MECREDY, Richard James, B.A; (T.C.D.); Director R. J. Mecredy & Co., Ltd.; Mecredy, Percy & Co., Ltd.; Editor Motor News; Joint Editor with Sir J. C. Percy, of Irish Cyclist. Educ.: Portora School, Enniskillen; Trinity College, Dublin; admitted a Solicitor, 1882; abandoned the law for journalism, 1886; proprietor of Irish Cyclist jointly with brother Alec, 1886, and has edited it ever Since; started Motor News, 1900; director of the first Dunlop Company. Pubns: Encyclopaedia of Motoring: Health's Highway: Road Books of Ireland, etc. Recns.: touring, cycling, motoring, camping; son of Rev. James Mecredy, D.D.; b. 1861; m., and has issue three sons and three daus. Res.: Vallombrosa, Bray, Co. Wicklow Irish Automobile Club, Dublin.