Context: Letter to Violet Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath, from her sister-in-law Lilian Bonham, of Hollymount House, Co. Mayo,

Letter to Violet Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath, from her sister-in-law Lilian Bonham, of Hollymount House, Co. Mayo,

3 October 1922.

The letter relates for the most part to Bonham's efforts to secure a governess, but reference is also made to the political unrest in locality of Hollymount. She describes the resulting disruption to the postal service, weekly raids on their home at night and destruction of bridges in the area.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Bonham, Lilian, b. 1884
Contributors:	Hamilton, Violet
Format:	Manuscript
Subjects:	Ireland > History > Civil War, 1922-1923
Notes:	Physical description: 2 pp
Arrangement:	Sub-fonds
Published / Created:	1922

Hamilton of Hamwood Papers, 1785-1939.

I. Literary Papers, 1788 -1887.
II. Personal papers and correspondence, 1785-1937.
III. Family and Estate Papers, 1826-1975.
- III.i. Documentation relating to the finances of the Hamilton family of Hamwood, Co. Meath, 1826-187...
- III.ii. Map of the Hamwood estate, Co. Meath, [n.d.]
- III.iii. A history of the Hamilton family of Hamwood, Co. Meath, written by Caroline Hamilton, ca. 1...
  - Notebook, containing a manuscript draft of Caroline Hamilton's history of the Hamilton family of Ham...
  - A short history of the Hamiltons of Hamwood : and their antecedents /
- III.iv. Documentation relating to the history and genealogy of the Hamilton family of Hamwood, Co. M...
  - Bound volume, containing notes on the genealogy of the Hamilton family made by Charles William Hamil...
  - Index tables to the families of Hamilton /
- III.v. Obituary of Colonel Henry L'Estrange Malone, 1894.
- III.vi. Photocopy of a document forwarded to the Hamilton family of Hamwood, Co. Meath by Burke's Pe...

Letter to Violet Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath, from her sister-in-law Lilian Bonham, of Hollymount House, Co. Mayo,

3 October 1922.

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939.
Description:	The letter relates for the most part to Bonham's efforts to secure a governess, but reference is also made to the political unrest in locality of Hollymount. She describes the resulting disruption to the postal service, weekly raids on their home at night and destruction of bridges in the area.
Main Creator:	Bonham, Lilian, b. 1884
Created:	1922
Extent:	2 pp
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 49,155/42/2 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:	Copyright owned by the National Library of Ireland.