William Bennett and Graham Jackson. Concert held at the Aula Maxima, National University of Ireland, Galway. File includes printed flyer from the concert featuring brief information on the concert, musicians and sponsors (2 copies) concert checklist with details of artist booking, tickets, media, programme, venue and other details; TS biographies of Bennett and Jackson; Correspondence includes Ts and fax letters between Madeleine Flanagan, Administrator of Music for Galway and Alexander Durston of The Rod Gunner Organisation Ltd. discussing terms and arrangements for the Galway concert (26 Aug 1997 - 16 Jan 1998) TS contract detailing terms and programme of concert by Bennett and Jackson, signed by [ ] on behalf of R.G.O. (29 Jan 1998, 2 pp) TS and fax letters between Flanagan and Christy Hayes, Managing Director of Thermo King Europe (Ireland) discussing terms of sponsorship for the concert (5 - 12 Feb 1998) Letters from Flanagan to Mary McKeon, General Manager of Great Southern Hotel Galway discussing sponsorship of accommodation for Bennett and Jackson. (6 Feb - 10 Mar 1998)
Folders of research material by Kerby Miller. Includes catalogue entry, 46 letters, 1-28 in NLI, rest in private hands. Includes descriptions, transcripts (92pp) and copies of the letters (180pp). Extensive correspondence with Lalor descendants and Kerby's extensive research notes. Many of the letters are to Richard Lalor of Tinakill, Queen’s County [County Laois]. The Lalors were prominent businessmen and politicians. For information on the family see https://www.dib.ie/biography/lalor-patrick-patt-a4646#co-subject-A ; see also the Dictionary of Irish Biography entry for their brother James Fintan Lalor https://www.dib.ie/biography/lalor-james-fintan-a4645 . The letters relate to various members of the family over three generations, mainly giving their news and circumstances both in the States and Ireland, as well as discussing the political situation in both countries. For details of individual letters see https://imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/search?ASSET_COLLECTION=893&c=893&from=0
Typescript of play "Will You Swap Knees With Me" by John McManus.
Will of the Rev. Sir Francis Lynch Blosse, Baronet, demising all his property in trust to his children, with annuities to his mother’s sisters.
Will of Sir Robuck Lynch, Baronet, commending his body to the burial place of his ancestors in St. Nicholas’ Church, Galway, and demising certain sums to his children. He demises his cattle and household stuff to his wife Ellen. He also stipulates that his father gave remainders of property lately lost due to the transplantation, and that these should not take precedence to jointures he has made on his own property in Mayo to his children.
Late seventeeth-century partial copy of the will of Sir Henry Lynch, Baronet. He commends his body to be buried in Our Lady’s Chapel in St. Nicholas’ Church in Galway. He gives over his lands on the Aran Islands and other properties as doweries for his daughters and gifts to other family members. Landed he purchased in Lidican go to his son Robuck, his son Morris receives land in Ballrobuck and other properties and he gives a bequest to establish the Guardians of the Poor Maidens of Galway. He provides other gifts and sums of money to his servants and relations. In a codicil he -provides the mortgage of £300 on the house of Sir Peter French to his son Morris as he has married his daughter Jennet, provided he compensates his brother Nicholas for it.
Late seventeeth-century copy of the will of Sir Henry Lynch, baronet, demising jointures out of his estate to his two younger sons Dominick and James Lynch, and demises certain gifts to his servant Maurice Power, and to the clergy in Galway and Brest.
Copy of the original will of Sir Henry Lynch of Castlecarra, County Mayo demising his property to his wife in the first instance, and then to his sons Robert Lynch Blosse and Peter Lynch.
Copy of the will of Robert J. Kirwan, Ard-na-Veagh, Sligo, county surveyor, demising all his property to his son Henry Roderick Kirwan, directing his life policy be used to repair Gardenfield, and demising the lands at Gardenfield along with Carnane and Meelick to his brother Edward.
Copy of the will of Peter Lynch of Moote, Co. Mayo. He bequeaths £500 to each of his twelve children. As well as other sums to friends, family and servants. Also £100 for the furnishing of the Church at Ball.