"Resolved that on application of Mr Thomas Fitzpatrick the new street off the North side of Sunnyside Street be named Primrose Street". (12 May 1880). The Belfast And Province Of Ulster Directory 1898 lists two Primrose Streets with the first one with the additional “no 1” after the first described as “off the Crumlin Road”. The other Primrose Street has the additional “no 2” and the description “off Sunnyside Street”. The Belfast And Province Of Ulster Directory 1897 lists only Primrose Street off Sunnyside Street.