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Letters to Father Provincial from Frs. Aloysius Sturzo (1 item, first page missing), William Delany, (on financial and administrative matters relating to the College) (2 items) and Thomas Molloy, on relations between the College and the local clergy and the question of land and farms in the vicinity (1 item).

3 letters from W Adams to Lord Digby regarding agreements on rent payments on tenancy in Ballydownan, Geashill Estate.

Largely empty, quarto volume into which the 4th Earl has stuck ‘puzzles’ and other jokes, one of the jokes being a characteristically illegible letter to him from Lord Ashbourne [Lord Chancellor of Ireland], c.1886-1903; and largely empty folio volume, dated 1823, but containing [a child’s?] ms copy of parts of the Book of Survey and Distribution for Co. Galway, [c.1880s?]

A booklet of detachable postcards Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the Carthusian religious order. It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, north of the city of Grenoble in France.

File of embroidered work carried out by the Trench family.
The file includes three embroidered sashes decorated with flowers and autumnal colours, an embroidered purse and an embroidered baby's shoe.
A copy of 'How to make slip covers dressing tables and bedspreads' by Helen Koues 1944.
Typed instructions to knit a cap muffler.
Dress patterns from 'Vogue pattern'.

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...'.

File of Quotations and extracts possibly collected by Dora Trench.

A copy of the translation of certificate on postmortem examination of body of Mr Herbert B. Turnor made on 3rd August 1881 at Duryn, Ladak [India]. Also included in the file is a statement made by Domingo Francis Fernandez regarding Turnor's death.

This file contains a copy of the Will and Codicil of Georgiana Trench. Also included in this file is a letter from Weston solicitors 35 Essex Street, London, England. In this letter Weston states that he only has one part of the will dated 11 June 1881and that he encloses a copy of said will and the codicil.

Two letters from Eva Sophia Marsh at Rockfield, Moate, County Westmeath, to her brother-in-law Dalkeith Holmes Plunkett-Johnston regarding her sister Lizzie Helen Fuller's poor health.