Arthurstown and Ballyhack - 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.
ARTHURSTOWN is a handsome village with 171 inhabitants, 9½ miles, Irish, from New Ross. It is situated 3 miles below the junction of the Barrow and Suir, on Waterford Harbour, and has a quay and pier 306 feet long. At the opposite side of the harbour is the well built village of Passage, Co. Waterford. Ballyhack, a fishing village of about 100 population, in which a fowl market is held every Thursday, and several old fairs, is one mile distant. It has a daily steamer service to Waterford. Lord Templemore is the owner of Arthurstown, and his beautiful residence, Dunbrody Park, is in the vicinity. The post-office is at Arthurstown.
Rev. T. Doyle, P.P., Ramsgrange
Rev. Pk. Doyle, C.C., Ballystraw
Rev. W. R. Supple, I.C., Clonsbarra
Israel Wallace, Post Master and Clerk of Petty Sessions. Court held first Thursday of each month
John De Rinzey, Dispensary Doctor; James Berney, Relieving Officer; Constable Morrison, R.I.C.
National Schools, Ramsgrange and Ballyhack, taught by nuns of St. Catherina’s Convent, Ramsgrange
BUSINESS BRANCHES.
Bakers, Coal dealers, etc.—Murphy, Sutton, and Quinn, Jas. Neill
Drapers—Murphy, Sutton, and Quinn, Margt. Olden, I. & W. Wallace
Grocers—Margt. Olden, I. & W. Wallace
Grocers and Spirit Dealers—John Commins and Bridget Roche, Ballyhack; Murphy, Sutton, and Quinn, and Jas. Neill, Arthurstown
FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, &c.
Ahern, John, Shelbaggan
Barron, James, Ramsgrange
Barry, David, Shelbaggin
Browne, James, Coole
Brown, James, Ballyhack
Brown, Wm., Ballyhack
Burke, Mathew, Coleman
Burke, Walter, Nook
Carroll, James, Coole
Carthy, Methew, Rathimney
Chapman, Michael, Ramsgrange
Cheevers, Peter, Ballyhack
Chichester, Hon. F., Coleman
Clegg, John, Kilbride
Colfer, James, Boderan
Colfer, Stephen, Boderan
Connors, Denis, Ballyvelig
Connors, Hugh, Rathimney
Connors, John, Saltmills
Connors, Philip, Monachee
Costello, John, Battlestown
Devereux, William, Shelbaggan
Devereux, Robert, Battlestown
Doyle, Francis, Boderan
Dwyer, Laurence, Boderan
Egan, Thomas, Boley
Elmes, Samuel, P., Ballinruan
Farrell, Joseph, Rosetown
Fenlon, Arthur, Coleman
Finn, John, Kilhile
Foley, William, Rathimney
Foren, James
Forrestal, Patrick, Boderan
Furlong, Patrick
Gunnip, Patrick, Nook
Hanlon, Michael
Howlett, John, Coole
Howlett, Michael, Shelbaggin
Howlett, Nicholas, Monacohee
Kent, Nicholas, Shelbaggan
Keogh, Patrick, Battlestown
Larkin, Francis, Rathimney
Larkin, Thomas, Tullerstown
M‘Grath, Thomas, Kilbride
Mealy, John, Ballyhack
Mowat, John, Shelbaggan
Murphy, James, Ramsgrange
Murphy, Patrick, Tullarst
Murphy, Peter, Ballyvelick
Murphy, William, Ballyhack
Neill, Michael, Rathimney
Neill, Patrick, Boderan
Power, John, Coole
Power, Michael, Tullerstown
Power, William, Ramsgrange
Rossiter, James, Battlestown
Shea, Thomas, Nook
Sinnott, James, Ramsgrange
Templemore, Lord, Dunbrody park
Wallace, Philip, Coleman
Walsh, James, Coleman
Walsh, John, Rosetown
Walsh, Michael, Ramsgrange
Walsh, Simon, Coleman
Walsh, Walter, Battlestown
White, William, Kilhile
Whitty, Peter, Coole
SUB POST OFFICES IN THE WATERFORD DISTRICT.
LETTERS addressed to residents of sub post-offices should have the name of the head office legibly written in the right lower corner of the envelope. The villages described in the following list, although in the County Wexford, are, for convenience sake, served through the Waterford post-office.
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