Account of sale held at Rockfield.
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- 5 Nov 1902
Part of Woodfield Papers
Account of the sale held at Rockfield, Moate, County Westmeath, on 27 October 1902 under the instruction of Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston.
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Account of sale held at Rockfield.
Part of Woodfield Papers
Account of the sale held at Rockfield, Moate, County Westmeath, on 27 October 1902 under the instruction of Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston.
Part of Digby Irish Estates
Annual report and rental for year ending June 1870, containing general reports and accounts detailing the receipts and disbursement on the estate for the preceding year. Financial report is generally favourable. Drainage report outlines a reclamation project in Newtown between the railway and Tullamore Road. Also reports on 11 acres drained in Ballyduff for large tenant, Richard Odlum, 50 acres reclaimed in Ballinagar where previously marshes made the road from Ballinasloe unsafe for cattle, and the draining of Flynn's Moors in Derryweelan. Describes the success of the new sheep-washing pool formed in Lugmore main drain. Reports that it is used by almost everyone and that one of the largest tenants, Mr Ridgeway, proposed to wash 1110 sheep within one hour. The Trenchs came out at the appointed time, seats were provided for spectators 'and he won his bet easily with 7 minutes to spare.'
Referring to building improvements, 80 houses were changed from thatched roofs to slate, and the RASI awarded the Gold Medal for improving the greatest amount of cottages in the best manner in the province of Leinster. Woods and plantations report included details on the thinning of Derrygunnigan of large and useless timber, which was subsequently purchased by the Great Southern and Western Railway (5000 cubic feet of beech) but that the expense of drawing it across the bog to Tullamore detracted from the profits.
Also reports on 'peculiar violence and bloodshed in the surrounding district in counties' including the shooting in the face of Mr. Warburton, High Sherrif of Queen's County by a Mr Conroy, whose land, Mr Warburton had taken up. Describes an outrage on the other side of Geashill, where the same Mr Conroy attacked Mr O'Connor and cut his nose off while two other men held revolvers to his chest. 'Mr. O'Connor got an excellent nose to replace the one he had' and Conroy was sentenced to 14 years penal servitude. Other outrages included the brutal murder by Shields and his sister of a Mr Dunn - 'Very little excitement in the county and both were quietly hanged & buried within the precincts of the gaol.' Also includes further reports of attacks on gentry in Meath and Westmeath.
Box of letters from Constance Lamb to Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston.
Part of Woodfield Papers
A small brown box of 85 letters from Constance Lamb to her mother mother Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston at Rockfield, Moate, County Westmeath. Written on the lid of the box is, "My letters from School, Germany and France C. L."
Part of Charleville Estate Papers
Original incoming and copy outgoing letters relating to management of the Charleville estate. Matters referred to include: lodgement of Power of Attorney granted to Ernest Browne by Charles Bury for dealings with the Charleville Estate and Land Commission; Charles Bury consideration to appeal a decision by inland revenue to the House of Lords and ultimate decision to not appeal; information on the Mechanical Transport Section of the ASC [Army Service Corps] under the War Office; income tax deducted by Messrs Stapleton for the Tore and Belvedere Estate; sale of the Three Blacks, Athlone; attempt to resist a tenant's application to redeem the rent of La Mancha, Mullingar and contentions that this holding should not be affected by the Land Act.
Includes letter from Captain Charles Bury to E White "Browne will have written to you I expect about the Appeal. My opinion is that under existing circumstances we ought not to carry it on to the House of Lords and I know that Lord Lansdowne agrees with me. If it had not been for the war and the growing scarcity of money, I should have liked very much to go on with it and I daresay we might proved successful, but at present the risk is too great. My present chauffeur is very anxious to join the Irish Motor Transport. Can he do this and what steps must he take? He is a good driver and mechanic and comes from Geashill; his name is Donaldson. (12 December 1915)
Bury, Lady, Emily Alfreda, Howard-
Part of Charleville Estate Papers
Original incoming and copy outgoing letters relating to management of the Charleville estate. Matters referred to includes: details of sale of holdings in Tyrellspass to John Clarke; sale of land in Tullamore town park [Spollinstown] to P & H Egan.
Bury, Charles Kenneth Howard-
Cheque Book of John Locke & Co. Ltd.
Unused cheque book issued by Provincial Bank of Ireland to John Locke & Co., distillers of pure pot still whiskey, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath.
John Locke & Co. Ltd.
Christmas card from Constance and Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston.
Part of Woodfield Papers
A miniature christmas card from Maria Blanche and Constance Plunkett-Johnston at Rockfield Moate, dated Christmas 1897.
Clipping from the Westmeath-Offaly Independent.
Part of Woodfield Papers
Two pages cut from the Westmeath-Offaly Independent newspaper from Friday, 23 March 1973.
Clipping, "Auction Craddenstown House".
Part of Woodfield Papers
Clipping of the advertisement for the auction of Craddenstown House, Raharney, Mullingar, County Westmeath, from the Irish Times.
Clipping, auction of Portlick Castle.
Part of Woodfield Papers