Identity area
Reference code
IE BCA ROSSE/M/37/2
Title
Letters from prisoners of war
Date(s)
- 1915-1919 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
c.750 items
Context area
Name of creator
(1873-1918)
Name of creator
(1882-)
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters from Irish prisoners-of-war in internment camps in Germany, mainly Limburg, to Lady Rosse either requesting assistance in the form of parcel aid or thanking her for parcels received. Prisoners are predominately from the Irish Guards but other regiments feature also.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Letters are arranged by date received.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
By confirmed appointment only.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Supplied for personal research and study only in accordance with the Copyright and Related Rights Act (2000).
Strictly no reproduction online, in print or broadcast without express permission of Birr Castle Archives.