Ballycarney - Wexford Guide and Directory, 1885
About “Wexford County Guide and Directory,” 1885
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. However, there are a few points to bear in mind.
- This online version of Bassett’s Wexford County Guide and Directory 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.
IS a picturesque little village on the Slaney, midway between Enniscorthy and Newtownbarry. It has the ruin of Ballycarney Castle, a pretty bridge, and protestant church. Plantations are numerous, and good shelter is provided by the surrounding hills. Within a mile or two of it are several handsome private residences, including those of Mr. William Rudd, Munfin; and Mr. W. H. West, J.P., Farmly.
Rev. P. S. Weldon, Rector (I. C.)
Margaret Doyle, Postmistress
P. Ward, sergeant R. I. C.
CRICKET CLUB.
Kyran Doherty, secretary
GROCERS AND PROVISION DEALERS.
Marked thus * are Spirit Dealers.
*Catherine Lambert, *Simon Lambert, P. Foley, M. Doyle, M. Connor, R. Stedman
FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, &c.
Bolger, Timothy, Munfin
Breen, Mary, Tombrack
Byrne, Andrew, Tomanoul
Coe, William, Tomadilly
Doyle, Martin, Munfin upper
Doyle, Moses. Ballycarney
Farrell, L., Tombrack
Kehoe, S., Tincurry
Kent, Wm., Corah
Lewis, Thomas, Tombrackwood
Malone, Moses, Tombrick
Milne, George, Ballymorgan
Murphy, Pierce, Tomanoul
Neill, Joseph, Tombrick
Nolan, Dan, Ballyboy
Nolan, T., Tombrackwood
Rudd, Wm., Munfin
Seabrook, Joseph, Corah
Seal, Edwin C., Tincurry
Sommers, M., Tomgarrow
Sparks, Alice, Tincurry
Swayne, John, Scarawalsh
West, W. H., Farmly
Walsh, John, Tombrack
Whitty, James, Tombrick
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