Tagoat - 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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The directories are naturally an invaluable resource for those tracing family history. However, there are a few points to bear in mind.

  1. 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.
  2. The text has been proofed with due care, but with large bodies of text typographical errors are inevitably bound to occur.
  3. 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.

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TO the south-east of Wexford, seven miles, the rural village of Tagoat occupies a beautiful hollow, surrounded by hills and plantations. The nearest railway station is Rosslare, two miles. The chief event of each week is the fowl market on Monday. No fairs are held.

CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Rev. Thomas Clooney, P. P.

Rev. F. Ennis, C.C.

PROTESTANT CHURCH (I.C.)

Rev. P. Foley, Kilscoran, Rector

POSTMISTRESS.

Catherine Browne

DISPENSARY DOCTOR.

William Whittaker, Broadway

ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY.

James Conlan, sergeant

NATIONAL SCHOOL.

John Whitty, master

Mary Whitty, mistress

COAL DEALER.

Thomas Codd

DRAPER.

Thomas Codd

DRESSMAKER.

Elizabeth Stafford

FLOUR AND PROVISIONS.

Catherine Browne

BOOTMAKER.

Stephen Bolger

CARPENTER.

Robert Stafford

GLASS, CHINA AND DELF.

Kate Redmond

GROCERS.

Brown, Catherine

Roche, Catherine

MILLERS.

Barry, James, Slad

Boggans, Thomas, Milltown

SMITHS.

Blake, Patrick

Codd, William

FARMERS AND LAND-OWNERS.

(Postal District.)

Barry, Richard, Ballygarvey

Boggan, Thomas, Milltown

Browne, Laurence, Bayell little

Byrne, James, Ballybro

Byrne, James, Shilmaine

Byrne, John, Ford of Lyng

Codd, John, Slad

Codd, Thomas, Grahormack

Connor, Edward, Ballymurragh

Connor, Patrick, Lake big

Cooney, Nicholas, Fiveacre

Cousins, Michael, Mauritiustown

Devereux, Pat, Ballyminaun great

Devereux, Walter, Ballygarvey

Doogan, Laurence, Walsheslough

Doogan, Nicholas, Whitehouse

Doyle, N., jun., Eardownes great

Doyle, Patrick, Brittas

Ennis, John, Bing

Etchingham, Charles, Bearlough

French, James, Ballyell little

Furlong, Patrick, Bearlough

Furlong, W., jun., Hayesland

Gibbon, Edward A., Bearlough

Gibbon, Edmond A., Rosslare

Harper, James, Maytown

Hayes, James, jun., Lough

Hayes, John, Ballell big

Hayes, Nicholas, Lough

Hegan, J., Ballygillane little

Hore, Patrick, Maytown

Howlin, Patrick, Ballyell big

Irwin, Henry, Bearlough

Keating, P., Ballyconnor little

M‘Cabe, John, Waddingsland

Moran, Thomas, Rosehill

Murphy, Edward, Brittas

Murphy, James, Muckranstown

Murphy, P., Ballyell little

Murphy, Thomas, Blunsheens

Neill, L. Ballygillane big

Roche, Nicholas, Slad

Rossiter, Laurence, Milltown

Sandwith, Henry, Ballyhire

Scallan, Richard, Shilmain

Scallan, Nicholas, Shilmain

Sinnott, John, Tenacre

Sinnott, William, Yoletown

Synnott, John, Grahormack

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