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Minute book of North Offaly GAA Sub-committee

“The North American Market and Irish Mist – prepared for SRA Associates of London” (photocopy), including market analysis of North America with structure and trends, selection of an US importer by a European distiller, marketing, current role of US market for Irish Mist with sale numbers, advertisements from differing liqueur companies, Harry P. Greenwald, USA, 1981;
“Irish Mist – The search for a new US Importer”, Greenwald, alternative for US importer Heublein, analysis of other importers, 1981;
US market: copies of outgoing letters and letters lodged in the bank, register of sales and marketing costs in relation to the US market 1956 – 1966;
Company history, development and perspective (marketing presentation for North American market), 2 printouts, M.G Jaffray, 1981;
List of Irish Mist Stockists, New York and other states, late 1950s - early 1960s
Resume of Irish Mist promotions in New Jersey, 1963

Deeds and correspondence relating to the Abbeylands (part of Millbrook)

Book listing in alphabetical order the addresses of the next of kin of the members of the Jesuit community at Tullabeg.

Research on Newtown Stronghouse and Bawn, Co. Offaly (Parish of Roscomroe, Barony of Ballybritt). County Inventory Registration: 876.
Contains field sheet with sketches of site plan, exterior and interior elevations, a written report over nine pages, a two page report outlined into sections to site, windows, cubbyholes, heating, timber flooring, roofing, bawn walls, defensive features and comments as well as 41 photographs.

File of newspaper clippings which cover a wide range of topics such as 'Feeding the strawberry plantation', 'The Norwegian anthem', 'Jerusalem artichokes' and The King's Christmas broadcast.
The file also includes six copies of the Nenagh Guardian, one copy of the Offaly Chronicles and the 19th September 1916 copy of Irish life.

File of newspaper clipping concerning the tragic death of Lady Harriet Hugh Adelaide Bury, second daughter of the late Earl and Countess of Charleville, who fell down the stairs at the family seat, Charleville Castle, Tullamore. Lady Harriet, described as “a fine, promising child” was only seven years old. Following the death of her father, she, with her brother and sister were “made wards of Chancery” and resided with one of their guardians, the Hon. Alfred Bury in the family residence, Charleville Castle, “who watched over them and their bringing up with paternal care and solitude”. The accident happened when returning from the nursery after washing her hands, she attempted to slide down the banister, “which was highly polished and as slippery as glass”, and lost her balance and fell.

Newspaper cuttings relating to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Jesuit house at Tullabeg; Booklet for the anniversary mass concelebrated by Most Reverend John McCormack, Bishop of Meath.

File of newspaper clippings relating to Kenneth Howard, later Howard Bury.
Includes results of a public schools contest between Harrow, Eton and Rugby, in which Howard, representing Eton, showed “remarkably fine shooting”.
Includes the award by the Council of Military Education to the gentleman cadets, including the award of a small aneroid barometer for second artillery to Howard.
Includes the visit of the Marquis and Marchioness Lansdowne and a party of friends, among them Kenneth Howard, to the bacon curing establishment of Mr. Thomas Harris of Calne, where the party “expressed their delight at the ease, rapidity and cleanliness with which all was managed”.
Includes visit by the Marchioness of Lansdowne to Lady Louisa Howard, daughter of the third Marquis of Lansdowne, at Hazelby, near Newbury. Lady Louise, described as a “remarkable lady” is ninety years old and has been widowed since 1882, when her husband the Hon. James Kenneth Howard, son of the sixteenth Earl of Suffolk, passed away.