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.
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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Notes: | Physical description: 12 boxes. |
Arrangement: | Fonds I. Estate. II. Family. |
Published / Created: |
1618-1965
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II.vi.10. Correspondence of Harriet Smyth,
1823-1845.
In Collection: | Holroyd-Smyth Family Papers, 1618-1965 |
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Description: | Contains letters about legal and financial matters relating to her husband's business affairs. Includes letters from James Shannon about finding a suitable Dublin house. Also contains a letter from Grice Blakeney Smyth [her brother-in-law] about Rowland Smyth's health and other family concerns. Correspondents include Hannah Baldwin, James Shannon, Francis Roberts, Westropp Watkins MacMullen, Oliver Jackson, John Caulfield Irvine, John Smyth, Joseph Lindsay Curtis, John Strange, James Jenkyn, Grice Blakeney Smyth, R.F. Peard, Margaret Fisher. |
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Created: |
1823-1845
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 29 items, 3 folders. |
Format: | Manuscript |
Call Number: |
MS 49,518/95
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Copyright owned by the National Library of Ireland |