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Copy correspondence between two generations of Perkinson and Monaghan family members, all connected with Croghan, near Birr, Co Offaly and the Irish Hills area of the state of Michigan, USA. Following the devastation of the Great Famine, John Monaghan emigrated firstly to Suffolk and then to Michigan, where he received letters from his sister, Mary and her husband William Perkinosn, pleading for assistance to also enable their family emigrate to America. The correspondence describes the effect of famine and emigration on the Croghan area. Their son William, who emigrated to Lancashire, also writes to his cousin in Michigan of the second generation with much the same request.

Copy rental of lands situated in Cloghan King's County to be sold in the Court of the Commissioners for the sale of Incumbered Estates in Ireland in the matter of the Right Honourable Charles William, Earl Fitzwilliam, of Wentworth, York. Lands to be sold on 15 April 1853.
Contains general summary of tenant names, acreage, rent, tithe charges and terms of tenure. Also contains copies of Ordnance Survey 6" maps.

Copy rental and particulars of the mansion house, demesne and lands of Emo Park, with the adjacent townlands situated in Portarlington, Queen's County. To be sold in the Court of the Commissioners for the sale of Incumbered Estates in Ireland in the matter of the estate of the Right Honorable the Earl of Portarlington, and the Right Honorable George Lionel Dawson Damer. Lands to be sold on 19 and 20 February 1852.
Contains general summary of tenant names, acreage, rent, tithe charges and terms of tenure. Also contains copies of Ordnance Survey 6" maps.

Photodiary by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ, recounting a visit to the Old Cemetery in Rahan to look for the remains of Rev. Henry Lynch SJ.

Medium-sized, leather hardback photograph album complied by Middleton Biddulph containing sepia-toned photographs, postcards and cuttings complied during 1870 and 1900, relating to Biddulph’s military career.

Medium-sized, leather hardback photograph album complied by Middleton Biddulph containing sepia-toned photographs, postcards, illustrations dated between 1870 and 1875. The album contains photographs relating to Biddulph’s military career, including the St Helier’s, Jersey, 5th Fusiliers; postcards and pictures from Scotland.

Medium-sized, leather hardback photograph album complied by Middleton Biddulph containing sepia-toned photographs, postcards and cuttings complied during 1870 and 1900, relating to Biddulph’s military career.

Large leather hardback photograph album complied by Middleton Biddulph containing sepia-toned photographs taken between 1901 and 1902. Mostly taken on visits to country houses around Ireland, Scotland and England, including: Charleville Castle, Tullamore, home of Lady Emily Howard Bury; Brookfield House Tullamore, home by Ernest Hamilton Browne; Geashill Castle; Kilocornan House, Clarinbridge; Annaghdown Castle; Ashford Castle; Ballyfin House; Rahan Lodge visit to Chillingham Castle, Northumberland; Dunglass; Newbrough House; a visit to Vera’s uncle, Edgar Flower in Middle Hall, Worchestershire; visit to the Flower family brewery in Stratford-on-Avon; visit to the Lakin family at The Cliff, Warwick.
The album also contains photographs of a Cake Fete at the Tullamore Tennis Ground in June 1901; portraits of tenants of the Rathrobin estate and schoolchildren from Mountbolous; a tour by the Royal Society of Antiquarians to Annaghdown, Cong Abbey, Ashford and Claregalway friary. While on a visit to Valencia, county Kerry, Biddulph also captured photographs of the recovery of the bodies of two local men and a Dutchman who was on his honeymoon who were drowned.

Medium-sized, leather hardback photograph album complied by Middelton Biddulph containing sepia-toned photographs taken between 1902 and 1903. The album contains mostly photographs taken on the Rathrobin estate, including views of the interior and exterior of Rathrobin House; household staff, servants and tenants; harvest time and men working on the estate; mares and foals belonging to Biddulph; exterior views of Annaghmore House.

Medium-sized, leather hardback photograph album complied by Middleton Biddulph containing sepia-toned photographs, taken between 1903 and 1904. A series of the photographs in this album were taken during the Gordon Bennett Motor Race in July 1903, and capture sites across Laois including; Stradbally; Rock of Dunamase; Foxcroft House, Portarlington. Also includes photographs of Braganstown House, Castlebellingham county Louth owned ny John Ribton Garstin; visit to the O’Connor Morris family, Gortnamona or Mount Pleasant, Killoughey, Ryllamore; mares and foals belonging to Dr G Moorehead of Tullamore; Fete Day at Castle Bernard [Kinnity Castle] attended by Lord Rosse, the fourth earl.