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- [1913] (Creation)
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1 letter, 5 maps
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Lady Emily Alfreda Julia Bury was the youngest daughter of the 3rd earl of Charleville. She became heir to the estates at Charleville Forest when her uncle Alfred Bury, 5th earl of Charleville died leaving no male heirs. The title became extinct at this point. She married Captain Kenneth Howard an army officer, in 1881, and he assumed the additional surname Bury by royal license after their marriage. She had two children, Marjorie who died at 22 years of age, and a son, Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury, the famous mountaineer and explorer.
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Letter from the Estates Commissioners' Offices of the Irish Land Commission dated 12 March 1913 relating to the holding of Dr Moorehead on the estate map. The letter notes that it had been found necessary to amend the area of the holding.
Large hand drawn map (1900) of the townland of Clonagh East. Coloured lines on the map indicate property owned by Lady Emily Howard-Bury, property owned by Boylan, and an outline of a roadway involved in a right of way dispute. Map measures 107x65cm.
4 OS maps of the estate of Lady Emily Howard-Bury prepared by the Irish Land Commission.