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Irish genealogy website directory.
www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/bassett1875/bassetts_1875.htm
Description:
Published in Limerick in 1875, this edition of Bassett's Directory of Limerick City and County and Principal Towns of Clare, Tipperary and Kerry contains the names of members of the clergy, gentry, public officials and trades and business people. The County Clare section, reproduced here, covers the towns of Ennis, Killaloe, Ballina, Bird-Hill and Kilrush.