Letter from William Ellison to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, late 1700s. He begins the letter "Hunger it is sayed will break thro' stone walls, why not overcome shame, that is now my case ..." He is in extreme destitution and had to "by my own imprudence ... to sell Rockland, the only stake I had for my unfortunate children. They and I now have no other prospect but starvation from which beggary in this time of general distress cannot save us ... in view of a disconsolate infirm wife and five helpless children, they and I nearly half naked and half starved, once more compels me to solicit your assistance ... All the property I have now left is about seventy pounds a year ..." In a note at the end he requests £2 by the bearer "to keep me alive as I am destitute of the most common necessities for that end, it will not only an obligation but a real charity".
Letter from William Donelan, 19 Blessington St., Dublin, to his father, Woodquay, Tuam.
TS letter from Kevin Boyle to Francis Keenan, Solicitor, Belfast, discussing the trial, sentencing and appeal of William Campbell, who was sentenced on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition in Belfast in 1977.
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)
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.