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The Henecy Company was based at 54, Dane Street, Dublin. The records bearing their name were manufactured for them by various British companies between about 1924 and late 1929 (as far as is known). Pathe and Edison Bell were both known to have pressed Henecy Records, as well as a (sor far) unidentified German company.

Catalogue numbering probably started at 101 and ran up to at least 132. The early pressings of the low numbers had an A-prefix, but there is only one series of numbers used.

Explanation of images:
Image 1: From Ray Stevenson. This is a German-made record from the early 1920s, using American recordings.
Image 2: Supplied by Richard Gregory. This is an Edison Bell product from the early 1920s, with a British master no.
Image 3: Supplied by Bill Dean-Myatt. This is a Pathe pressing. I've had to mess with the label colour so that it could be read !
Image 4: Again, from "Hillandale News". The style of label is that used by Crystalate for their private issues. Tha master number, however, seeems to be an British Edison Bell one, so that is quite mystrerious.

Any further design examples would be gratefully received.

Thanks to the following people who have provided more information: Bill Dean-Myatt, Richard Gregory, Mike Langridge

Cat No	Matrix No	Title	Artist	Source Issue
A-101	1789	Come Back To Erin (Claribel)	Ferera's Hawaiian Serenaders (New York)
A-102	1790	The Wearing Of The Green (intro: Killarney) (T.H. Glenney)	Ferera's Hawaiian Serenaders (New York)
	A-101 and A-102 were coupled on the same disc. I don't know whether any subsequent issues were like this also.
A-103
A-104	N-69288 N-69683	Stand Up And Sing To Your Father (Burr Perkins) At The Irish Jubilee (Brown, von Tilzer)	Billy Jones (humourist, with orch accmp)	Pathe Actuelle 10300
A-105
A-106
A-107
A-108
A-109	10222 10224	A Bargee's Barcarolle The Ballad Of The Medical Student	Jimmy O'Dea (or Jimmy MacDonagh) & Fay Sargent	Edison Bell
A-110	10227 10228	Cinderella Up-To-Date (Louis Tierney) The Foggy Dew (C. Milligan Fox)	Jimmy O'Dea (monologue) Fay Sergeant	Edison Bell
111
112
113
114
115	N-95058 N-95059	Traditional Irish Reels (intro. Teetotaller's Reel; Shashkeen Reel; Paddy, Will You Now) Traditional Irish Reels (intro. Paddy On The Railroad; Miss Monaghan; Peter Street	Dick Smith's Ceilidhe Trio (violin, piano & piccolo)	Pathe
116	N-95060 N-95061	Traditional Irish Set Dance: The Blackbird Traditional Irish Set Dance: The Job Of Journeywork	Dick Smith's Ceilidhe Trio (violin, piano & piccolo)	Pathe
117	N-95062 N-95063	Traditional Irish Double Jigs (intro. McGowan's Jig; The Bridal; Trip To The Cottage) Traditional Irish Slip Jigs (intro. Jody Callaghan; Rocky Road To Dublin)	Dick Smith's Ceilidhe Trio (violin, piano & piccolo)	Pathe
118
119
120
121
122
123	10807 .	I'm Alone ("Lily of Killarney" - Balfe) If I Can Live (A.H. Clough, T.W. Stephenson)	Josephine Curran (soprano)	Edison Bell
124		In My Wild Mountain Valley (Benedict) Silent O' Moyle (T. Moore, trad.)	Josephine Curran (soprano)	Edison Bell
125	11050 11051	A Father's Love Ballad (Fitzball, Wallace) O Sole Mio (in English) (di Capua, Teschmacher)	Seamus O'Donnchadha (= Jacques Dunphie)	Edison Bell
126
127
128	1404-2 1405	Alas! Those Chimes (Wallace) Second Minuet (Besley)	Josephine Curran (soprano, with piano accmp)	Piccadilly
129
130	2096-2 2099	Set Dances: The Blackbird; Job Of Journeywork) Reels: Divin Among The Tailors; Speed The Plough; The Mason's Apron	Dick Smith's Ceilidhe Trio (Dick Smith, fiddle; Tommy Breen, piccolo; Charlie O'Byrne, piano)	Piccadilly
131	2097-25 2098	Hornpipe: Eileen Double Jigs: McArdle's Fancy; Walls Of Liscarroll; Munro's Fancy	Dick Smith's Ceilidhe Trio (as above) Tommy Breen (piccolo), Charlie O'Byrne (piano)	Piccadilly
132		Hornpipes: Kildare Fancy Set Dances: Jockey At The Fair; St Patrick's Day; Humours Of Bandon; Three Captains	Dick Smith's Ceilidhe Trio