Letters received by Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore Co. mayo. Includes letters from his brother Christopher Ormsby of Dublin largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. Christopher appears to have acted as family banker paying his nephews their allowances etc. The letters are in many cases quite detailed and portray much of the life of a busy Dublin merchant at the time. Christopher bought a number of properties during the period including land for development near Clontarf. There are also references to more general news such as the possibility of the enemy [the French] landing in his earlier letters and to such subjects as travelling to Tullamore by canal, as part of his journey westwards. Also a letter from Jane Ormsby, his sister-in-law. Also 10 letters from his eldest son Colonel Anthony Ormsby, usually enquiring after his parents health and the weather. Also 7 letters from his grandson Thomas Ormsby of Dublin, one from his nephew Christopher Ormsby, his sons-in-law, Frederick Trench, Lord Clanmorris and others.
Correspondence between Thomas Morris and Muintir na Tíre regarding the publication of Rural Ireland; includes copies of articles.
Four items associated with Thomas Moore. The first letter is from Thomas Moore to [James Power], Moore's music publisher, stating his intention to forward a parcel to him that night, including a song for John Braham, a noted tenor at the time. He also forwards a Bank Post Bill. "I have just eaten your salmon and it was super-excellent" (22 Apr 1815). The second letter is possibly also addressed to [James Power] asks him to call into Bicknell's hatters at the corner of Old Bond St. and procure for him a light hat. He also says that he has written two sacred songs that he might get his opinion on. He was delighted to see two pieces performed at the Covent Garden Oratories "But why don't you make them announce "Hark, the Vesper Hymn" is from Moore's National Melodies?" (6 May, 1819). Letter to Mrs. Bowles asking what herself and Getterie had arranged for Wednesday, commenting that Bessy would like Mrs. Napier to come along. (1826). The fourth item is a corrected version of a printed version of "Ode to Don Miguel", with handwritten amendments by Thomas Moore, along with a typescript version incorporating the amendments. The poem was written around 1813, and is a satirical poem on George, then Regent, later George IV. In 1813 Moore published "Two Twopenny Post Bag", which consisted of satires about the behaviour of the Regent at the time.
Copy of partial decision of the Commission (European Commission of Human Rights) on the application of T. McFeeley et al (Thomas McFeeley, Kieran Nugent, John Hunter and William Campbell) All four men were convicted of scheduled 'terrorist-type offences'
Literary drafts, of his finished novel and eighteen plays, including adaptations of plays beginning with Chekhov's Seagull. Theatre production files, mostly programmes, promotional material, press reviews, few photographs. Radio and television work, with both adaptations of his plays and original play. Unfinished literary and media work, including novels 'Angela', 'Quirke', television plays; other projects. Administrative records, concerning production and publication of his works, his involvement with The Abbey, and The Field Day Companies. Private correspondence, with fellow playwrights including Tom MacIntyre, Frank McGuinness, and with fellow writers including John McGahern, Seamus Heaney, Seamus Deane. Drama, poetry and prose by other writers. Critical writing about Thomas Kilroy - essays and reviews. Lecture and conference notes. Collected printed material. Photographs, not production-specific.
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.