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File of diaries belonging to Dora Turnor.

The diaries chart happy experiences with her family and friends. On 23 February 1883 Dora writes about time she spent in the south of France, 'Went to Monte Carlo. Lunched with Murrays. Drove to see palace at Monaco. Sat in garden with [Thoralds], I went to hear concert. Home at 5. Staid (sic) in salon till 10 pm. Mr J sang. Very hot & fine.' On 27 April 1885 she writes, ' Left Mentone at 2.30. Had carraige to ourselves got to Pegli at 9.30 pm pouring, pitch dark & no bus. Went to Grand Hotel. Met Capt. & Mrs Pryse (Pau) at station. Got 5 bunches of roses & 2 presents. Fine, hot.'

The diary also charts her relationship with Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and significant events such as her wedding on 25 July 1889.
'My wedding day. Drove to the church with Edie & Bert, St. Mary's Bolton . Afterwards to Edie's house. Bennie & I left (dark blue & gold silk dress) at 5.30, arrived at Stoke at 8.40 dropped down from [?]. Dull, heavy showers am, fine pm.'

The diary also explores difficult aspects of Dora's life such as her fathers death on 7 March 1886. 'B & I went to church am. Went to Papa's room for a few minutes till 3- again at 5- all was over by 5.15 Papa never spoke or opened his eyes all day...'.

Research on Ballinlough Tower House and Bawn, Co. Offaly (Parish of Borrisnafarney, Barony of Clonlisk). County Inventory Registration: 824.
Contains field sheet with details to level of preservation, nature of surviving structures, walls, earthworks, nearby waterways and woodland, cartographic evidence. Incl. sketches of the site, a written report over eight pages and 54 photographs.
Also seven torn out notebook pages with handwritten notes and rough sketches.

Research on Graffan Church and Graveyard, Co. Offaly (Parish of Templeharry, Barony of Clonlisk). County Inventory Registration: 661.
Contains field sheet with details to level of preservation, nature of surviving structures, walls, earthworks, woodlands, aerial photographs and cartographic evidence. Incl. sketches of site plan, a written report over two pages and twelve photographs.

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

‘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).

Abstracts of presentments granted and queries respited and discharged at the following sessions:
Lent Assizes, 1865
Summer Assizes, 1865
Lent Assizes, 1866
Summer Assizes, 1866
Summer Assizes, 1867
Lent Assizes, 1868
Summer Assizes, 1868
Lent Assizes, 1869
Summer Assizes, 1869
Lent Assizes, 1870
Summer Assizes, 1870

Annotated in parts by Henry Trench, particularly in relation to the barony of Clonlisk.

Sketch for a Gothick Loughton submitted to John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, 2nd Lord Bloomfield.

Research on Ballyknockan Fortified House, Co. Offaly (Parish of Ettagh, Barony of Clonlisk). County Inventory Registration: 867.
Contains field sheet with details to level of preservation, nature of surviving structures, walls, aerial photographs and cartographic evidence. Incl. sketches of exterior and interior elevations, a written report over six pages and 45 photographs.

Blueprint and sketch of Loughton greenhouse plan.

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.