Castlebridge - 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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CASTLEBRIDGE is in the barony of Shelmaliere East, three miles, English, to the north of Wexford, on the road to Gorey. Wexford is its nearest railway station. The inhabitants, about 400, for the greater part, are farm laborers. Large malt-houses give considerable employment. A market for grain is held every day in the season. A long and broad street, of thrifty appearance, is the main thoroughfare. There is good shelter for the houses lying in the hollow. A number of interesting ruins are in the neighbourhood, including Ballytramont Castle, Artramont Castle, Artramont Church-yard, Ardcolm ruined Church, and Ardcavan ruined Church. The Garrylough River joins the Sow below the village. There is good fishing, and excellent snipe-shooting on the Salt Marsh, of over 2,000 acres. Edenvale is within a short distance. See Wexford descriptive.
Rev. Myles Doran, P.P.
Rev. D. W. Redmond, C.C.
Rev J. G. Jacob, Rector (I.C.), Ardcolme
Catherine Dixon, Postmistress
David Haddon, dispensary doctor
Sergeant Ward, R.I.C.
Patk. Lennon, master Nat. School
Mary Barton, mistress do
Victoria Sherwood, mistress Protestant School
BUSINESS BRANCHES.
Butcher—Michael Murphy
Grocers who do not sell spirits—Mrs. Hayes, C. Dixon, J. Roche
Grocers, &c., who sell spirits—A. Delaney, E. Doyle, L. Gahan, P. Murphy, M. Quinn
Spirits only—J. Kelly
Maltsters—E. Kavanagh, W. B Nunn, M. Quinn
Millers—P. Breen & Son, J.Murphy, M. Murphy, P. Murphy, A. Shortall & Son, Messrs. Williams
Provisions—E. Doyle, J. Roche, M. Quinn
FARMERS, LANDOWNERS ETC.
Bolger, Patrick, Oldtown
Breen, James, Ballycrane
Byrne, Philip, Kilmisten
Carty, Henry, Castlesow
Carty, Leslie R., Galbally
Clancy, Francis, Ballyla
Clancy, William, Glasganny
Culleton, John, Ballyboggan lower
Daly, John, Kilcorral
Davis, James, Glebe
Dixon, Edward, Pollregan
Doyle, Edward, Kilcorral
Doyle, Jeremiah, Lacken
Doyle, William, Lacken
Francis, Thomas, Ballyboggan lr
Furlong, Mrs., Crosstown
Gainfort, Edward, Johnstown
Hayes, Nicholas, Garrygibbon
Hughes, Peter, Mullinagour
Jones, Frederick, Coole
Leary, Henry, Ballytramont
Leary, William, Turkyle
Le Hunte, Geo., J.P., Artramonte
M‘Owen, James, Kilcorral
Murphy, Andrew, Ballycrane
Murphy, Daniel, Knottown
Murphy, James, Ballyboggan lr
Murphy, Michael, Castlebridge
Newport, Stephen, Ardcavan
Parker, Owen, Killelan
Percival, William, Ardcavan
Rath, Moses, Clonashogue
Reck, Denis, Crory lower
Redmond, John, Ardcavan
Rossiter, Andrew, Craanagan
Rossiter, John, Garrygibbon
Scallan, Gregory, Ballyla
Shortall, James, Crory
Shortall, Peter, Ballyboggan
Sinnott, Edward, Ardcavan
Sinnott, Michael, Ardcavan
Sinnott, Thomas, Ballycrane
Stafford, John, Ballyboggan lower
Stafford, William, Ballytramont
Sunderland, Thomas, Kilcorral
Tierney, Michael, Kilcorral
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