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This file relates to the Atkinson family who took possession of Loughton and its estate in 1975 after the death of Sheelah Lefroy and Theodora Trench. Includes two certificates appointing Richard Frederick Atkinson to military positions in the infantry (1869) and as a Lieutenant in the Sixty-Seventh Regiment of Foot (1871). Also included in the file is a list of Major A.G Atkinson's deeds and papers, taken from Cangort, Shinrone, Co. Offaly and donated to the National Library. Examples include a 'copy of a translation of letters patent to Sir Edward Polton, solicitor-general, of Pallace and other townlands in Queens Co.; the manors of Prassil and Corduff in Co. Dublin; and the late Abbey of Bective in Co. Meath. 1639, Declaration of trust (French to Atkinson) about the purchase of lands in Co. Galway, 1702.

1870-1951 Series of original bundles of tenants’ proposals or agreements for and surrenders of conacre, grazing, weekly, monthly, yearly and caretaker lettings [most of them relating to King’s County and Birr, but some of them quite possibly
relating to the Tipperary estate. Ideally these papers should be integrated with Q/17-90, but as the labour involved in so doing would be considerable, and as they are distinguished from the earlier leases by their temporary nature, they have been left in their original state, except that they have been reduced to rough chronological order, as follows:

Includes details of date of entrance, register no., pupil's name, date of birth, religious affiliation, residence, occupation of parent, any previous schools attended, examination results, attendances.

Cash books for the Charleville Estate.

Twenty-seven lists of jurors prepared by the clerk of Tullamore Poor Law Union, James McKenna, using data from the rate-books as collected by the poor rate collectors throughout the union. The broadsheets list the identified jurors alphabetically, with their address, occupation, the extent of rateable property and the location of the property. Exemptions are noted as per legislation, on the basis of age, property ownership, ill-health, disability, and profession. Printed by R. Willis, stationer, Tullamore.

National and local newspapers and occasional periodicals all with a nationalist outlook, particularly focusing on the 1916 Rising and later, the 1932 Eucharistic Congress in Dublin. Many of the newspapers were grouped together and stitched into brown paper enclosures.

Annual reports, accounts and rentals relating to the Geashill and Roskeen Estates sent by land agent, Reginald Digby to the 9th Lord Digby.

Details to daily attendance of pupil, by name. Also includes their date of birth, date they entered the school, numbers of pupils in the class and number of pupils in the school.