Identity area
Reference code
P/P155/15/9/3
Title
Irish research
Date(s)
- 1847-2011 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-series
Extent and medium
194pp
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Kerby A. Miller's research regarding Ronayne and Ireland, including: a photocopy of a letter written from Dr Walsh in Clonakilty to Rev Dr Briggs in York in 1847 discussing the desperate conditions at the height of the Famine; Miller's correspondence with colleagues and librarians; photocopies of secondary sources related to Clare, Cork, the Famine and religion in these areas at the time, and Ronayne family history; and a photocopied section of a thesis/dissertation on the Famine in Midleton and East Cork.