Identity area
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Contact area
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Address
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Description area
History
Birr Castle Archives houses 400 years of records of the Parsons family, the Earls of Rosse, who have lived in Birr since the early 17th century. The Rosse papers are one of the most important collections of manuscripts in private ownership in Ireland. Extending from the early seventeenth century, when members of the family first established roots in the country, to the present, the core of the family archive is provided by the papers of successive members of the Parsons family.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
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Finding aids, guides and publications
Malcomson, A. P. W. "Calendar of the Rosse Papers", Irish Manuscripts Commission (2008).
Access area
Opening times
Strictly by appointment. Please email [email protected] for more information.