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‘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).

Research on Kilcomin Church and Graveyard, Co. Offaly (Parish of Kilcomin, Barony of Clonlisk). County Inventory Registration: 666.
Contains field sheet with details to level of preservation, nature of surviving structures, earthworks and walls. Incl. sketches of site plan, a written report over four pages and twelve photographs.

Research on Kilmurryely Church and Graveyard, Co. Offaly (Parish of Kilmurryely, Barony of Clonlisk). County Inventory Registration: 674.
Contains field sheet with details to level of preservation, nature of surviving structures, earthworks and Cartographic evidence. Incl. sketches of site plan, a written report over four pages and 17 photographs.

File of documents relating to the land commission.

Included in this file are two copies of Court of the Irish Land Commission Land act 1923 and a schedule of areas for townlands, Ballinlough, Clynoe and Moneygall.

Envelope of leases and deed of conveyance of Bruckera, Brockerybeg, Cushnavanlagh, Gortgreen and Ardgoga [see Q/21. In date order.]

Envelope of leases of Derrinduff, baronies of Ballybritt and Clonlisk. [In date order.]

Envelope of leases of Powlduff, barony of Ballybritt. [In date order.]

Envelope of leases of the Shinrone estate (Shinrone, Cloughmoyle, Manure, etc) owned jointly by the 2nd Earl of Rosse and the Lloyd family of Gloster. Leases of this property seem to have continued to be made jointly, in spite
of the partition effected in 1806 [see E/37. In date order.]

Research on Loughan Church and Graveyard, Co. Offaly (Parish of Finglas, Barony of Clonlisk). County Inventory Registration: 682.
Contains field sheet with details to level of preservation, nature of surviving structures, walls, earthworks, waterways, photographs taken, aerial photographs and cartographic evidence. Incl. sketch of a site plan, a written report over two pages and eight photographs.

The documents within this file relate to the maintenance and care of Loughton forest.

A 1947 report states that Loughton forest is 'uniform in age and in the species of trees they contain-they are mature woods- I would guess the age as well over 100 years'. The report also describes the forest in detail point and features an area by area breakdown based on tree type. The forest is largely made up of Beech and Oak trees.

The file also encloses a letter from Mr Peter Joseph Murphy, 'Tulach Dore Lodge', Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Leix (Laois) applying for job as a wooding steward. He also encloses references.