Papers of the Wolfe family of Forenaughts, Co. Kildare. The collection consists for the most part of the papers of Col. John Wolfe M.P. and reflect his involvement in the Kildare Militia and Forenaughts Cavalry, the active role he played in opposing the United Irish Rebellion in Co. Kildare, the continuing political and social unrest in the county over the proceeding decade and his correspondence with various members of the Dublin Castle administration up to 1814. The collection also includes some correspondence of Col. Wolfe's brother the Rev. Richard Wolfe (1787-1841) who inherited Forenaughts in 1816, and George Wolfe (1859-1941), whose military and later parlimentary career as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD for Kildare are evidenced in the papers. The collection also contains fragmentary material relating to the Burgh family of Limerick (largely 17th and 18th century), other members of the Wolfe family and their various connections through marriage.