Edward Street was named after Edward May as was May Street. Edward May will go down in local history as the man who pioneered the reclamation of land from the Lough edges and in reclamation of land in St George’s graveyard at High Street and Ann Street so as to sell the land for the development of Church/Ann Street. (Graham)
Edward Street is first recorded in the Belfast Street Directory, 1813. The 1839 edition of Martin’s Belfast Directory lists people living here.