Killann - 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.
The directories are naturally an invaluable resource for those tracing family history. However, there are a few points to bear in mind.
- 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.
IN the midst of good tillage lands, six miles from Enniscorthy, is the village of Killann. It is sheltered by hills, and has plantations within a mile. There is a holy well in the vicinity, which was dedicated to St. Anne.
Rev. John Walsh, P.P.
Rev. John Druhan, C.C.
Rev. F. Finn, C.C.
Rev. J. S. Cooper, Rector, I.C.
Mrs. Tristram, postmistress
H. M. French, dispensary doctor
Patrick Stapleton, sergeant R.I.C.
Patrick Bolger, master N. school
Bridget Bolger, mistress N. school
William Neely, master Protestant school
BUSINESS BRANCHES.
Baker, Catherine Cousins
Grocers, Flour Dealers, &c., Mary A. Gorby, Ellen Magee, Mary Redmond (spirit dealer)
FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, Etc.
Binnions, John, Rathduff
Blacker, Rev. Robert S. C.,Woodbrook
Blanch, John, Garrawn
Breen, Mathew, Ballyhiland
Breen, Thomas, Rathnure up
Bryan, Simon, Milltown
Budgeon, Thomas, Ballindoney
Byrne, William, Askinvillar
Clare, Thomas, Tomanine
Connors, John, Ballindoney
Crozier, William, Grange lower
Deacon, John, Askinfarney
Deacon, Richard, Ballinluge E
Deacon, William, Rathfardin
Devereux, John, Aughnaclappa
Devereux, William, Askinvillar
Dunne, James, Knockmore
Dunne, John, Knockmore
Dyer, John, Garrawn up
Flood, John, Grange up
Foley, Michael, Killan
Frane, Edward, Knockmore
Gainfort, George, Grange
Gordon, James, Ballinlug E
Handrick, James, Rathfardin
Hawkins, Edward, Greenane
Hill, Richard W., Milltown
Jeykell, Philip, Grange
Jordan, William, Rathfarden
Kelly, Michael, Rathnure
King, Robert, Askkinvillar
Lacy, Thomas, Rathnure
Leary, Patrick, Askinvillar
Moffat, James, J.P., Ballyhiland
Murphy, John, Ballindoney
Murphy, John, Ballinlug east
Murphy, John, Rathnure up
Murphy, Robert, Rathfarden
Nolan, Mathew, Springmount
Richards, Edward Moore, Grange
Roe, Robert, Knockatubber
Rutledge, Francis, Coolbawn
Somers, Thomas, Grange lower
Summers, James, Garrawn up
Whelan, Peter, Grange
Williams, George, Askinfarney
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