Holroyd-Smyth Family Papers,

1618-1965.

Family and estate papers of the Holroyd-Smyth family of Ballynatray,Co. Waterford. Estate papers include conveyances, leases, rentals, surveys, maps and labour accounts for their holdings in Waterford, Limerick and Cork. Also contains papers for the Grice family of Co. Limerick and the Moore family of Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Richard Smyth married Alice Grice, daughter and co-heir of Richard Grice of Ballycullane, Co. Limerick in 1683. The papers of the Moore family came into the collection due to the marriage of Charlotte Mary Smyth to Charles William Moore, 5th Earl Mount Cashell in 1848. Among the family papers is a large collection of correspondence, the majority of which is that of Richard Smyth (1796-1858)of Ballynatray. The family papers also include a substantial collection of legal and financial papers, genealogical material and photographs, as well as marriage and testamentary material.

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Holroyd-Smyth family
Moore family
Grice family
Ballynatray (Waterford : Ireland)
Notes:Physical description: 12 boxes.
Arrangement:Fonds
I. Estate. II. Family.
Published / Created: 1618-1965
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II.iv.6. Copy of ' A journal of the siege of Hopton Castle',

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Holroyd-Smyth Family Papers, 1618-1965
Description:A 19th century manuscript copy of an account of the siege of Hopton Castle in Shropshire written by Samuel More, c.1644.
Transcriber not identified, note on first page states 'The underwritten, I copied from a paper of Mr. Littleton Browns, which he told me he copied from the original letter, lent him by my father; which I have since recovered, and it is now in my possession.' The copy is mentioned in the correspondence of the Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl of Mount Cashell see letter dated 30 March 1875 [NLI MS 49,518/99].
Main Creator: More, Samuel
Created: n.d.
Language:English
Extent:26 pp.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,518/76 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Copyright owned by the National Library of Ireland