Ballymitty - Wexford Guide and Directory, 1885
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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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(Good Trout Fishing.)
BALLYMITTY is a prettily situated rural village, three miles from Carrig-on-Bannow, and eleven, English, from Wexford, four from Taghmon, and eighteen from New Ross. The surrounding lands are better adapted to tillage than pasture, but some are good for both. The village is partly on an eminence, and in its neighbourhood are the ruins of the Castle of Kilcavin, built by Fitzhenry, and several handsome private residences. The Coragh stream affords good trout fishing.
Rev. James Boggan, C.C.
J. Donnelly, Post Master, grocer, etc.
Mary Hore, mistress, Nat. School
AUCTIONEER.
Wm. H. Lett
COAL DEALER.
R. Corish, Ballyowen
GROCERS AND SPIRIT DEALERS.
M. Keenan, E. Richards, J. Roche
MANURE AGENTS.
R. Fardy, W. H. Lett (and seed merchant), J. Murphy, J. Roche
MILLERS.
R. Devereux, J. Roche
FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, &c.
Byrne, C., Rock of Ballingly
Byrne, Michael, Ballynock
Byrne, William, Aughermon
Cleary, Martin, Maxboley
Cleary, Mrs., Maxboley
Codd, Thomas, Kilderry
Coghlan, R., Moortown great
Connors, Michael, Tullicanna
Cooper, Henry, Tullicanna
Cormack, John, Arnestown
Crane, Martin, Knocktartin
Crane, Philip, Marshalstown
Crosbie, James, Ballingly
Crosbie, P., Rock of Ballingly
Cullen, Thomas, Knockbine
Deigan, E., Tullecanna
Devereux, Andrew, Ambrosetown
Donohoe, James, Kilderry
Doran, John, Knocktartin
Ennis, John, Tullicanna
Ennis, Moses, Knocktartin
Gore, A., Quitchery great
Gorman, J., Walshgraigue
Handcook, John S., Coolbrook
Harpur, Walter, Busherstown
Keenan, Mrs., Tullicana
Laffan, J., Moortown
Long, Luke, Ballingly
M‘Grath, James, Knocktartin
Mayler, James E., Harristown
Meany, Denis, Moortown
Neville, J., Kilcavan
Pender, Jasper, Ballymitty
Pender, Laurence, Tullicanna
Redmond, Moses, Ballingly
Roche, P., Moortown
Ryan, James, Knockbine
Walsh, O’H. N., Ballymitty
White, Nicholas, Knockbine
White, Thomas, Kilcavan old mill
Whitty, John, Moortown great
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