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Letter from Dalkeith Holmes Plunkett-Johnston at 54 Wellington Road, Ballsbridge, County Dublin, to Maria Blanche Fuller at Bayview, Salthill, County Galway, regarding his photographs from Chancellors, encounters with Mister Costello and Mister Bancroft, and a flirtation with Laurie Bell over harp strings.

Letter from Dalkeith Holmes Plunkett-Johnston at 54 Wellington Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin, to his wife Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston, regarding his journey to Dublin by way of Tullamore, a horse race, and an upcoming visit to George Minchin.

Letter from Charlotte Jane Johnston to her daughter-in-law Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston.

Letter from Reverend Abraham Stritch Fuller at 24 Leeson Park, Dublin, County Dublin, to his niece Maria Blanche Plunkett-Johnston, scheduling a date for her to visit him in Dublin.

Box of leases of premises in Castle Street, including a lease and counterpart lease of ‘Crotty’s Church’, 1837 [see E/11], and papers relating to the sale of a Castle Street fee farm grant to the personal representatives of Claude Corcoran. The box also includes a large folder of correspondence about the Birr Trustee Company’s proposed purchase of Spinner’s
Bistro in Castle Street, which was eventually bought by another party.

Box of in-letters from correspondents whose names begin with ‘A’ and ‘C’, including correspondence about Sir Nesbitt Armstrong’s trusts, and letters from James Callaghan (a thatcher employed by the Rosse estate), from the ‘Chief of Staff, January 1923’ about the occupation of Birr Castle by the Free State Army, from W. Y. Chisholm (manager of the Rosse sawmill [see Q/327]), from Miss Edith A. Cramer, [see M/18], from Messrs Coutts & Co., etc.

Includes: Letter from Padraig Ua Maolchatha, Col. Comdt., G. O. C. 3rd Southern Command, Roscrea: I am directed by the Chief of General Staff to inform you that it will not be possible to evacuate any portion of the premises occupied by the troops before Christmas. I am at present unable to give you any idea when we may be able to evacuate Birr Castle but assure you that we will not occupy it any longer than necessary. I regret being unable to facilitate Lord Rosse’s family in this matter but trust that the owner will appreciate the circumstances which force us to remain in occupation.’ (4 December 1922)

Includes letter from Capt. F. O’Brien for the Chief of General Staff, Dublin, to Toler Garvey: ‘I have been in communication with the General Officer Commanding of the Area who informs me that we was aware of game being shot on the Rosse Estate, but did not prevent it, as he was not aware that the game was preserved.’ (8 January 1923)

This subseries contains correspondence belonging to Henry Trench, Benjamin Bloomfield Trench, Dora Trench (née Turnor), Theodora Trench and the extended Trench family. The subseries contains letters sent by Sheelah Trench to Theodora Trench; letters sent to Sheelah have been placed with series 8 along with letters concerning her husband Langlois Lefroy.

The letters within this series cover a wide variety of topics and events. Dora Trench and her daughter Theodora cover mainly personal events of significance such as their travelling and family milestones. Theodora's letters also briefly cover her experience as an ambulance driver during the First World War with the Voluntary Aid Detachment. Benjamin Bloomfield Trench's and Henry Trench's letters concern mostly business topics such as rent collection and trespassing. However they too occasionally touch upon personal topics such as the death of Dora Trench.

This series contains files of correspondence relating to Sheelah Trench and Langlois Lefrois.

Letters from Constance Lamb on her honeymoon with Francis William Lamb, to her mother, Maria Blanch Plunkett-Johnston at Rockfield, County Westmeath. She writes of her and Francis Lamb's visits to Belfast, Roslin Chapel, Roslin Castle, Greyfriar's Bobby, Edinburgh Castle, and King Arthur's seat.

Letter from Aunt Eva Sophia Marsh at 24 Breadlebane Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to her niece Constance Lamb, regarding the death of her husband, Robert Warburton Marsh, her intention to sell her home at Roach's Point, and the death of Aunt Helen.