A collection of estate and personal papers generated by the Mahon family, Ahascragh, County Galway, relating to their estates in Counties Galway and Roscommon, 1690-1957. Including tithe deeds; lease agreements; Estates Commissioners and Land Commission Papers; estate accounts; labour accounts; estate rentals; estate correspondence; the Famine; agriculture; income tax; maps; surveys; valuations; marriage settlements; testamentary material; commissions and appointments; political material; photographs; family history and genealogy; legal material; financial papers; household and family accounts. Also includes papers relating to the Mahons of Beech Hill and the Clanricarde family of Portumna House.

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Bibliographic Details

Main Creator:	Mahan family
Contributors:	Mahon, Ross, Sir, 1725-1788 Mahon, Ross, Sir, 1763-1835 Mahon, Ross, Sir, 1811-1842 Mahon, Ross, Sir, 1696-1767 Mahon, Bryan, d. ca.1695 Mahon, Bryan, Captain, d. 1719 Mahon, James Fitzgerald Ross, Sir, 1812-1852 Mahon, William Vesey Ross, Sir, 1813-1893 Mahon, William Henry, Sir, 1856-1926 Mahon, George Edward John, Sir, 1911-1987 Shaen, Arthur, Sir, 1695-1725 Kelly family of Muckloon, County Galway Cullen family Mahon, Edith Augusta, Lady, 1878-1964 Irish Land Commission Irish Unionist Alliance Galway War Fund Association Galway Landowners Association Primrose League more
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects:	Clanricarde, Earls of Weston House (Galway, Ireland) Castlegar House (Galway, Ireland) Beech Hill House (Galway, Ireland) Belleville House (Galway, Ireland) South African War, 1899-1902 Administration of estates > Ireland > Galway (County) Administration of estates > Ireland > Roscommon (County) Rawmarsh (England) Tarmonbarry (Roscommon, Ireland) Oughterclooney (Galway, Ireland) South Africa Ireland > History > War of Independence, 1919-1921 Ireland > History > Rebellion of 1798 Ireland > History > Famine, 1822 Ireland > History > Civil War, 1922-1923
Notes:	Physical description: 114 boxes Finding aid available: NLI Manuscripts Collection List No. 175. more
Arrangement:	Fonds I. Estate Papers. II. Family Papers.
Access:	Readers consulting manuscripts in the National Library of Ireland are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
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