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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.

Diaries written by Benjamin Bloomfield Trench.Benjamin used these to record appointments, social gathering and significant events.

The subseries also includes a diary which included a timeline of Dora Trench's death.

The Loughton papers are comprised of the records of the successive owners of Loughton, Moneygall, Co. Offaly and of other properties in the surrounding area including one in Co. Tipperary. The families documented within the fonds are the Bloomfields, the Trenches and the Atkinsons. The fonds mainly consists of documents originating from Benjamin Bloomfield Trench, his wife Dora Trench (neé Turnor) and their daughter Theodora Trench. The material dates from 1798 until the 1970s.

Benjamin Bloomfield Trench's school report from December 1857 to July 1858. The report lists the subject Benjamin took and also listed his grades.
Two copies of a newspaper article which appeared in 'The Sporting Life' on 6 May 1888, discussing Benjamin Bloomfield Trench's accomplishment of walking 100 miles in twenty-five hours.
Accident certificate issued by Dr Andrews. The certificate states that he attended to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench after a fall on board the R.M.S Doune Castle.
Passage written by Benjamin Bloomfield Trench on the topic of death: 'Fate was bringing death. We were guarding. We were fortifying the city. The enemies were fleeing. The giants were throwing darts. They were concealing the treasures. The physicians were healing. The clouds were covering the moon. I will lead you. I will speak to you I will remain within. You will fare well.'
Copy of 'A lecture on the history of the church of St. Mary of Ottery' delivered at the Church Institute on the 4th March 1897 by the Rev. F.B Dickinson, MA.
Army and Navy Cooperative Society Shareholder's ticket.
Catalogue of Antique and Modern furniture.
2 newspaper obituaries of Prebendary Webb Peploe.

File of newspaper clipping, programmes, letters, valuations and accounts relating to the death of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench who died 24 January 1926.

The file includes a copy of Benjamin's cash account, a copy of Benjamin's will, and newspaper obituaries. The obituary in the 'Offaly Chronicle' published on 4 February 1926 describes his death and life.
'Death has deprived us of an estimable gentlemen in the person of Mr Benjamin Bloomfield Trench, of Lougton, Cloughjodan, who passed away at his residence, 41 Onslow Gardens, London. He was the eldest son of Mr Henry Trench, of Cangort Park, Shinrone, and the Hon. Mrs Trench, daughter of the first Baron Bloomfield. He married, in 1889, Miss Dora Turnor, of Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, and leaves two daughters. Mr Trench had been a justice of the peace for Monaghan and a Deputy Lieutenant for County Tipperary. He was a member of the London Stock Exchange.
While in residence at Loughton, which, in recent years was, unfortunately, not frequent owing to the unhappy turmoil of the times , he was very popular and familiar figure, especially during the Great War, when he took an active interest in the advancement of the recruiting campaigns in and around his district and afterwards he evinced an especial interest in the well-being of those who responded. That the late Mr Trench was deeply devoted to Loughton was exemplified in his wish that his remains should be interred there, and they were accordingly conveyed home on Friday, and next day, in the presence of a large, representative and sympathetic assembly, laid to rest in the family burial place in the immediate vicinity of his residence. We joing with all friends in tendering to his daughters, Miss Trench and Mrs Lefroy, our sincere sympathy. We hope to publish next week a complete report of the funeral, etc.'

The file also contains an order of service for Benjamin's memorial held in St. Pauls, Onslow Square memorial on 30 January 1926 and two copies of the order of service in Borrisnafarney Church held on the same day.

File of records created in order to secure the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and Dora Turnor. The majority of the documents are from Weston & Sons 35, Essex street strand, London who acted as Benjamin's solicitors.

The file includes proposals for the marriage settlement, terms of settlement to be executed on the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield. Trench and Dora Turnor from , a copy of the epitome of Mr & Mrs Benjamin Bloomfield Trench's marriage settlement and a copy of the costs owed to Weston & Sons.

This file contains material relating to financial and legal matters.

Examples of records include bank records kept by Theodora Trench and Sheelah Lefroy., valuations and inventories of belongings of the Trench family used for insurance and inheritance purposes and records created in order to secure the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and Dora Turnor.