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Anonymous letter from Dublin signed ‘The Captain’, demanding the return of homes from which tenants had been evicted thirty years previously.

Black and white photograph (112 x 84 mm) of Dalquhairn House in Barr, Ayrshire shot from a distance, originally contained inside P69/1/1 as a loose insert.

Black and white photograph (43 x 65 mm) a distant shot of a man in hunting costume walking across a barren landscape, originally contained inside P69/1/21 as a loose insert.

Leather-bound presentation book with gold tooling in a bespoke case, addressed to Robert Rennie Ballingal and containing the names of his many friends and associates to mark his departure from Adare.

Leather-bound hardback photograph album compiled by Doris Ballingal. The album contains snapshots taken on the Adare Manor estate, including views of the house, Desmond Castle and Franciscan Friary, lodges and other auxiliary buildings within the estate, including a tobacco barn; also views of the village, including the Augustinian and Trinitarian churches, Dunraven Arms, town hall and a St Patrick’s Day parade on the main street; images of a pet goat, parrot and an assortment of pet cats, dogs, ponies and horses; outdoor picnics and tea parties; motor cars; servants and staff; friends and family members and girls playing golf; views of the Maigue River, Foynes, Askeaton and Glin Castle in county Limerick, Ballyheigue in county Kerry, Whinfield House (in Scotland?), the city of Edinburgh and the Breda estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; views of men working in the Killoran slate quarry in Nenagh, county Tipperary; also images of a flood on the Adare Manor estate, a meet of the Limerick Hounds, images of a gardener’s house after a fire and of a biplane in a field. Many of the images are faded, some have been torn out and others marred by hand-coloured frames. Most of the images bear captions and dates. For loose items originally inserted between the pages of the album, see P69/1/19-20.

Photocopy of a page of notes by Cornelius F. Smith concerning the early history of the Royal Irish Automobile Club, which contains a reference to Robert Rennie Ballingal. Attached to the notes is a photocopy of the first two pages of an article entitled 'Roads Conference at Clara' from the 14 July 1906 issue of Motor News.

Black and white photograph (135 x 87 mm) of a team competing in field trials, mounted on card, originally contained inside P69/1/1 as a loose insert.

Black and white photograph (106 x 83 mm) of a woman and two men in a motor car, originally contained inside P69/1/18 as a loose insert.

Leather-bound hardback photograph album compiled by Doris Ballingal. The first page bears the inscription ‘Doris from Kit March 1919.’ The album contains of snapshots of Doris, her mother and friends; Rathkeale Races; horses at Ballywilliam; Limerick Races; Adare Manor Golf Club spring meeting; the 1919 tennis tournament at Wimbledon; holiday in the south of England; holidays on the Breda estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Walcot House and Powerscourt waterfall in county Wicklow; Farragh House in county Longford; Kilruddery House in Bray, county Wicklow; a shooting party at Adare Manor; a county Limerick lawn tennis tournament; Westbourne, county Limerick; and a drag hunt. Many of the images have come loose. For loose items originally inserted between the pages of the album, see P69/1/22-25.

Black and white photograph (139 x 87 mm) of Desmond Castle, Adare, originally contained inside P69/1/21 as a loose insert.