Margaret, Anglo-Irish Music 1780–1830 (Cork: Cork University Press, 1966), p. 108

Humphries, Charles and William C. Smith, Music Publishing in the British Isles, from the Beginning until the Middle of the Nineteenth Century; a Dictionary of Engravers, Printers, Publishers, and Music Sellers (London: Oxford University Press, 1970), p. 222

Kerry, Frances P., 'The Music Scene in Dublin During the Late Eighteenth Century (1790–1800)' (unpublished masters thesis, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, 1994), p. 32

Lawrence, Thomas, ‘The History of the Guitar in Ireland 1760-1866’, 2 vols (unpublished doctoral thesis, University College Dublin, 1999), I, p. 28

Boydell, Brian, ‘McDonnell, Alex (1)’, Dublin Music Trade Card Index <http://dublinmusictrade.ie/card-index>

Boydell, Brian, ‘McDonnell, Alex(ander) and family’, Dublin Music Trade Card Index <http://dublinmusictrade.ie/card-index>

Last Update: 17-05-2018