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Letter from Thomas Jones to Anthony Ormsby, Ballinamore in which he refers to his wife's fortune, putting his "affairs in the hands of the lawyers" and serving the trustees {Anthony and Mr. Knox] to Mr. Ormsby's will with a subpoena. Includes copy of Anthony's reply in which he states that he had received his letter and as he is a "stranger to your articles of intermarriage therefore can't have the least objection to ye receiving your wife's fortune ...", dated at Ballinamore, 20 June 1774.

Photocopies of early 20th century articles on Irish promontory forts published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (JRSAI), Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society (JGAHS), and Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (PRIA) by the Irish antiquarian, folklorist, and archaeologist Thomas Johnson Westropp. Westropp's articles were the major sources of background information for Markus Casey's research on promontory forts. The photocopies are heavily annotated by Casey. Includes:
-'Notes on Certain Promontory Forts in the Counties of Waterford and Wexford', JRSAI 36 (1906): 239-258;
-'Promontory Forts in the "Irrus", Co. Clare', JRSAI 38 (1908): 28-47, 221-231;
-'Notes on the Large Cliff-Forts of the West Coast of County Mayo', PRIA 29 (1912): 11-33;
-'The Promontory Forts and Early Remains of the Coasts of County Mayo, Parts I-II', JRSAI 42 (1912): 51-59, 101-139, 185-216; 'Parts III-IV,' JRSAI 44 (1914): 67-83, 148-158;
-'Promontory Forts and Allied Structures in Northern County Kerry, Parts I-IV', JRSAI 40 (1910): 6-31, 99-131, 179-213, 265-296; 'Part V', JRSAI 42 (1912), 285-324;
-'The Promontory Forts and Early Remains of the Islands of Connacht', JRSAI 44 (1914): 297-337;
-'Fortified Castles and Headlands on the South Coast of Munster, Part II', PRIA 32 (1915): 188-226;
-'Fortified Headlands and Castles in Western County Cork, Part I', PRIA 32 (1915): 249-286;
-'The Promontory Forts and Traditions of the Districts of Beare and Bantry, Co. Cork, Part I', JRSAI 50 (1920): 139-159; 'Part II', JRSAI 51 (1921): 1-16;
-'The Promontory Forts of the Three Southern Provinces of Ireland', JGAHS 11 (1922): 112-131;
-'The Promontory Forts and Adjoining Remains in Leinster, Part I', JRSAI 52 (1922). 52-76.

Letter from Thomas Bryan, 3 Springfield, Ennis to John Wilson Lynch, 7 December 18[--]. outlining the changes to the boundaries, which he feels defines things better. Enclosed tracing of the Belvoir Demesne, showing the school, road and a herd's house, scale 6 inches to the mile.

Records pertaining to Thomas Barnwall Martin (1784-1847), including: leases, deeds, and mortgages issued on portions of his estate; judgements ruled against him; and the sale of the Martin estate to trustees of the Law Life Assurance Society following his death.

Material in this file relates to the Thomas Ashe competition including programmes (Antrim v Cork 1946, Wexford v Cork 1966, Clare v Galway 1977); invites and correspondence and material relating to the Subcommittee for the Thomas Ashe Commemorations.

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