Gorey Alphabetical Directory - 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.
If names are not found under this head, see also County Directory, beginning of book, and the Gorey Classification of business branches, professions, etc., and Sub-Post-offices to Gorey. The word land after a name indicates that the person is a landowner or farmer.
Acton, John, Ballywilliam
Balf, Nicholas, land, Askakeel
Barber, J., land, Raheenagurren e
Barrett, Thos., land, Coolishal up
Bassett, Samuel, land, Clonsilla e
BATES & SONS, Coach builders, etc., Main st (see advt.)
BEDDY BROS., coach builders, etc., New rd. (see advt.)
Beddy, Robert (Beddy Brothers)
Bolger, A., dlr. in groceries, etc
Bolger, James, land, Clonsilla w
Brennan, Wm, land, Coolnaveagh
Butler, Ed., land, Ballycomclone
Butler, Richard, land, Knockduff
Butler, Wm., land, Ballycomclone
Byrne, George, land, Ballykale
BYRNE, JAMES, draper, etc., 71 and 81 Main st (see advt.)
Byrne, John, land, Courteencurragh
BYRNE, PATRICK, grocer, etc., 35 Main street (see advt.)
Byrne, Patrick, land, Barnland
Byrne, T., land, Raheengurren w
Canavan, David, land, Kilcavan lr
Carroll, John, land, Killineran
Cartan, Andrew, land, Ballygarrett
Carton, Thos., land, Cooleshall lr
Carty, John, land, Toberduff
Cole, Edward, land, town
Condron, Thomas, land, Kilmurray
COOKE, NATHANIEL, draper, etc., Main st (see advt.)
Cooke, Thomas, land, Aske
Cooke, Thomas, land, Ballytegan
Cooke, Dr. William, medical hall, Main street (see advt.)
Creane, Wm., land, Ballingarry lr
Creane, William, land, Creagh up
Creighton, Richard, town
Daulton, Walter, land, Island up
DAVIS, THOMAS, hydraulic engineer, etc., 88 Main street (see advt.)
Donnelly, T., land, Ramstown up
Donohoe, Daniel, land, Barnland
Donohoe, John, land, Ballywilliam
Dooley, James, land, Clonsilla e
Dowdall, George, land, Ramstown
Doyle, Edward, land, Kilcavin up
Doyle, Michael, land, Upr. Island
Doyle, Murtagh, land, Up. Island
Doyne, J. W. C., Seafield
Dunne, James, auctioneer, etc., Main street. Res.—Knockinagh (see advt.)
Earl, Isaac, land, Gorey hill
Earl, John, land, Banogue
Earle, Robert, land, Kilnahue
Earl, Robert W., land, Banogue
Earl, Thos., land, Mount Alexander
Earl, Wm., land, Courteencurragh
Esmonde, Sir Thomas H. G., Bart., Ballynestragh
Eyre, John, land, Kilpatrick
Fidler, William, land, Clonattin
Finn, James, land, Tuberduff
Finn, Myles, land, Killowan
Flaherty, Andrew, land, Mangan
Flusk, Michael, Main street
Flusk, William, town
Foley, William, land, Killynan
Free, John, town
Giles, William, land, Ballyrahan
Godkin, George, land, Kilnahue
Godkin, John, Kilcavin upper
Godkin, John, Main street
Goland, Patrick, land, Ballinglin
Goldsmith, George, land, Ballykale
Gordon, George, land, Killowen
GORDON, T. E., grocer, etc., Main street (see advt.)
Graham, William, grocer & farmer, Main street (see advt.)
Guise, Gen. John C., St. Waleran
Hanley, Wm., land, Ballycomclone
Hanstock, George, land, Ballykale
Harris, John, land, Gorey hill
Hollingsworth, Peter, Main street
Hughes, Michael, land, Clonsilla, e
Hughes, Michael, land, Tubberduff
Hughes, Peter, land, Tuberduff
Hutchinson, Isaac, Main street
Ireton, Robert, land, Bolacreen
Johnson, Wm., Ballinastraw lr
Kavanagh, Ed., land, Kilageran
Kavanagh, James, land, Island up
Kavanagh, John, grocer, etc., 1 Main street lower (see advt.)
Kavanagh, Patrick, grocer, etc., Main street (see advt.)
Kelly, Jn., land, Mount Alexander
Kelly, Wm., land, Courteencurragh
KIDD, Wm., commercial hotel etc., Main street (see advt.)
Kinsella, Daniel, land, Knockavota
Kinsella, Denis, land, Bolacreen
Kinsella, James, land, Knockavota
KINSELLA, MICHAEL & SONS, gen. merts (see advt.)
Kirk, Mrs. Alicia, Main st
Knox, Thos., groceries, The Park
Lacey, Pk., land, Mount Alexander
Laffan, John, land, Ballinstraw lr
Laffan, Peter, land, Ballyduff
Lawless, Isaac, land, Tinnock lr
Leggatt, Robert, land, Clonattin lr
Leggett, Robert, land, Mount Alexander
M‘Grath, Thos., land, Kilmurry
Masterson. Thos., land, Kilmurry
MULLIGAN, T., bakery, &c., Main st (see advt.)
Murphy, John, land, Kilpatrick
Murphy, Joseph, land, Aske
Murphy, Maurice, land, Bolacreen
Murphy, T., Groceries, Main st
Murphy, T., land, Raheengurren up
Murray, John, land, Ballinacarrig
Naughter, Charles, land, Kilmurry
Oaks, Wm., land, Ballinastraw up
Oughton, John, land, Killowen
Owen, George A., land, Ramsgate
Owen, Rd. C., land, Knockmullen
Owley, Edwd., land, Clonsilla w
Palmer, James, land, Gorey hill
Pierce, Roger, land, Ballykale
Pierce, Wm., land, Ballykale
Poole, John G., land, Ballyowen
Poole, John, land, Ballyowen
Poole, Wm., Ballyowen
Rathwell, John, land, Banogue
REDDY BROTHERS, Imperial Hotel, &c., Main street (see advt.)
Redmond, Michael, Main st
Redmond, Michael J., Millmount
Redmond, T., land, Tinnock up
Redmond, W., land, Gorey Bridge
Reid, Edward, land, Ballyscartan
Reid, Edwd, land, Raheengurrin e
Reid, Geo., land, Courteencurragh
Reid, Thomas, land, Ballyscartan
Ryneheart, John, land, Ballygullen
Savage, Wm., land, Gorey hill
Shea, Denis, land, Carrigbeg
Sheehan, W., land, Ballynestragh
Sheehan, Wm., jun
Smith, F., Masterson & Evans
Smith, John, Kiltennel
Smith, Terence (James Byrne), 71 and 81 Main st
Spencer, R., land, Ballycomclone
Spencer, T., land, Coolnaveagh
Spencer, W., land, Ballyscartan
Spencer, W., land, Ballytegan
Stafford, Patrick, land, Clonsilla e
Tisdall, C., land, Kilmichael lr
Trainor, Edward, land, Carrigbeg
Tyndall, A., land, Ballingarry up
WALL, HENRY, draper, Main st (see advt.)
Walker, Thomas, land, town
Walters, Gar., land, Ballywilliam
Waring, Joseph, land, Ballinclay
Warren, A., land, Carriganeagh
WARREN, GEORGE W, auctioneer, &c., New road (see advt.)
Warren, Joseph, land, Kilnahue
Webb, Margt. and Sons, grocers, &c., Main st. (see advt.)
WEBSTER, BENJAMIN W., builder and contractor, Main st. (see advt.)
Webster, James, land, Greagh lr
Webster, John, land, Aske
Webster, N., land, Ballingarry
Webster, T., land, Ramstown up
Weldon, G., M.D., Charlotte row
Whitmore, R., land, Westmount
Willoughby, C., Ballingarry lr
Willoughby, Wm., land, Kilmurry
Woodrooffe, Rev. A., Glandoran, lr
Woolohan, Wm., land, Cullinogue
Wybrants, Wm., land, Ashton
Young, Edward, land, Ballykale
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