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Surnames: Shannon & Canavan
Classification: Query
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The (formerly) village of Shankill is in west Belfast near Woodvale Park and is reached
from the city centre by going west up the Shankill Road. Shankill is in Co. Antrim, not
Co. Down. The 1843 Belfast Directory lists :
SHANNON
J.B., 16 Chichester St.
Mary, Dealer, 34 Hill St.
John, Provision Dealer, 15 Hill St.
James, Baker, 6 Great Patrick St.
Ann, Tea Dealer, 32 North St.
CANAVAN
Charles, Sawyer, 136 Peter's Hill
James, Publican, 91 North Queen St.
William, Law clerk, 25 Stanhope St.
The gravestone inscriptions of the Catholic and Protestant cemeteries, whichever is
applicable, in Belfast might help. They are available from the Ulster Historical
Foundation (web site) and perhaps through the LDS library.