McCaughey Road

Key Facts
• Named: by 1956 (Belfast Harbour Commissioners’ Annual Report, 1956; Belfast Telegraph, 28 Feb 1957)
• Honours: John McCaughey, Chairman of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners (1945–1948)
• Purpose: Constructed to link Dufferin Road to the Municipal Power Station West during the post-war harbour expansion

Entry
McCaughey Road commemorates John McCaughey, who succeeded Sir Ernest Herdman as Chairman of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners on 16 October 1945 and served until 1948. A long-standing member of the Board since the early 1930s, McCaughey guided the Harbour through the transition from wartime operations to post-war reconstruction. His chairmanship was marked by the restoration of port facilities and the revival of commercial trade following the Second World War.

The naming of McCaughey Road was first recorded in the Commissioners’ 1956 Annual Report, noted in the Belfast Telegraph of 28 February 1957, which stated that “the new roadway from Dufferin Road to Municipal Power Station West … has been named ‘McCaughey Road’ in honour of the late Mr John McCaughey, a former chairman of the Board.”

Sources:

• Belfast Telegraph, 28 Feb 1957 – “Trade figures for Belfast port in 1956 — Second highest in history.”
• Belfast Telegraph, 16 Oct 1945 – “John McCaughey succeeds Sir Ernest Herdman as chairman.”
• Belfast News-Letter, 12 Apr 1946 – “Harbour Board meeting presided over by Chairman John McCaughey.”
• Belfast Harbour Commissioners’ Records.