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.
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.
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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