Newcastle, Clonmel - 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.
Salmon and Trout Fishing.
Newcastle is a village of 10 or 12 houses in the barony of Iffa and Offa, west, 7 miles, Irish, south-west from Clonmel. It is one of the best salmon stands on the Suir, and near it the Tar, a first-rate trout river, also runs. The land of the district is good. Oats and potatoes are the chief crops. A great many milch cows are kept by the farmers. Miss Eliza Perry owns the village and neighbourhood. On her property is the ruin of the castle from which the parish and village were named. At various periods it belonged to the Birminghams and Prendergasts, coming into possession of the Perry’s at the close of the revolution in which James II. and William III. were the chief actors. The picturesque ivy-covered ruin of the old parish church, in the immediate vicinity, divides attention with the castle.
Catholic Ch.: Rev. Dd. Hearne, P.P.; Rev. Wills Walsh, C.C.
Dispensary: Dr. J. J. Walsh
Draper: Rt. McCarthy
Grocers, [*] spirits: Mrs. E. Fennessy*, Rt. M‘Carthy
Post M.: Rt. McCarthy
FARMERS AND RESIDENTS.
Byrne, J., jun., Ballinamona
Byrne, Wm., Moloughnewtown
Condon, William, Augh’maun
Conners, John, Garrancasey
Dowling, Ptk., Curragh
Dowling, Wm., Curragh
Egan, John, Kilnacarriga
Fennessy, David, Kilnacarriga
Fitzpatrick, Edmond, Boolahallagh
Fogarty, Mrs., K’carriga
Hallinan, Francis, Middlequarter
Hallinan, Fr. jun., Middlequarter
Hallinan, Ptk., Augh’maun
Hickey, James, Boolahallargh
Hickey, Michael, Rathokelly
Lonergan, James, Clashganny W
Lonergan, Jeremiah, Curragh
Loughnane, Cor., Clashavougha
Mulcahy, Thomas, Knockperry
Magrath, John, Crohane
Maher, James, Frehans
Meskil, Patrick, Frehans
Morrissy, Mrs. C., Mullough Abbey
Morrissey, Wm., M’newtown
Mulcahy, J. R. (J.P.) Rossmore
Mulcahy, Wm., jun., Burgessland
O’Donnell, John, Kilmaneen
O’Donnell, Michael, Crohane
O’Donnell, Richard, Kilmaneen
O’Grady, D., Curraghcloney
Prendergast, Patrick, Rathokelly
Prendergast, Robert, Crohane
Prendergast, William, Rathokelly
Scully, Patrick, Flemingstown
Tobin, James, Curraghcloney
Walsh, Rd., Middlequarter