Bree - 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.
THIS village is situated on the hill of the same name, in a beautiful country, good for tillage. It is 4½ miles from Enniscorthy. Macmine, the nearest railway station, being 3 miles. A fowl market is held on Tuesdays. The Boro river flows in the vicinity. See Wilton Castle, Enniscorthy descriptive.
Rev. John Scallan, P.P., Bree
Rev. P. Sheil, C.C., Galbally
Rev. Edward Ferrar, Rector (I.C.), Clonmore and Templescobin
GROCER & SPIRIT DEALER.
Mark Doyle
MILLER.
Wm. Doyle, Clough
FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, &c.
Abraham, P., Raheenahoon
Alcock, Harry (Col.), Wilton Castle
Aspel, Mrs., Galbally
Brawders, M., jun., Curraghnabola
Brawders, Thomas, Clonmore
Breen, James, Wilton
Breen, L., Clonmore
Broomfield, George, Sparrowsland
Bryan, Loftus A., Bormount
Carton, Richard, Ballybrennan
Coates, D., Kilgibbon
Codd, Mark, Garr
Cogley, Patrick, Donanore
Connors, James, Ballinvarry
Connors, Michael, Bree
Cowman, P., Garrenstackle
Crean, Walter, Ballyeland
Cullen, James, Ballybrennan
Davis, R. J., Clonmore
Doran, Owen, Loughgarrold
Doyle, Mathew, Ballybuckley
Doyle, Owen, Galbally
Fenlon, T., Tomfarney lower
Flood, M., Garrenstackle
Foley, John, Ballyhogue
Freeman, John, Ballybrennan
Kelly, John, Macmine
Kenny, Mrs.
Keogh, David, Macmine
Leacy, John, Macmine
Lett, H. A., Kilgibbon
Maddock, Bart., Carrig
Morrissey, John, Ballybrittas
Murphy, John, Carrig
Parle, J., Garranstackle
Perry, Geo., Carrigenane
Richards, Mrs., Macmine Castle
Robinson, John, Macmine
Robinson, Mrs., Clonmore
Sinnott, James, Ballyhogue
Stafford, Mary, Galbally
Stafford, Thomas, Galbally
Tyrrell, Peter, Cooltigue
Whelan, M., Sparrowsland
White, John, Galbally
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