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UGA P/P48/1/1/1/5/15
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St Clair O'Malley to George Charles, 3rd Earl
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- 25 Jan 1840
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3pp
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Letter from St Clair O'Malley, Castlebar, to George Charles, 3rd Earl, Laleham, Chertsey, England, relating to the first election of Guardians for the Castlebar Union, commenting 'so bad a Board of Guardians I believe there is not in Ireland'. After a hard fight to get the Touhys to vote in his favour, the Earl was elected Chairman and he encloses a list of all those who voted for and against the Earl. The radicals, including the Touhys, voted for James Conry as Deputy Vice-Chairman, it 'is a lasting disgrace to have a fellow of that kind appointed'. He writes of his own appointment as Chairman of the Relief Committee and as Treasurer for the Agricultural Bank.