Correspondence of the 4th Earl
- IE BCA ROSSE/M/4
- File
- 1868: N.D.: 1895
Part of The Rosse Papers
Correspondence of the 4th Earl about yachting, Cowes, etc. [See also J/25 and 0/8.]
Parsons, Laurence, 4th Earl of Rosse
Correspondence of the 4th Earl
Part of The Rosse Papers
Correspondence of the 4th Earl about yachting, Cowes, etc. [See also J/25 and 0/8.]
Parsons, Laurence, 4th Earl of Rosse
Correspondence of the 4th Earl with Sir H[enry] Hervey Bruce and others
Part of The Rosse Papers
Correspondence of the 4th Earl with Sir H[enry] Hervey Bruce and others about misrepresentations of the 4th Earl in evidence before the select committee on Irish industries.
Parsons, Laurence, 4th Earl of Rosse
Letters from John Rice Lamb to William Lamb.
Part of Woodfield Papers
Eleven letters from John Rice Lamb at Dundalk Gaol (Jail), Dundalk, County Louth, to his nephew William Lamb at 6 Coyngham Road, Phoenix Park, County Dublin, as well as the Government Prisons Office, Smithfield, County Dublin.
Correspondence of Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston and Lizzie Fuller.
Part of Woodfield Papers
Correspondence between Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston, and her mother Lizzie Fuller.
Leases of premises in Castle Street
Part of The Rosse Papers
Box of leases of premises in Castle Street, including a lease and counterpart lease of ‘Crotty’s Church’, 1837 [see E/11], and papers relating to the sale of a Castle Street fee farm grant to the personal representatives of Claude Corcoran. The box also includes a large folder of correspondence about the Birr Trustee Company’s proposed purchase of Spinner’s
Bistro in Castle Street, which was eventually bought by another party.
In-letters from correspondents whose names begin with ‘A’ and ‘C’
Part of The Rosse Papers
Box of in-letters from correspondents whose names begin with ‘A’ and ‘C’, including correspondence about Sir Nesbitt Armstrong’s trusts, and letters from James Callaghan (a thatcher employed by the Rosse estate), from the ‘Chief of Staff, January 1923’ about the occupation of Birr Castle by the Free State Army, from W. Y. Chisholm (manager of the Rosse sawmill [see Q/327]), from Miss Edith A. Cramer, [see M/18], from Messrs Coutts & Co., etc.
Includes: Letter from Padraig Ua Maolchatha, Col. Comdt., G. O. C. 3rd Southern Command, Roscrea: I am directed by the Chief of General Staff to inform you that it will not be possible to evacuate any portion of the premises occupied by the troops before Christmas. I am at present unable to give you any idea when we may be able to evacuate Birr Castle but assure you that we will not occupy it any longer than necessary. I regret being unable to facilitate Lord Rosse’s family in this matter but trust that the owner will appreciate the circumstances which force us to remain in occupation.’ (4 December 1922)
Includes letter from Capt. F. O’Brien for the Chief of General Staff, Dublin, to Toler Garvey: ‘I have been in communication with the General Officer Commanding of the Area who informs me that we was aware of game being shot on the Rosse Estate, but did not prevent it, as he was not aware that the game was preserved.’ (8 January 1923)
Honeymoon letters from Constance Lamb to Maria Blanch Plunkett-Johnston
Part of Woodfield Papers
Letters from Constance Lamb on her honeymoon with Francis William Lamb, to her mother, Maria Blanch Plunkett-Johnston at Rockfield, County Westmeath. She writes of her and Francis Lamb's visits to Belfast, Roslin Chapel, Roslin Castle, Greyfriar's Bobby, Edinburgh Castle, and King Arthur's seat.
Letters addressed to Reverend Abraham Stritch Fuller.
Part of Woodfield Papers
Four letters addressed to Reverend Abraham Stritch Fuller.
General political and patronage correspondence of the fourth and fifth earls
Part of The Rosse Papers
Includes letters about Disestablishment, Poor Law reform, Orangeism, Conservative registration, Home Rule and the Irish Land question. Also includes letter from M. McCormack, CC, Kinnitty to Lord Rosse concerning agrarian dispute in Kinnitty parish between Francis Foley and Delaney at Newtown (3 March 1911).
Parsons, Laurence, 4th Earl of Rosse
Two letters from Harrold Gillingham to Doctor Francis William Lamb.
Part of Woodfield Papers
Two letters from Harrold E Gillingham at 432 West Price Street, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, to Doctor Francis William Lamb at Manchester University, Manchester, England, regarding the Fuller family mentioned in Miscellanea Genealogia et Heraldica.