Rosegreen, 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.
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Rosegreen, parish of Tullamain, is a beautifully situated village of thirteen houses, in the barony of Middlethird, 9 miles, Irish, north by west from Clonmel. It is 3 miles, Irish, south of Cashel, and 5 miles, Irish, west of Fethard, the nearest railway station. A portion of the district, called the Commons of Cashel, has rather poor land, but the rest is good. It is an excellent dairying country toward Fethard. Oats, wheat and potatoes are the principal crops. Within a short distance of the village there are remains of an extensive earthen fortification with masses of masonry like those to be seen after the explosion of a military mine. The earthen fort is on the farm of Mr. Wm. Anglim. It is about 100 yards in circumference, and has three ditches of considerable depth. Two other earthen forts, with single ditches, are within a quarter of a mile. There is a small tumulus in a field near the village which was once used for a fair green. The moat of Tullamain, from which the parish is named, being planted with forest trees, and occupying a considerable height, impresses itself upon the view from many points.
Catholic Ch: Cashel parish
Dispensary: Dr. Dl. Molony
Grocers: Ml. Donnell, Ty. Dwyer, Wm. Ryan
National League: J. Davin, sec.
Post Master: Thos. Keegan
R.I.C.: P. Higgins, sergt.
Schl. Nat.: T. Keegan, Mrs. K. Keegan
FARMERS AND RESIDENTS.
Anglim, Mrs. M. A., Rosegreen
Bergin, Patrick, Blackcastle
Casey, Richd., Rathmacarthy
Cleary, Edmond, Garryandrew N
Coffey, John, Bullockpark
Crowe, John, Kilbragh
Curran, John, Rosegreen
Donnell, Mrs., Ballydoyle
Downey, Jno., Railstown
Downey, Ml., Railstown
Downey, Ptk., Railstown
Dwyer, James, Railstown
Fitzpatrick, Ptk., Knockintemple
Flynn, Edw., Railstown
Flynn, Wm., Railstown
Grady, William, Blackcastle
Hall, Michael, Blackcastle
Heffernan, Ml., Ballyduagh
Heffernan, M., jun., Sandygrove
Heffernan, Mort., Lowesgreen
Hogan, Denis, Carron
Kearney, Jno., Railstown
Keating, Thos., Rathmacarty E
Leahy, John, Knockintemple
Long, Thomas, Blackcastle
Maher, Mrs., Blackcastle
Morrissey, Michael, Monameigh
Neill, Martin, Clashalaher
Neill, William, jun., Attykit
Quinn, Mrs. H., Kilbragh
Russell, Thos., Rathmacarthy
Ryan, John, Hill’s Lot
Trayer, Benjamin, Lyonstown