Kilcommon, Tipperary - Book of County Tipperary, 1889
About “The Book of County Tipperary,” 1889
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. The Book of County Tipperary is the first of these to be made available on libraryireland.com, with its own search page. However, there are a few points to bear in mind.
- This online version 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.
To enjoy the rich variety of advertisements, confirm accuracy of the entries, or have a printed record of a family member, obtain an original or facsimile copy of The Book of County Tipperary.
Trout-Fishing.
Kilcommon is a village of twenty houses, in the parish of Templebeg, 16 miles north from Tipperary, and 10 miles south by east from Nenagh, the nearest railway station. The district is hilly, but good for pasture. During the season, May to December, a butter market is held every Monday. More than half the houses are thatched. A river running through the parish is very good for brown trout.
Catholic Church: Rev. Wm. J. McKeogh, P.P.; Rev. P. Graham, C.C.; Rev. G. C. Grace, C.C.
Dispensary: Dr. Jos. Power
Grocers: Jas. Doherty, James Hayes, Mrs. K. Ryan, W. Ryan
Grocers and Spirit Retailers: Mrs. My. Carroll, Mrs. C. M‘Cormack, Denis Ryan
Post M.: Jas. Doherty
R.I.C.: Sergt. Jh. Regan
School, Nl.: Fr. Banon, Jos. Dwyer, Ellen Clarke, My. Kevin
FARMERS AND RESIDENTS.
Barane, Mrs., Foiln’adrough
Butler, Mrs., Inchavarra
Casey, Mrs., Cuonmore
Casey, Mrs., Cummer
Casey, Mrs., Cuonmore
Doherty, Mrs., Inch
Hanly, Jas., Ruska
Hanly, Wm., Ruska
Hayes, Mrs., Croughafoil
Hughes, Mrs., Logbrack
Hunt, Vere, D. W., Cummermore
McCormack, Jno., Loughisle
McGrath, Jas., Loughisle
Malloney, Jeremiah, Loughile
Molony, Pat, Knocknabansha
Quinlan, Mrs., Foilnermore
Ryan, Jno., Loughisle
Ryan, Ml., Ruska
Ryan, Miss, Banquet Hill
Ryan, Mrs., Cummerbeg
Ryan, Mrs., Foilvahonomara
Ryan, Mrs., Kilcommon
Ryan, Mrs., Knocknakilla
Ryan, Mrs., Meanvee
Ryan, Owen, Shanballyedmond
Ryan, Patk., Knocknakilla
Ryan, Thomas, Kilcommon
Ryan, William, Knocknakilla
Ryan, Wm., Kilcommon
Ryan, Wm., Loughisle
Scanlan, Patk., Ruska
Scanlan, Ty., Loughisle
Scanlan, Wm., Loughisle
Slattery, Mrs., Loughisle