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Estate papers comprising of estate accounts, tenancy agreements, farms accounts, land titles and correspondence.

An artificially constructed collection of generally dissociated documents relating to the Charleville Estate and the Bury family/earls of Charleville. Contains some legal documents such as marriage settlements and leases; correspondence relating to financial matters on the Charleville Estate and associated estates, e.g., the Marlay estate.; newspaper cuttings on various members of the Bury family; and correspondence and drawings relating to the Bury family jewels.

Lease between Charles Moore and Richard Mason of Knock for the Mansion House of Croughon with outhouses, orchards, gardens, and the domain lands of Croghan containing in the whole 300 acres and turf bank in Croghan and for three lives for the sum of £160, and £168 during the lives of Richard Mason Junior and Clark. Note on lease that it was surrendered March 1739.

Lease between Charles Moore and John Dames for 'part of the lands of Croughon [Croghan] commonly called the Big Hill comprised of 90 acres and bogg' for three lives paying yearly rent of £51 15s.

Rental proposal by Lady Emily Bury to Alexander Carlisle for lands at Croghan for the term of 6 months at the rent of £1 18s.

Deeds of lease and assignments relating to the Bury family's holdings of lands and properties across King's County.

Farm account books and invoices relating to Kelly Farm, Bunsallagh, Croghan.

Correspondence (1963-70), mainly between Swayne and W. H. Milner, Portarlington, relating to a film made by Fr. Kennedy in 1921 ostensibly on the turf-cutting industry in the area, but also features the exhumation of skulls of the ‘Ballynowlart Martyrs’ who were purportedly burned alive in Ballynowlart church by English forces in the 1600s. Correspondence culminates in the deposit of the film in the National Library of Ireland.

Offaly Sinn Féin material: original resolution from North and South Offaly Executive Sinn Féin signed by Comd. Ua Duinn relating to its support of the Treaty (29 December 1921) and calling on Offaly’s representative Dr McCartan to vote for ratification, and a pamphlet entitled 'Terms of Reference 23 May 1922 Adjourned Árd-Fheis of Sinn Féin'.

Leaflets and other printed material relating to Croghan Feis organised by Offaly Vocational Education Committee (1949).
Manuscripts notes on placenames and history of Killeigh Parish and Philipstown (Daingean).

Publications: Programme for Walsh Island Second National Turf-cutting competition (1935); Knockbeg Centenary Year Book (1948); and Suncroft, a Parish Magazine (1970).