ME/ARCH/031
Gallery construction memorandum
Working note concerning the proportions of the long gallery.
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Search references, titles, dates, collections, and descriptive notes. Every ME/ entry is classified as an Archival Record.
58 entries
ME/ARCH/052
Interior works estimate
Estimate associated with proposed Gothic interior work.
ME/ARCH/143
Window 143 administrative schedule
Register entry for the glazing and present administrative condition of Window 143.
ME/EST/007
Adare estate rental abstract
Abstract of estate holdings and annual rents.
ME/EST/012
Masonry account ledger
Account entries for stone and masons engaged at the manor.
ME/COR/018
Letter concerning village works
Administrative correspondence on building improvements in Adare.
ME/COR/044
Hardwick works correspondence
Letter recording the progress of interior works.
ME/IMG/026
South elevation study
Attributed study of the manor’s south elevation.
ME/IMG/034
Terraced garden view
Photographic record of the formal terraces.
ME/POL/003
Land Conference note
Working paper relating to the Irish Land Conference.
ME/ARCH/214
Pugin correspondence concerning Adare works
Registry description of letters from A. W. N. Pugin preserved within the Dunraven Papers.
ME/ARCH/215
Hardwick correspondence concerning building works
Registry description of letters from Philip Charles Hardwick associated with the completion of Adare Manor.
ME/EST/216
Park Street lease with site sketch
Registry description of a lease for property on Park Street, Adare, incorporating a sketch of the site.
ME/REF/217
Memorials of Adare Manor
Catalogue surrogate for the privately printed history by Caroline, Countess of Dunraven, with historical notices by the 3rd Earl.
ME/POL/218
Parliamentary contribution index for Windham Wyndham-Quin
Registry entry for the Historic Hansard person index covering 33 recorded Commons contributions.
ME/ANT/219
Working notes and drafts for Memorials of Adare Manor
Registry description of manuscript preparatory material for the 1865 volume on Adare's manor and nearby antiquities.
ME/POL/220
Letter from Lord Dunraven to John Redmond
Registry description of a four-page manuscript letter from Adare Manor discussing David Lloyd George and the difficulty of agreement with Ulster unionists.
ME/ARCH/221
Account books for rough stone and stonemasons' work
Registry description of six account books relating to rough stone purchases and stonemasons' work during the 2nd Earl's building campaign at Adare Manor.
ME/POL/222
Commons question on the Earl of Dunraven's Limerick estate
Registry entry for a Commons question and answer concerning the sale of the Earl of Dunraven's estate to tenants around Adare and Croom and the case of George Spearing of Beabus.
ME/COR/223
Letter from Lord Dunraven to John Redmond on the De Freyne case
Registry entry for a one-item manuscript letter from Adare Manor in which Lord Dunraven writes to John Redmond about the prospects for settling the De Freyne case.
ME/EST/224
Lease of property on Park Street, Adare
Registry entry for a lease of property on Park Street in Adare, illustrating conditions attached to the Dunraven estate's rebuilding programme in the village.
ME/POL/225
Commons question on Thomas Drew of Ardshanbally, Adare
Registry entry for a Commons exchange on Thomas Drew's claim for reinstatement in his holding at Ardshanbally, Adare, after eviction by the Earl of Dunraven.
ME/POL/226
Commons question on negotiating the sale of Lord Dunraven's Adare estate
Registry entry for a Commons exchange on whether the Estates Commissioners were negotiating to purchase Lord Dunraven's estates around Adare and what sale terms were then under discussion.
ME/POL/227
Commons question on George Spearing's holding at Baybus, Adare
Registry entry for a Commons exchange on George Spearing's disputed purchase terms at Baybus after alleged flooding damage connected with works affecting the River Maigue.
ME/POL/228
Commons question on evicted tenants south and west of Adare
Registry entry for a Commons question on John Ryan of Baybush and other evicted tenants on Lord Dunraven's property near Adare.
ME/POL/229
Commons question on Thomas Drew of Ardshanbally, Adare
Registry entry for a Commons exchange on Thomas Drew's eviction from Ardshanbally and his application to the Estates Commissioners for reinstatement.
ME/POL/230
Commons question on unsettled Dunraven tenants near Adare and Croom
Registry entry for a Commons exchange on the unresolved cases of George Spearing of Beabus and Thomas Drew after sale terms had been arranged between Lord Dunraven and other tenants.
ME/GEN/231
Letters from John O'Donovan on Quin family genealogy
Registry description of letters sent to the 3rd Earl of Dunraven concerning Quin genealogy and related heraldic research for Adare Manor.
ME/GEN/232
Letters from Thomas Willement and Sir William Betham on heraldic designs
Registry description of correspondence concerning armorial bearings and stained-glass genealogy prepared for display in the gallery at Adare Manor.
ME/REF/233
Journals of Caroline, Countess of Dunraven
Registry entry for the journals and reflections of Caroline, Countess of Dunraven, spanning more than six decades.
ME/REF/234
Typescript copies of Lady Eva Dunraven diaries
Registry entry for the retained typescript copies of Lady Eva's diaries, including her husband's Madras service and wider family life.
ME/EST/235
Rentals and Adare town rent books
Registry entry for surviving rental volumes and Adare town rent books in the Dunraven estate papers.
ME/GEN/236
Genealogical notes, bookplates and heraldic illustrations
Registry entry for the 3rd Earl's genealogy notes with bookplates and illustrations of the arms and quarterings of Quin-related families.
ME/COR/237
Letters from Sir Edward Sabine on expeditions and science
Registry entry for a small file of letters to the 3rd Earl concerning the Ross and Franklin expeditions and touching on astronomy and geology.
ME/ANT/238
Letters to and from William and Margaret Stokes
Registry entry for antiquarian correspondence with Dr William Stokes and Margaret Stokes in the Dunraven papers.
ME/ANT/239
Correspondence to and from George Petrie
Registry entry for antiquarian correspondence with George Petrie preserved in the Dunraven Papers and identified in the custodial research guide.
ME/EST/240
Tradesmen's accounts and receipts
Registry entry for a substantial body of estate-management accounts and receipts, described by the custodial guide as dating mainly from 1845 to 1870.
ME/POL/241
Press cuttings on the County Limerick inquiry
Registry entry for press cuttings relating to the political scandal and parliamentary inquiry that followed the 2nd Earl of Dunraven's 1820 appointment as custos rotulorum for County Limerick.
ME/ARCH/242
Adare Court House construction papers
Registry entry for plans, estimates, bills and correspondence relating to the construction of Adare Court House, as identified in the custodial guide.
ME/ARCH/243
3rd Earl letters to his mother on building works
Registry entry for family correspondence in which the custodial guide notes references to building works in the 3rd Earl's letters to his mother.
ME/EST/244
Household and expenditure accounts of the countesses
Registry entry for household and other expenditure accounts relating to the wives of the 2nd and 3rd Earls, as summarized in the estate-management guide.
ME/EST/245
Returns of workmen employed in 1851
Registry entry for the file identified in the custodial guide as containing returns of workmen employed in 1851.
ME/POL/246
Letters and papers on Glamorganshire elections
Registry entry for a file that the custodial guide identifies as containing letters and papers relating to Glamorganshire elections and politics.
ME/ARCH/247
2nd Earl letters to his wife on building works
Registry entry for family letters in which the custodial guide notes references to building works in the 2nd Earl's correspondence with his wife.
ME/ARCH/248
Stables and Mondellihy building project material
Registry entry for one of the files that the custodial guide identifies as containing material on the stables at Adare Manor, the agent's house at Mondellihy and County Kerry building works.
ME/EST/249
Returns of workmen employed in 1837
Registry entry for the file identified in the custodial guide as containing returns of workmen employed in 1837.
ME/GEN/250
2nd Earl genealogical correspondence file I/7
Registry entry for one of the files that the custodial guide groups among the 2nd Earl's correspondence relating to genealogy.
ME/POL/251
Letters from William Monsell in files F/10-11
Registry entry for letters from William Monsell, later Baron Emly, that the custodial guide highlights as politically relevant within the Dunraven Papers.
ME/REL/252
Letters and papers on spiritualism and mesmerism
Registry entry for the file that the custodial guide identifies as containing a large selection of letters and papers on spiritualism and mesmerism.
ME/GEN/253
2nd Earl genealogical correspondence file I/8
Registry entry for one of the files that the custodial guide groups among the 2nd Earl's correspondence relating to genealogy.
ME/GEN/254
2nd Earl genealogical correspondence file M/11
Registry entry for one of the files that the custodial guide groups among the 2nd Earl's correspondence relating to genealogy.
ME/ANT/255
Letters from Thomas Larcom on antiquarian topics
Registry entry for antiquarian letters from Thomas Larcom of the Ordnance Survey that the custodial guide locates at I/9.
ME/SCI/256
Correspondence with William Rowan Hamilton
Registry entry for the lifelong correspondence that the research guide says the 3rd Earl maintained with Professor William Rowan Hamilton.
ME/SCI/257
Letters from Sir Edward Sabine on exploration and science
Registry entry for the small file of letters to the 3rd Earl that the custodial guide says concerns the Ross and Franklin expeditions and also touches on astronomy and geology.
ME/GEN/258
3rd Earl genealogy notes and armorial illustrations
Registry entry for the file pair that the custodial guide says contains the 3rd Earl's notes on genealogy together with bookplates and illustrations of the arms and quarterings of the Quin and related families.
ME/ANT/259
Letters from James Henthorn Todd on antiquarian topics
Registry entry for antiquarian letters from scholar and educator James Henthorn Todd that the custodial guide locates at I/10.
ME/ANT/260
Letters from George Du Noyer on antiquarian topics
Registry entry for antiquarian letters from artist and geologist George Du Noyer that the custodial guide locates at I/12.
ME/ANT/261
Letters from Charles Graves on antiquarian topics
Registry entry for antiquarian letters from mathematician and academic Charles Graves that the custodial guide locates at I/13.