Broadway - 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.
IN the southern part of the Barony of Forth is the lake formerly called Lough-Togher, now better known as Lady’s Island Lake, from its holy island, which was once a famous place for penance. The lake is about two miles in length, and one in breadth, the village of Broadway being on a hill at the northern end, eleven miles from Wexford. Carne and Tacumshane are in the immediate vicinity. The principal landowners are Lord Keane, James Howlin, Matilda Segrave, and Richard Nunn. The nearest railway station, on Ballygeary line, is 2½ miles. A fowl market is held on Mondays and Saturdays, and fairs three times a year. The land in the vicinity is good for pasture and tillage. The smaller houses in the village, both thatched and slated, are in good repair. Handsome residences are owned in the neighbourhood by Dr. Whittaker, Broadway Cottage; Mrs. Codd, Ballytory Castle; Mrs. Segrave, Ballytrent; Mr. James Howlin, Ballycronigan. The vicinity is rich in ruins; Lady’s Island Castle, near the village, the Castle of Rathshillan, about a mile distant; Ballytory Castle, originally built by the Frenches, half-a-mile distant; Lady’s Island Church, Church of St. Margaret, and Church of Stonyford.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Very Rev. Thomas Roche, P.P.
Rev. Patrick Furlong, C.C.
PROTESTANT CHURCH (I.C.)
Rev. P. Foley, Rector
METHODIST CHURCH.
Circuit Minister
POSTMASTER.
James Purcell
DISPENSARY DOCTOR.
William Whittaker
NATIONAL SCHOOL.
Mary Parle, Mistress
Anne Marley, Assistant
FIFE AND DRUM BAND.
Stephen Row, Master
Andrew Murphy, Secretary
Andrew Mitty, Treasurer
BAKERS.
Doyle, Thomas, Broadway
White, Margaret, Lady’s Island
BOOTMAKERS.
Corish, Patrick
Fahy, John
M‘Hugh, John
Pettit, Patrick
Redmond, Edward
CARPENTERS.
Hopley, John
Marley, Edward
Pettit, Patrick
Potts, Robert
DRAPER.
Bridget Moran
GROCERS, FLOUR DEALERS, &c.
(Those marked thus* are licensed to sell spirits.)
Delaney, John
Devereux, Richard
*Doyle, Thomas
*Hopley, Mary
Murphy, Nicholas
Pettit, Kate
*Scallan, Thomas
*White, Margaret
HARNESS MAKERS.
John Kehoe
MANURE AGENT.
James Doyle
MILLERS.
Furlong, K.
Ryan, Nicholas
Wall, John
MILLINERS.
Codd, Bessy
Sinnott, Ellen
NEWS AGENTS.
Doyle, Thomas
White, Margaret
PAINTER.
John McCracken
POST CAR OWNER.
Mrs. Hanton
SMITHS.
Devereux, John
Doyle, James
TAILORS.
Codd, Peter
Marlow, John
Rossiter, Richard
FARMERS, LAND-OWNERS, &c.
(Postal District.)
See also Tacumshane.
Barry, R., Ballyreilly
Boggin, M., Cousinstown
Bolger, R., Rathmore
Byrne, Laurence, Cotts
Burke, D., Kisha
Codd, W., Bonargate
Davis, W., Eardownes little
Davis, S., Grange
Devereux, J., Tomhaggard
Devereux, Laurence, Ballymurry
Doyle, N., Eardownes
Druhan, D., Lady’s Island
Fitzhenry, J., Ballyreilly
Fortune, Robert, Allenstown
Goff, Denis, Allenstown big
Hore, Edmond, Coldblow
Howlin, James, Ballycronigan
Keating, Patrick, Ballyconnor
Lambert, Stephen, Killilane
Leary, R., Killilane
Meyler, M., Sigginstown
Moore, Thomas, Ballare
Neville, Thomas, Killiane little
Parle, John, Ballyreilly
Parle, Patrick, Ringknock
Pettit, Patrick, Ballycushlane
Pettit, William, Rathmore
Rashford, John, Ballysampson
Roche, Thomas, Summertown
Rochford, John, Ballyhote
Pierce, Andrew, Ballyknocken
Ronan, John, Ballymurry
Segrave, Matilda, Ballytrent
Sinnott, Margaret, Castle
Sinnott, William, Sigginstown
Stafford, John, Grogan
Stafford, Matthew, Knockhowlin
Stafford, Nicholas, Ballyhote
Walsh, J., Killiane great
Walsh, N., Rostoonstown
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