Área de identidad
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- 1900-1993 (predominantly 1900-1921) (Creación)
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31 items
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
Robert Rennie Ballingal was born on 9 June 1867 at Killarrow, Argyllshire in Scotland. In 1894, he was appointed land agent to the 4th Earl of Dunraven at Adare Manor, county Limerick, which role he retained for 27 years until his retirement in 1921. One of his duties included the supervision of the works at the tobacco factory established in Adare by the 4th Earl of Dunraven in 1908. A keen sportsman, Ballingal was secretary of the Adare Manor Golf Club and an active member of the Limerick Lawn Tennis Club and the Irish Coursing Club. He was also co-director of Killoran Slate Quarries in county Tipperary and a board member of the Limerick Fishery Conservators. Following his retirement he returned to Argyllshire, where he died on 27 July 1928.
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Historia biográfica
Doris Ballingal was the only child of Robert Rennie Ballingal from his marriage in 1895 to Mildred Clowes. She was born in London on 5 January 1897 and spent her childhood in Adare. She married Eaton Travers of Timoleague, county Cork in 1925 and died in Timoleague on 10 March 1970.
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Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Donated by Robert Travers to the University of Limerick on 18 September 2013.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
This collection comprises early twentieth-century scrapbooks and photograph albums compiled by Robert Rennie Ballingal and his daughter Dorothy Ballingal, anonymous threat letters received by Robert Rennie Ballingal during the land war in his role as agent to the 4th Earl of Dunraven, presentation books received by him on his retirement, and information relating to the Royal Irish Automobile Club, of which he was a member.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
All records have been retained.
Acumulaciones
No accruals are expected.
Sistema de arreglo
The documents have been arranged into two series by form and thereunder listed chronologically by date.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Unrestricted access to most items. Two items require conservation treatment and are too fragile to be safely handled. These documents have been identified in the finding aid and are not accessible until they have been conserved.
Condiciones
Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
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Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Bound albums, photographs and paper documents in fair or fragile condition.
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Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
This description follows guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd edition (2000), Irish Guidelines for Archival Description (2009), National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names (1997) and EAP Guidance on Data Protection for Archive Services (2018).
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Nota del archivista
Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in May 2023.