Business Archives
A reflection of Cork’s extensive industrial and commercial history, Cork City and County Archives has particularly strong holdings of business archives. These archives often include financial account books, wages records, files, board minutes, personal and business correspondence, and maps, architectural plans, blueprints and drawings. Some collections sourced from businesses may also contain personal or family documents. For a complete listing do a search of our online catalogue.
- Bantry Bay Steamship Company Ltd, 1883-1935
- Bennetts of Ballinacurra, maltings, 1806-2006
- Chillingworth and Levie, Architects 1916-1970
- City of Cork Steampacket Company, 1803 - 1969
- Cork Butter Market and Cork Committee of Merchants (1760) 1770 - 1910 (1926)
- Cork Chamber of Commerce, 1819-2005
- Cork Savings Bank, 1821 - 1969 (1972)
- Cork Spinning and Weaving Company 1851-1917
- Cornelius Murphy & Sons, Shop and Petrol Station, Macroom, 1940s-1970s
- Dowdall Mahony & Co. Ltd. butter and margarine manufacturers, 1916 - 1960
- Irish International Trading Corporation 1920-1969
- Hewitt & Co. Distillers / Watercourse Rd. Distillery (Thomas Hewitt)
- John Buckley and Son Drapers, 1869-1940s
- J.W. Dowden and Company (Drapers) | Cork | fl.1840-1957
- John Rearden and Son Ltd. Wine and Spirit Merchants
- Johnson and Perrott and William Perrott Archive, 1903-1950
- Munster Bank Ltd, 1885-1888
- Ogilvie and Moore Ltd. provisioners and merchants, 1881-1975
- O'Sullivan Central Packing Company 1920-1934 (1961)
- Provincial Bank Ltd. Cork, letterbooks, 1864 - 1886
- R&H Hall Corn Merchants 1826-1988
Descriptive lists for the above collections available by email on request to archivist@corkcity.ie
