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.
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 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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