Wexford County Fairs - 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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This List has been prepared with the kind assistance of Mr. Michael Kavanagh, Wexford, who has done all in his power to ensure its correctness. Some of the Fairs being movable, and others having an existence only in name, Mr. Kavanagh’s task has not been free from difficulties of a troublesome nature. It is understood that neither of us is to be held responsible for possible errors.

Pig Fairs are held in New Ross, Gorey, and Enniscorthy on the day previous to the Cattle Fairs.

January.

1. Carrig-on-Bannow

2. Taghmon

3. Wexford Town, Gorey

5. Newtownbarry

6. Crosshue, Oulart

10. New Ross

14. Ferns

16. Taghmon

19. Coolgreany, Castlebridge

22. Enniscorthy

24. Clonroche

28. Bridgetown

31. Gorey, Fethard

February.

2. Newtownbarry, Taghmon, Ballycanew

3. Wexford Town, Scarnagh

5. Carrig-on-Bannow

10. New Ross

11. Ferns

13. Clonroche

14. Bridgetown, Gorey

16. Coolgreany, Taghmon

17. Oulart

19. Castlebridge

21. Enniscorthy

23. Ballycanew

March.

2. Newtownbarry, Taghmon

3. Wexford Town

5. Ferns, Carrig-on-Bannow

9. Bridgetown

12. Caim

13. Clonroche

14. Gorey

16. Coolgreany, N.Ross, Castlebdge

17. Monamolin

18. Ramsgrange, Taghmon

21. Harrow, Enniscorthy

25. Ballyhack, Blackwater

27. Newtownbarry

30. Oulart

April.

2. Taghmon, Carrig-on-Bannow

3. Wexford Town

4. Gorey

6. Ferns, Limbrick, Killinick, Oulart, New Ross

11. Castlebridge

13. Bridgetown

15. Taghmon

20. Coolgreany, Clonroche

23. Scar, Ballycanew

25. Enniscorthy

29. Newtownbarry

May.

1. Ramsgrange, Wexford Town

2. Taghmon, Gorey

7. Carrig-on-Bannow

9. Enniscorthy

12. Tintern, Ferns

15. Clonroche, Foulkesmill

16. Castlebridge

18. Coolgreany, Limbrick

23. Newtownbarry

25. New Ross, Kilmuckridge

26. Killinick

27. Bridgetown

28. Taghmon

29. Blackwater

June.

3. Wexford Town

4. Carrig-on-Bannow

8. Enniscorthy

9. Camolin (Pattern)

10. New Ross, Blackwater

11. Scar, Clohamon

13. Castlebridge

15. Coolgreany, Ferns

17. Monamolin, Newtownbarry

20. Taghmon.

22. Banogue

24. Harrow, Nash

29. Ballyhack

30. Bridgetown

July.

2. Taghmon, Carrig-on-Bannow

3. Wexford Town

4. Gorey

6. Enniscorthy

8. Ferns

10. New Ross

13. Castlebridge

14. Clonroche, Bridgetown

16. Taghmon

20. Coolgreany

22. Newtownbarry

25. Ballyhack, Ballycanew

27. Tomhaggard, Caim

August.

1. Enniscorthy

3. Scar, Wexford Town

5. Bridgetown

6. Taghmon, Carrig-on-Bannow

8. Gorey, Castlebridge

10. New Ross

11. Blackwater

12. Ferns, Lady’s Island

17. Coolgreany, Nash, Scarawalsh

19. Clonroche

20. Newtownbarry

21. Limbrick

22. Taghmon

26. Enniscorthy

29. Gorey

September.

3. Wexford, Carrig-on-Bannow

4. Ferns

5. Bridgetown

7. Taghmon

8. Lady’s Island, Kilmuckridge, Ramsgrange

10. New Ross

17. Monamolin

19. Enniscorthy

21. Coolgreany, Killinick, Tintern

23. Ballycanew

24. Clonroche

26. Castlebridge, Newtownbarry, Gorey

29. Oulart, Ballyhack

October.

1. Carrig-on-Bannow, Taghmon

3. Wexford Town

10. Enniscorthy

15. Newtownbarry

19. Coolgreany, New Ross, Broadway, Bridgetown

20. Castlebridge

21. Taghmon

22. Clonroche

27. Mohurry

28. Foulkesmill

29. Ferns

31. Gorey

November.

2. Ramsgrange

3. Wexford Town

4. Newtownbarry

5. Scar, Carrig-on-Bannow

7. Mohurry

9. Camolin

10. New Ross

11. Tintern, Blackwater

12. Limbrick

13. Taghmon

16. Enniscorthy, Coolgreany

17. Coolgreany

18. Castlebridge

20. Nash

21. Ramsgrange

23. Ferns, Scarnagh

24. Clonroche

28. Gorey

30. Ballycanew, Bridgetown

December.

1. Taghmon, Harrow, Ballycanew, Killinick

3. Wexford Town, Carrig-on-Bannow

8. New Ross, Kilmuckridge

10. Coolgreany

12. Gorey

14. Newtownbarry

17. Monamolin, Bridgetown

18. Ferns

19. Taghmon

21. Ramsgrange, Coolgreany

22. Enniscorthy

26. Castlebridge, Clonroche

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