Newtownbarry Business Branches - 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.
CLASSIFICATION OF BUSINESS BRANCHES, PROFESSIONS, Etc., Etc.
ATHLETIC CLUB.
P. P.Lawler, H. Lewis, secretaries.
AUCTIONEERS.
Cowan, Robert Annesley
O’Neill, Andrew
Lawler, Peter P.
BAKERIES.
Canning, M. A.
Guilbride, F. and S.
Kavanagh, Peter
LAWLER, DENIS
M‘Crea, Robert
Moore, Thomas
Morrissey, Michael
Murphy, Anne
BOOT & SHOEMAKERS.
P. Breen, Clinch Brothers, A. Doyle, W. Phillips, W. Thorp
BOOT & SHOE WAREHOUSES.
DORMER, ROBERT
Guilbride, F. and S.
Kavanagh, Peter
Lewis, Henry
Moorhead, Samuel
O’Neill, Andrew
BRASS BANDS.
Irish street—M. Morrissey, master
Main street—M. J. Murphy, master
BROGUE MAKERS.
M. Redmond, J. N. & M. Wall
BUTCHERS.
(See Victuallers.)
CARPENTERS.
T. Cowman, W. Kelly, J. T. and W. Roberts, J. Shanahan, M. Whelan, J. Willis
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Rev. Thomas Busher, P.P.
Rev. John Corish, C.C.
Rev. James Maddock, C.C.
CHINA AND DELF.
S. Moorhead, P. Reilly
CHURCH OF IRELAND.
Ven. John C. Archdall, Rector
Rev. Lambert Drapes, Curate
Rev. F. H. Battersby, Curate
CIVIL BILL OFFICER.
Owen Farrell
COACH BUILDER.
Robert Lothian
COAL DEALERS.
M. Dunbar, R. M‘Crea, T. Moore, S. Moorhead
CONVENT OF ST. MARY.
Mrs. Henihan, Rev. Mother
COOPERAGE.
Myles Reilly
CRICKET CLUB.
R. W. Hall-Dare, president; H. Lewis, secretary and treasurer
CORN MERCHANTS.
Bookey, Edward
DORMER, THOMAS & SON
Keating, John N.
M‘Crea, Robert
DISPENSARY DOCTOR.
George Vesey Wood, M.D.
DRAPERS.
Brennan, John
GUILBRIDE, F. & S.
Kavanagh, Peter
KEHOE, JAMES
Lewis, Henry
Malone, Anne
DRESSMAKERS.
M. Bond, Mrs. Foley, Mrs. Kelly, M. Lothian, Mrs. Moran, Misses Moorhead, Mrs. Murphy
DRUGS, OILS & COLOURS.
Marked thus * oils and colours only.
*Brownrigg, William
DORMER, ROBERT
Moore, Thomas
O’Neill, Andrew
EGG DEALER.
Thomas Keane
EMIGRATION AGENTS.
Thomas Arthur, R. A. Cowan, P. P. Lawler
ESTATE OFFICE.
Percival Atkin, under-agent
FEVER HOSPITAL.
G. V. Wood, Medical Officer
Jane Cleare and Bridget Somers, nurses
FLOUR, MEAL & BRAN.
[See also Millers.]
Bookey, Edward
Brownrigg, William
Cadogan, Thomas
Dunbar, Martin
Furlong, James
LAWLER, DENIS
M‘Crea, Robert
Morrissey, Michael
Nolan, James
Phillips, William
WALL, SAMUEL
GAME DEALER.
Patrick Nolan
GROCERS
(Who do not sell Spirits.)
Bookey, Edward
Brownrigg, William
Cadogan, Thomas
Furlong, James
GUILBRIDE, F. & S.
Lewis, Henry
Morrissey, Michael
Phillips, William
GROCERS
(Who are licensed to sell Wines and Spirits.)
Breen, William
Doyle, James
Dunbar, Martin
KEHOE, JAMES
LAWLER, DENIS
M‘Crea, Robert
Moore, Thomas
O’Connor, N. J.
O’Neill, Andrew
WALL, SAMUEL
HARDWARE, etc.
Brownrigg, William
DORMER, ROBERT
Moore, Thomas
Moorhead, Samuel
O’Neill, Andrew
HOTEL-KEEPERS.
W. Breen and N. J. O’Connor
INSURANCE AGENTS.
P. J. Denvir, F. & S. Guilbride, R. A. Cowan
LEATHER & FINDINGS.
Brownrigg, William
DORMER, ROBERT
Moorhead, Samuel
MANURES.
(See Seeds and Manures.)
MARINE STORES.
Ben Steacy, Pat Reilly
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. T. Forde, Minister
MILLERS.
DORMER, THOMAS & SON, Bunclody
Keating, John N., N’barry
MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS.
Mark Byrne, Michael Murphy
NATIONAL BANK.
P. J. Denvir, manager
F. P. Cullinan, accountant
P. T. Manning, cashier
PAINTER, &C.
Robert Lothian
PAWNBROKER.
Samuel Weir
PETTY SESSIONS.
Held fortnightly, on Saturday
Percival Atkin, clerk
PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS.
Dormer, J. E. (surgeon)
Wood, G. V. (M.D.)
POST-CAR OWNERS.
E. Bookey, M. Dunbar, N. J. O’Connor
POSTMASTER.
Robert Annesley Cowan
PROVISIONS (IRISH AND AMERICAN).
Bookey, Edward
Dunbar, Martin
Cadogan, Thomas
Furlong, James
LAWLER, DENIS
Morrissey, Michael
WALL, SAMUEL
RELIEVING OFFICER.
M. Murphy, Ballyboy, Ferns
ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY.
Patrick Delany, sergeant
SADDLERS.
Simon Blaney, Sam Ferns, Eben. Moorhead, Ben Stacy, William Young
SAW MILL.
Hall-Dare Estate
SAWYERS.
Edward Hickey and Son
SCHOOLS.
St. Mary’s Convent (Ladies Boarding)
National—Male—Martin Cowman, master. Female—St. Mary’s Convent
Erasmus Smith’s—D. Hewitt and Margaret Carley, teachers
SEEDS AND MANURES.
DORMER, ROBERT DORMER, THOMAS & SON
GUILBRIDE, F. & S.
Moore, Thomas
O’Neill, Andrew
SLATE QUARRIES.
Drimcree (Hall-Dare Estate)
GLASLACKEN (R. A. Cowan, manager—see advertisement, page 146.) [Not included in this online version—Editor]
SMITHS (FORGES).
P. Carton, S. Nolan, P. Keogh
SPIRIT DEALERS.
(See also Grocers.)
Mat Kinsella, N. Whitty
STAMP OFFICE.
F. & S. Guilbride
STATIONERS AND NEWSAGENTS.
(Marked thus * Stationers only.)
Cowan, R. A. (news-agent only)
*Dormer, Robert
Doyle, Mary
*Kehoe, James
Moorhead, Samuel
*WALL, SAMUEL
TAILOR S.
M. Brennan, T. Keane, B. Murray, C. Redmond
TEA MERCHANTS (SPECIAL).
Dormer, Robert
TIMBER MERCHANTS.
Dormer, Robert
Moore, Thomas
O’Neill, Andrew
TIN SMITH.
J. Berry
TOBACCO.
Nearly all the grocers sell tobacco
VICTUALLERS.
Henry Connolly, Edward Dillon, Wm. Franklin, Thos. Jordan, James Nolan
WATCH MAKER AND JEWELLER.
Moorhead, Samuel
WINE AGENT.
WALL, SAMUEL (W. & A. Gilbey)
WOOL MERCHANT.
Thomas Scott
YOUNG MEN’S MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
Managed by Committee
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