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Messrs. Baird Abbey St Dublin

lenc · 2011-01-17 11:24:14

hi, does anyone know anything about Messrs Baird Abbey St Dublin? all i know is tha they were a major plumbing contractor [and maybe more] who had contracts as far as Waterford City,Kilkenny and perhaps Cork. This was around the turn of the 20th cent.My grandfather and his brother served their time there before becoming…

17-01-2011 12:24pm

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lenc

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hi,

does anyone know anything about Messrs Baird Abbey St Dublin?

all i know is tha they were a major plumbing contractor [and maybe more] who had contracts as far as Waterford City,Kilkenny and perhaps Cork.

This was around the turn of the 20th cent.My grandfather and his brother served their time there before becoming major contractors in their own right in ennis and waterford

any suggestions of how i could find more information about them?what i have here is from the obit column for my grandfather

thanks for reading this

lenc

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William Baird, 27 Lower Abbey street was a plumbing contractor though I have no idea if he's your man.

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#3 17-01-2011 11:18pm

lenc

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that sounds like what i am looking for thanks!and now i have an address to check up and a name.

thanks again!

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