Puckane, Nenagh - 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.
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Puckane is a village of thirteen houses, nearly all thatched, in the parish of Killodiernan, barony of Lower Ormond, 4½ miles, Irish, north of Nenagh. A part of the land of the district is light, but has a limestone basis, and is good for sheep. There are ruins of an ancient church at Johnstown Park, and of Knigh, Urra, and Annagh castles, in the locality.
Catholic Ch.: Rev. Patrick Flannery, P.P.; Rev. John O’Mally, C.C.
Church of Id.: Rev. Frederick Samuels
Dispensary: Dr. Rt. L. Morton
Grocer: Jno. Kennedy
Groceries and Spirits: Thos. Francis, Jno. Gavin
Post M.: Jno. Kennedy
R.I.C.: Sergt. R. Mullins
School, Nl.: Wm. Haugh, Mrs. A. Griffin
FARMERS AND RESIDENTS.
Cleary, Wm., Johnstown
Courtenay, Ml., Knigh
Darcy, Daniel, Kildangan
D’Arcy, Mrs. Bt., Killdangan
Delany, Miss My., Ballyhogan
Dwyer, Philip, Knigh
Dwyer, Philip, Frolick
Gleeson, John, Johnstown
Gleeson, Ml., Killodangan
Gleeson, Patrick, Ballyhogan
Gleeson, Stephen, Urra
Grace, John, Ballyanny L
Harty, John, Knigh
Headech, J. R. (J.P.), Johnstown pk
Headech, Jno., Johnstown Park
Hogan, Cornelius, Urra
Hogan, Mrs. Bt., Larkin’s Hill
Kingsley, Mrs., Riverview
Love, John, Annagh
Lynch, Jno., Knockanacarten
Magrath, Patrick, Killard
O’Brien, Michael, Ballyhogan
O’Connell, John, Ballycolleton
Rochford, Thos., Ballyanny L
Ryan, Mrs. A., Urra
Slattery, Hugh, Kiladangan
Slattery, John, Blackfort
Starr, Wm., Claree
Studdert, Mrs. E., Lodge
Tuohy, Lce., Cameron
Tuohy, Michael, Annagh
Webb, W. T., Ballycraggan