Is the Bassett Guide available? Tom Draper (searching Dreapers id Castlecomer and Fowlers in Gowran) On Thu, April 19, 2007 3:02 am EDT, irl-kilkenny-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > > Add/check your County Kilkenny surname at: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Kilkenny/ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Bassett's Kilkenn Guide & Directory 1884 (Pat Connors) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:49:09 -0700 > From: "Pat Connors" > Subject: [KILKENNY] Bassett's Kilkenn Guide & Directory 1884 > To: irl-kilkenny@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > This is now on cd. Use google to find where you can buy it. > > > BASSETT'S KILKENNY GUIDE & DIRECTORY 1884, (1884) 2007 > > Bassett's County Kilkenny is both a directory and a guide to the > entire county in 1884. It is one of the most important sources > published for late nineteenth century Kilkenny, recording details > (addresses and occupations) for around 10,000 people in the county. > It contains 360 pages of detailed information, as well as an > excellent full colour map. The book begins with the history, > economy, geology and social life of the county. This is followed by a > full directory for every town and village, giving the names and > details for all office-holders, professionals, merchants and > tradesmen, as well as a full alphabetical directory of farmers and > other residents not listed by trade. > > There is a detailed introduction to each town and village, with > information about the economy, history, religion, railways, post, and > general character of the place. It includes an extended treatment for > Kilkenny city, and the towns of Callan, Castlecomer, Graigue, and > Thomastown, as well as entries for 44 other towns and villages. The > book finishes with an index of places, a list of fairs and markets, > and includes many commercial advertisements. > > > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the IRL-KILKENNY list administrator, send an email to > IRL-KILKENNY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the IRL-KILKENNY mailing list, send an email to > IRL-KILKENNY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KILKENNY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of IRL-KILKENNY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 40 > ******************************************* > > > >

I read where it is out on CD. Check google to find out where you can buy it. Is the Bassett Guide available? Tom Draper (searching Dreapers id > Castlecomer and > Fowlers in Gowran) > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com