Templemore Directory - 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
BUSINESS BRANCHES, PROFESSIONS, &c., &c.
[See also Templemore Alphabetical Directory, and the County Directory, page 53.]
AUCTIONEERS.
Cussen Jerome J., George st
Walsh, John, Main st
BAKERS.
See Grocers.
BANKS.
National, Main st., Edwd. T. Brady, mgr.; John Lloyd Hamilton, acct.; T. G. Webb, teller
Provincial, Bank st.,R. N. Somerville, mgr.; A. M. Leslie, act & teller
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Delahunty, Rd., George st
Grey, Edwd., George st
Murphy, Thos., George st
BUILDERS.
Also Monument Makers.
Bracken, Jos., Church st
Cussen, Rt., George st
CHINA AND GLASS.
See also Grocers.
Whittaker, Miss E. Main st
CHURCHES.
Catholic: Very Rev. Canon Wm. Meagher, P.P.; Rev. Ptk. O’Keeffe, C.C.: Rev. Ty. Heffernan, C.C.; Rev. Jas. Hickey, C.C.
Church of Id., Church st.: Rev. Geo. P. White, Rector.
Methodist, Main st.: Rev. Wm. Caldwell.
COACH BUILDER.
Burke, Thos., Main st
COAL.
See Grocers.
CONFECTIONER.
Dunne, Miss Bt., Main st
DISPENSARY.
Main st., Dr. Gerald Mitchell
DRAPERS.
Cussen & Co., George st
Fogarty Bros., George st
Meagher, Miss Mt., George st
Moffat, Robert, George st
EMIGRATION AGENTS.
Cussen & Co., George st
Doyle, P., Main st
O’Mullane, F. Talevera pl
Ryan, John, Main st
FISHING TACKLE.
Harkness, Wm. J., George st
Hilliard, John, Bank st
GROCERS.
Marked thus (*) sell spirits thus (†) hardware, thus (‡) seeds, thus (‖) coal, thus (t) timber, thus (d) drugs, thus (b) are bakers, thus (f) fruiterer, thus (l) leather.
Armstrong, Evans, Main st
*Bannon, John, Main st
Bracken, P., Church st
*Bradbury, Mrs. Anne, George st
Brennan, James, Main st
*Brown, Wm. Hy., George st
dBurns, Alex., George st
*Cahill, Miss Johanna, George st
*Cavanagh, John, Main st
*Clancy, Miss Mary, George st
*†‡‖Collier, John, Main st
*†‡Comerford, Thos., George st
*Costello, Mrs. My., Main st
*†‖bDelany, Jas., Main st
*Fennelly, Mrs. J., George st
*Fogarty, Mrs. Ellen, Barrack st
*Fogarty, Miss H., George st
fbGeoghegan, R., Main st
Harney, Mrs. Bt., Main st
Hickie, Miss N., Church st
*†‡‖Kelly, Jas., Main st
Kelly, Mrs. B., Main st
*bKiely, Thos., George st
*Kirwan, Miss Mary A., George st
*Lacy, Mrs. Bt., Main st
*Laffan, Mrs. M. K., Main st
*Laffan, Mrs. Mary, Main st
*bMackey, John, George st
*bMaher, Anthony, Main st
*Maher, Mrs. E., Main st
*Maher, Ptk., Barrack st
*Martin, Thos., Main st
*†‡‖Meagher, Dl., George st
*lMorkan, Mrs. J., Main st
*†‡bMorkan, Thos., George st
*†‡‖bMullaly, Edwd., Main st
*Nesbitt, Mrs. M. A., Main st
*tNesbitt, Thos., Bank st
*†O’Mullane, Francis, Talavera pl
lQuinn, John, Main st
†Rudd, Sl., George and Main sts
*Ryan, John, Main st
*bRyan, Mrs. Ellen, George st
*Ryan, Mrs. E., Main st
*†‡Ryan, Wm., George st
†‡‖lSearson, Fredk., George st
*Shortt, Chas. H., Main st
*Small, Mary,
*Talbot, Denis, George st
bThompson, Jno., Main st
*bTreacy, Ml., Main st
bWright, Mrs. Cath., George st
GUNSMITH.
Harkness, Wm. J., George st
HARDWARE.
See Grocers.
HOTEL PROPTRS.
O’Connell, Mrs. My., Main st
Townley, John, George st
MEDICAL HALL.
Mitchell, Dr. G., George st
MILITARY.
See also Co. Directory.
66th Regt., 2nd Batt. Royal Berkshire, Lt.-Col. T. S. Sinclair, Capt. R. Bray, Adjutant; Lt. C. Smith, Qr, Mr.; Dr. Exham, Surgeon.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
D. Talbot, sec.
NEWS AGENTS.
(*) Daily papers.
*Dwan, Ptk., Main st
Kelly, James, Main st
Meagher, Miss Mt., George st
*Rudd, Sl., George and Main sts
Talbot, Denis, George st
PAINTER.
Casey, John, George st
PAWNBROKER.
Ryan, Miss J., Main st
PETTY SESSIONS.
Every Wednesday; Stn. W. Boyton, Clerk
PHOTOGRAPHER.
Grey, Thos., George st
PHYSICIANS.
Birr, M., The Mall
Fennelly, William, The Mall
Mitchell, Gerald, Richmond
POST OFFICE.
Main st: Mrs. Alice Condon, P.M.
PROVISIONS.
See also Grocers.
Flynn, Mrs. E., Main st
RAILWAY.
A Dunbar, Station Master
R.I. CONSTABULARY.
Barrack, Main and Mary sts.: John Cosgrove, D.I.; John Griffin, H.C.
SCHOOLS.
Industrial School, Sisters of Mercy
National Schools, Males, Main st; Ptk. Owens, B.A.; Jas. Casey, Timothy Ryan; Females, Convt.
Parochial School (C.I.): Miss Fanny Alcock
SPIRIT RETAILERS.
See also Grocers.
Baldwin, Mrs. My., Barrack st
Bolger, Mrs. My., Church st
Cussen, Rt., George st
Dunne, Miss Bt., Main st
Hartigan, Mrs. My., Barrack st
Lanigan, Mrs. My., Main st
Lynch, Ptk., Barrack st
Mahony, Jas., George st
Ryan, Mrs. Mt., Main st
Treacey, Edward, Main st
Treacey, Miss N., Mary st
TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION.
P. Owens, B.A., Chairman; Jno. Shelly, sec. and treas.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS.
Wm. Ryan, Chairman; Thos. Comerford, Jerome J. Cussen, Thos. Kiely, Jas. Mahony, Stn. Fogarty, Thos. Clancy, Michael Treacy, Jno. Collier, Jno. Bannon, Ptk. Meagher, Dl. Meagher, Jno. W alsh, James Delany, Jno. Connolly
John Casey, Clerk; Michael Meagher, Sanitary Sub-Officer and Rate Collector; Gerald Mitchell, Medical Officer of Health
VETERINARY SURGEON.
Mahony, Jas., Main st
VICTUALLERS.
[*] Cattle Shippers.
*Casey, Wm., George st
*Davoren, Jerh., Bank st
Maher, Martin, Main st
WATCHMAKER.
McCullagh, Geo., Main st