Adamstown - Wexford Guide and Directory, 1885
About “Wexford County Guide and Directory,” 1885
George Henry Bassett produced 7 Irish county directories in the 1880s: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Kilkenny, Louth, Tipperary and Wexford. Each provides useful history of the respective counties as well as lists of office holders, farmers, traders, and other residents of the individual cities, towns and villages.
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- This online version of Bassett’s Wexford County Guide and Directory is designed primarily as a genealogical research tool and therefore the numerous advertisements in the original book, many full page, and quite a few illustrated, have been excluded.
- The text has been proofed with due care, but with large bodies of text typographical errors are inevitably bound to occur.
- Be aware that there were often inconsistencies in spelling surnames in the 19th century and also that many forenames are abbreviated in Bassett’s directories.
With respect to the last point, surnames which today begin with the “Mc” prefix, for example, were often formerly spelt as “M‘,”. For a list of some of the more common forename abbreviations used in the directory, see Forename Abbreviations.
HAS a population of about 60, and is 10 miles S. W. from Enniscorthy, near the Aughnaglour and Mill Rivers. Salmon go up to within a short distance of the village. The nearest railway station is Chapel, 2½ miles. A fowl market is held on Tuesdays. The houses are built on rising ground, nearly surrounded by hills. There are ruins of an ancient castle in the vicinity.
Rev. N. Hore, P.P.
Rev. M. Dunne, C.C.
Rev. P. Dwyer, C.C.
Rev. J. Meade Hobson, Rector I.C., Templeshelin
Peter Chapman, postmaster
James Tector, petty sessions clerk; Court held first Friday of each month
John Jourdan, master natnl. school
Anne Meyler, mistress do. do.
GROCERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS.
P. J. White, P. Chapman, Mrs. Sheen
SPIRIT DEALER AND BAKER.
P. J. White
FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, Etc.
Aspel, John, Ballagh
Barron, John, Oldcourt
Barron, Mrs., Coonogue
Broadhurst, James, Camross
Dillon, P., Raheenduff
Clayton, R. C. B., Ballyshannon
Cleary, Walter, Templeshelin
Codd, Thomas, Barmoney
Colfer, James, Newbawn
Cullen, John, Raheenduff
Cummins, Patrick, Raheenduff
Delaney, Maurice, Tomgarrow
Delaney, Michael, Misterin
Devereux, John, Barmoney
Doyle, Anthony, Kellystown
Doyle, Michael, Newbawn
Doyle, Patrick, Ballybrennan
Doyle, Simon, Raheenduff
Fitzharris, Philip, Camross
French, Nicholas, Raheenvarren
Furlong, Gregory, Shanoul
Furlong, James, Rathfardin
Gibbon, W. M., jun., Templeshelin
Gorman, Patrick, Kellystown
Green, Samuel, Coleight
Heffernan, M., Ballyshannon
Hynes, Luke, Camross
Jackman, Peter, Barmoney
Jackman, Philip, Coolnagree
Kavanagh, Denis, Camross
Kean, W., Raheenvarren
Keating, James, Scullabogue
Kehoe, Patrick, Newbawn
Kelly, James, Doonooney
Kelly, John, Raheenduff
Kent, James, Coonogue
King, Henry, Tomgarrow
Lacey, M., Raheenvarren
Laffan, John, Glenour
Lett, Ben., Ballyverigan
M‘Cabe, John, Ballagh
M‘Donald, M., Templenacroa
Maher, Samuel, Shanoul
Meyler, Walter, Newbawn
Morrissy, John, Camross
Murphy, Michael, Oldcourt
Murray, N., Templenacroa
Neill, John, Kellystown
Neville, Patrick, Ballyvergin
Nolan, James, Ballagh
Parslow, S., Ballagh
Power, Jacob, Camross
Power, M., Curraghnabola
Power, T., Raheenahone
Redmond, James, Shanoul
Redmond, Mrs., Rochestown
Redmond, T., Templenacrow
Roche, Alex., Newbawn
Roche, James, Kellystown
Roche, Robert John
Shannon, Patrick, Newbawn
Whelan, James, Oldcourt
Wallace, Moses, Ballagh
Walsh, Denis, Barmoney
Walsh, Thomas, Coonogue
Whitty, James, Templenacraw
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