Killurin - 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.
Good Salmon and Trout Fishing.
THIS little village lies on the line of the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway, where it has a pretty station. It is seven miles from Wexford, twenty-two from Gorey, eight from Enniscorthy, and fourteen from New Ross. The principal land owners in the vicinity are Mr. William Davis, of Enniscorthy, and Mr. Richard Bolger, Dublin. The village is well sheltered with hills and plantations, and the houses are mostly slated and very neat and pretty. It is a quarter of a mile to the Railway Station, and to the Slaney. A large proportion of the inhabitants are fishermen, and cots are owned in Killurin and the small neighbouring places.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Rev. John Parker, P.P. Glyn.
PROTESTANT CHURCH (I.C)
Rev. Robert Burnett, Rector.
POSTMASTER.
William Powell
M. Powell, Assistant
CIVIL BILL OFFICER.
John Keating
DISPENSARY DOCTOR.
John Piggott, Glyn
RELIEVING OFFICER.
Marks Murphy
STATIONMASTER.
Thomas White
AUCTIONEER.
John Kelly
BANDMASTER.
James Boylen
BOOTMAKERS.
Connors, Martin
White, Thomas
BUTCHER.
James Codd
CARPENTERS.
Browne, Martin
Howlin, Moses
Jordan, Mogue
COOPERS.
Casey, John
Mulligan, John
GROCERS, FLOUR-DEALERS, &c.
Carley, Walter
Redmond, Nicholas, licensed to sell Spirits
HOTEL KEEPER.
John Bryan
MILLERS.
Hardy, John
Harpur, Thomas
PAINTER.
Carley, William
Maybank, Robt.
SMITHS.
Brien, Moses
Kelly, James
SPIRIT DEALER.
John Bryan
TAILORS.
Doyle, Nicholas
Grey, James
Stacey, William
FARMERS, LAND-OWNERS, &c.
(Postal District.)
Cliffe, John A., Bellevue
Clooney, Thos., Lambstown, great
Copelin, Thomas, Polehore
Doyle, Luke, Mountainmuck
Doyle, William, Mountainmuck
Hope, Thomas Smith, Bolabawn
Kehoe, James, Bregorteen
Laffan James, Kereight
Murphy, John, Coolfilawn
Parle, John, Kereight
Roche, John, Bregorteen
Sweetman, M. K., Lambstown, gt.
Whitty, Nicholas, Kereight
Brennan, Edward, Davidstown
Byrne, James, Boolabawn
Carley, John, sen., Cornwall
Clancy, Thomas, Ballyeaton
Cullen, Bart., Polehore
Cullen, John, Tinnekilla
Cullimore, John, Bulgan
Doyle, Robert, Redinagh
Duff, James, Bulgan
Franklin, Michael, Davidstown
Foley, Mathew, Corlican
Hanrahan, Walter, Cullentra
Harpur, Thomas, Carrigmannon
Hayden, James, Corlican
Hynes, Thomas, Boleybawn
Kavanagh, Richard, Corlican
Keating, John, Davidstown
Kehoe, James, Bolgerstown
Kehoe, Michael, Ballyvalogue
Kehoe, Thomas, Polehore
Kehoe, William, Ballybawn
Lacey, Edward, Bulgan
Lacy, Moses, Redinagh
Lacy, Thomas, Bulgan
Leacy, Pierce, Tinnakilly
Maddock, Christopher, Ballybawn
Maddock, Richard, Ballyvalogue
Maddock, Thomas, Corlican
Morrisy, Patrick, Corlican
Murphy, Daniel, Rowestown
Murphy, Simon, Ballyboggan
Parle, Michael, Tinnakilla
Parle, Patrick, Tinnakilla
Randall, John, Timber Agent
Roche, John, Ballygoman
Ryan, John, Davidstown
Ryan, Patrick, Ballygoman
Scallan, John, Corlican
Sinnott, John, Davidstown.
Sinnott, John, Keelogues
Sinnott, Laurence, Corlican
Sinnott, Patrick, Corlican
Wadding, Joseph, Bulgan
Walsh, James, Corlican
Walsh, John, Ballybawn
Waters, Edward, Cornwall
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