Rossmore, Cashel - 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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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.

  1. 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.
  2. The text has been proofed with due care, but with large bodies of text typographical errors are inevitably bound to occur.
  3. 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.

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Rossmore is a rural post-office in the parish of Clonoulty, about 7 miles, Irish, north by west from Cashel, and 2½ miles from Gooldscross, the nearest railway station. Oats and potatoes are the principal crops of the district.

Grocers: Dl. Maher, Ds. Moore

Post M.: Ptk. Carew

R.I.C.: Sergt. P. Fogarty

School Nl.: Thos. English, Eliza English, Rossmore; Jerh. Ryan, Mrs. O’Brien, Turraheen

Spirit Retailer: Jas. Davern

Woollen Manftrs: Mulcahy, Redmond & Co.

FARMERS AND RESIDENTS.

Ahern, Cornelius, Glenough L

Carey, Patrick, Glenough L

Carew, Jeremiah, Doorish

Davern, Jas., Drum

Dwyer, Malachy, Rossmore

Hickey, Patrick, Glenough L

Horan, Cornelius, Torah

Horan, Ptk., Doorish

Horan, Ptk., Torah

Horan, Thomas, Torah

Keeffe, Daniel, Glenough L

Moore, Thomas, Glenough L

O’Keeffe, Mrs. May, Glenough

Ryan, Edmond, Glenough L

Ryan, Jerh., Glenough

Ryan, John, Torah

Ryan, Martin, Park

Ryan, Ml., Glenough

Ryan, Miss Bt., Turraheen

Ryan, Owen, Park

Ryan, Ptk., Glenough

Ryan, Ptk., Torah

Ryan, Ptk, Turraheen

Ryan, Ty., Glenough