Letters and documents relating to George Garvey's work as agent for Benjamin Bloomfield.

Sub-series of documents relating to the the sale of Loughton house, the upkeep of the house and construction projects under taken of the house.

File of documents relating to an 1872 attempt to sell Loughton house.
Included in this file are an advertisement for sale of the house and a map of the house division of Loughton dated 6 March 1872.

File of documents relating to the Loughton water supply.

Examples of documents contained within this file include the results of an analysis of the Loughton water supply carried out by the Royal Dublin Society, Leinster house; a drawing of Loughton Reservoir (Majors hill) 1897 and instructions as to water supply Hot and Cold Loughton.

Blueprint and sketch of Loughton greenhouse plan.

File of letters relating to Loughton House.

Examples of letters include a letter from the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench dated 20 November 1900
'Dear Sir,
Your letter of 16th inst. received, and I send you herewith for your information some copies of audited balnce sheets of Co-operative Dairy Societies which I hope will be useful to you. I hope the project of starting a co-operative Creamery for MoneyGall may prove successful. We shall be glad at any time to give you any information or advice in our power.'

Also included is a letter from James Guilfoyle, John Murphy, and John Healy dated 25 November 1895
'Sir,
We the undersigned having had the misfortune of being found trespassing on part of your property known as the lands of Clinoe with dogs in our possession on the 20th inst by Mr George [Frend] of Silver Hills, and for which we tender an apology to your honor and by to assure you that it being our first time in trespassing on your property that during our natural life we shall never attempt to repeat such an act. By hoping that this apology will satisfy your honour and again we say that we [resoundingly] report what we have done. With profound respect we beg to remain yours honour's most obedient servants.'

Files relating to Borrisnafarney Church which was built in 1829 with funding from Thomas Ryder Pepper. This subseries deals with church funding, repairs and an attempt to join Borrisnafarney with Aghnameadle.

‘W’ and ‘’Y’ - principally Edward Walsh (town clerk of Birr, who writes about all manner of local government matters), Harold J. Wiley & Co., insurance brokers of Dublin (who write about Birr Castle insurance), Mrs F. White Spunner of Milltown Park, Shinrone, King’s County (whose estate Garvey managed [although, apart from these letters, no other record of this agency survives in the archive at Birr Castle]).

Includes minor letters from Captain P. Wall, Castle Barracks, Birr (1922-1923).

Schedules of applications, and Abstracts of presentments granted, queries respited and discharged at the following sessions:
Lent Assizes, 1871
Summer Assizes, 1871
Lent Assizes, 1872
Summer Assizes, 1872
Lent Assizes, 1873
Summer Assizes, 1873
Lent Assizes, 1874
Summer Assizes, 1874

Annotated in parts by Henry trench, particularly in relation to the barony of Clonlisk.

Research on Clashagad Lower Tower House and Bawns, Co. Offaly (Parish of Dunkerrin, Barony of Clonlisk). County Inventory Registration: 834.
Contains field sheet with details to level of preservation, nature of surviving structures, walls, earthworks and a nearby stream. Incl. a sketch of the site, a written report over two pages and 17 photographs.