I live in Dublin and there are no gunshops as such in the city anymore. When i was young there were about four gun/tackle shops but they are long gone now. The best was Garnett and Keegans in Parliament street, just south of the river liffey. My father took me there a few times when i was a youngster, if you wanted something high end in the gun or tackle line, thats where you went.
https://stephenmyallblog.wordpress.com/garnettskeegans/Directly across Parliament street at number 13 was Trulock brothers gunmakers. They were at that address until sometime shortly before the first world war, when the last of the brothers died and the business closed. I have a sidelock non-ejector made by Trulock brothers, that appears to have been a very good quality gun. I have spoken to Vivienne Trulock, who has a website detailing her family history. She cannot find any link between Trulock and harris of Dawson street and Trulock bros.
http://www.trulock.info/galleryMost of the gunmakers were close to either Dublin castle or the Irish houses of parliament (now bank of Ireland) on College Green. With the act of union in 1800/01, the city went into a long decline and the great and good left, removing any market for expensive guns. That is why most of the makers such as Rigby, Stephen Grant (from Tipperary) etc moved to the UK.
