Oulart - 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.
OULART is nine miles to the east of Enniscorthy, its nearest railway station. It is in the Barony of Ballaghkeen, and ccupies the eastern slope of Oulart hill. Population about 100, mostly farmers. The vicinity is historical, from the fact that the first shot of the Rebellion of ’98 was fired here. The rebels were attacked in their camp by a detachment of the North Cork Militia, with the result that the lieutenant and three privates of the latter only escaped. There are ruins of a church at Meelnagh, a mile and a-half from the village. On Tuesday of every week there is a foul market, and four fairs during the year.
Rev. P. Kenny, P.P.
Rev. F. Corish, C.C.
Rev. C. E. Morrow, Rector (I.C.)
Moses Murphy, Postmaster
S. G. Lee, Petty Sessions Clerk. Court held third Tuesday of each month
Sam Wade, C.B.O.
Dr. J. A. Ryan, Medical Officer Dispensary and Fever Hospital.
Jerome Murphy, R.O.
Sergeant John Walsh, R.I.C.
Mr. Byrne, Master Nat. School
B. Murphy, Mistress Nat. School
BUSINESS BRANCHES.
Grocers—J. Kelly, M. Murphy, Mrs. Quinsey, L. Smyth, Edwd. Stephens
Spirit Dealers—J. Kelly, M. Murphy
FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, Etc.
Bennett, Arnold, Ballinahoun
Bolger, J., Raheenaskeagh upper
Bolton, William, Island
Bourke, Mrs.
Brien, Peter, Monawilling upper
Byrne, Michael, Raheen
Cassidy, John, Raheen
Connolly, Edward, Ballytarsna
Cooney, H., Kilnamanagh upper
Cooney, Myles, Raheenduff
Dempsey, John, Ballinerode
Dempsey, Moses, Monawilling
Devereux, E., Raheenduff
Devereux, John, Raheenduff
Doran, Miles, Ballinvack
Doyle, Felix, Raheenaskeagh lr
Earl, Robert, Ballynahoun
Fitzgerald, Garret, Knockskemolin
Foxton, John, Glenranny
Foxton, Thomas, Dranagh
Hayden, Wm., Monawilling up.
James, Edward, Ballynahoun
Kavanagh, Michael, Glenranny
Kelly, Peter, Raheenaskeagh up
Kinsella, Owen, Monawilling
Lee, John, Kyle
Lindon, James, Killagowan
Mithen, J., Monawilling lr
Mitten, L., Tubberlamina
Murphy, M., Garrybran
Meythen, P., Raheenduff
O’Neill, John, Moneyboe
Philips, John, Garrybran
Prendergast, L., Glenagark
Rath, John, Raheenduff
Rice, Michael, Ballinerode
Rynhart, Thomas, Glenagark
Stamp, John, Oulart
Stephens, Edward, Oulart
Sutton, Simon, Ballytarsna
Turner, John, Oulartwickbeg
Walsh, George, Island
Walsh, J., Raheenskeagh
Webster, Robert, Raheen
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