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Letters sent to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench. The letters in the file concern people or topics beginning with the letters H, I or L.

Examples of letters in the file include a letter from Henry Hollerbone dated 31 July 1874 enclosing a report on a copper mine; a letter from Samuel Lewis dated 12 January 1874 thanking Henry for his payment and a 10 March 1874 circular to Magistrates from T.H Burke, Dublin Castle regarding lunatic committals.

Two letter books belonging to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench. The books contains letters sent to and sent by Benjamin. The majority of the letters within the books concern Benjamin's involvement in horse breeding.

Personal topics are also briefly touched upon with two notable examples. The first is a letter from Herbert Kennan proposing that Benjamin and he only shake hands once and then 'drop this courtesy, which has existed too long without further explanation.' The second letter dated 7 December 1868 is from Henry Trench scolding Benjamin for borrowing money from D.A M'Cready and stating that he will no longer be allowed to use the account for personal expenses.

Letters sent to and sent by Dora Trench (née Turnor) between 1866 and 1898.

For much of their lives Dora Trench and Bertha Turnor spent their time traveling separately to places such as Cuba, Mexico, and Scandinavia. This sub-series contains letters recording their experiences, life events and well wishes for each other.

During 1894 and 1895 Bertha visited North America and Cuba, this file contains the letters she sent to her sister Dora Trench during this time.

In a letter dated 4 November 1894 she writes about Niagra falls,' Friday was a glorious day day, warm & bright. I spent all of it sitting in the sun, looking at the Falls from various points of view. I was not disappointed in them. They are grand in spite of everything having been done to spoil the place. There are great factories close by, worked by the water, the banks are linded with lifts & railways of all sorts to pull you up & down. You are pursued by guides & drivers & men selling shell boxes, photos & mugs with "Niagara" on there, as mementos & a huge advertisement of "Carters little Liver pills" is just above one fall!..'

She also writes of her disappointment with Cuba, ' ... I am much disappointed in Havana. There is nothing to remind one, one is in the tropics except the heat. It is just like Marseilles are one of the Sout European towns the same narrow ill paved streets, & the same street houses with the plaster peeling of & muels with bells and tassels, only there are no beautiful mountains & no interesting buildings & hardly any trees, which most tropical towns have...'

File of documents relating to the Loughton water supply.

Examples of documents contained within this file include the results of an analysis of the Loughton water supply carried out by the Royal Dublin Society, Leinster house; a drawing of Loughton Reservoir (Majors hill) 1897 and instructions as to water supply Hot and Cold Loughton.

Notebooks used to record books read and review said books. knitting patterns and instructions.
These notebooks were possibly owned by Dora Trench.

Copy of an indenture: This indenture made the ninth day of October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven between the associated Irish mine company of the first part, Brabazon noble senior late of Cronebane in the county of Wicklow but now of America, esquire of the second part, William Rowley late of Ravensworth in the county of Dublin in that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland but now of the city of Bristol in that part of the United Kingdom called England, esquire, sole assignee of the estate and effects of the said b.n bankrupt of the third part, Abraham Mills of the city of Dublin of the fourth part, and of militia of the fifth part. Includes Two copies of map of Cronebane in the county of Wicklow the state of the Associated Irish Mine Company and to which the deed refers.

18 June 1929 rental, particulars and conditions of sale of the lands of Castle Howard containing 198 acres and part of the lands of Cronebane containing about 70 acres, both statute measure, and both situate in the barony of Arklow and County Wicklow. to be sold by public auction by Messrs. James H. North & Co., auctioneers at their salesrooms 110 Grafton Street Dublin.

Also includes newspaper cuttings realting to the sale, a schedule of legal documents relating to the sale and two copies of a family tree of the Howard family.