From the Belfast Mineral Water Co. and Skegoniel Springs Co. established c. 1892. Belfast water was valued for its purity and there were dozens of factories producing aerated water in the early 1900s. One of the most famous is Cantrell & Cochrane, which has become a multi-national drinks corporation (C & C) (Tempan 2023, p. 121). See also O'Dempsey Street.
"Resolved: That on the application of Mr William Redmond, Primrose Villa, a new street on his property situate off York Road be named ‘Mineral Street’", Town Improvement Committee, 28th August 1900.