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The Loughton papers are comprised of the records of the successive owners of Loughton, Moneygall, Co. Offaly and of other properties in the surrounding area including one in Co. Tipperary. The families documented within the fonds are the Bloomfields, the Trenches and the Atkinsons. The fonds mainly consists of documents originating from Benjamin Bloomfield Trench, his wife Dora Trench (neé Turnor) and their daughter Theodora Trench. The material dates from 1798 until the 1970s.

This file contains material relating to financial and legal matters.

Examples of records include bank records kept by Theodora Trench and Sheelah Lefroy., valuations and inventories of belongings of the Trench family used for insurance and inheritance purposes and records created in order to secure the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and Dora Turnor.

This series contains records relating to Loughton household and estate accounts.

Examples of records include workmen's time books, personal account books and household accounts.

Two sketch books that belonged to Dora Turnor.
The notebook contains drawings of Château de Pau, France; San Sebastián from the Citadel Spain 9th July 1879; The mouth of Bidassoa, Spain; La Pointe de Castel-Vieil; Dawlish Devon in England; Battle Abbey, East Sussex, England; and Bodiam Castle, Sussex, England.

File of documents relating to Dora Trench's will.
File include a of letter from Weston solicitors, 35 Essex street, London, England regarding division of proceeds for children, directions for execution of will, a letter from Weston solicitors enclosing a copy of the will to sign and a copy of the Will of Dora Trench.

File of letters from Dora Turnor to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench.

The majority of the letters chronicle the development of their relationship in the months and years leading up to their engagement. The early letters are formal in tone in which Dora discusses business with 'Mr Trench'. In later letters she discusses her love for her 'Darling one' and sadness due to being separated from him.

Four account books belonging to Dora Trench. These books detail food purchases and uses.

File of records created in order to secure the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and Dora Turnor. The majority of the documents are from Weston & Sons 35, Essex street strand, London who acted as Benjamin's solicitors.

The file includes proposals for the marriage settlement, terms of settlement to be executed on the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield. Trench and Dora Turnor from , a copy of the epitome of Mr & Mrs Benjamin Bloomfield Trench's marriage settlement and a copy of the costs owed to Weston & Sons.

Files relating to Borrisnafarney Church which was built in 1829 with funding from Thomas Ryder Pepper. This subseries deals with church funding, repairs and an attempt to join Borrisnafarney with Aghnameadle.