Mortgage and related draft mortgage between William Henry Edmond De Vere Sheaffe, [4th] Earl of Limerick of the 1st part and John Beatty Barrington of the city of Limerick esquire of the 2nd part for £1,200 and interest thereon at the rate of £5 per cent per annum.
Pery family, Earls of LimerickMortgage dated 10 April 1899 between William Henry Edmond de Vere Sheaffe, [4th] Earl of Limerick (mortgagor) of the 1st part; and Jannetta Ann Millin of 38 Dukes Avenue, Chiswick, London, widow and Charles Frederick Kennedy of 110 Cannon Street, London, solicitor (mortgagees) of the 2nd part of a policy of assurance on the life of the mortgagor granted by the Equitable Life Assurance Society on 10 April 1899 for the sum of £500, to secure the repayment of £150 paid to the mortgagor by the mortgagees. Also a related agreement dated 4 January 1900 between Alice Tullette, Grand Hotel, Brighton, Sussex and parties of the earlier mortgage, assigning to Alice Tullette a policy of assurance on the life of the Earl. The Earl of Limerick having been unable to pay the sum of £75 owing to the mortgagees and in consideration of their forbearance to press for its immediate payment that sum and interest shall be taken from the said policy of insurance in priority to any moneys due to Alice Tullette. Also a reassignment and release of the policy of assurance dated 19 September 1900 to Alice Tullette, all monies owing to the mortgagees for which the policy acted as security having been paid.
Pery family, Earls of LimerickThis sub-series contains mortgages and related documents concerning the 4th Earl of Limerick.
Pery family, Earls of LimerickMortuary card in memory of Thomas Noonan.
Noonan, Thomas (1891-1915), soldierMortuary cards of family members and friends consisting of a photograph of the deceased, date of death and a prayer. Includes O’Brien’s aunts, Clare Thornhill and Margaret Mary Thornhill of Presentation Convent Limerick, and Annie McCarthy of Walker’s Hill, Fermoy, county Cork. In addition, O’Brien’s brothers, Michael and Gerry, and sister, Clare O’Brien. Also includes O’Brien’s brother-in law, Stephen O’Mara, and friend, Father Vincent Philips of The Abbey, Galway City.
O'Brien, Kate (1897-1974), writerPhotocopy of John Moss, ‘Energy’s Cinderella – Time for a Ball?’, New Scientist, 23 May 1979, pp. 638-640.
Dalby, Simon, Professor EmeritusMostly photocopies of official letters between the Metropolitan Division of Garda Síochána, Department of Justice, and Department of External Affairs, concerning applications for passports for Christopher Conway and James Cummins. Includes a letter of reference from Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper, 5 South King Street (1st floor), Dublin, in support of the character of Christopher Conway, and his attempt to secure a passport, stating ‘I… certify that Christopher Conway has been staying with me for the past 2 years, and I know him to be honest and upright’ (3 October 1936). Also contains letter marked ‘SECRET’ from Michael J. Mansfield, Metropolitan Division of Garda Síochána, Special Branch, Dublin Castle, regarding passport applications of Christopher Conway, 5 South King Street, Dublin, and James Patrick Cummins, 30 Hanbury Lane, Thomas Street, Dublin, noting ‘Christopher Conway… has made application for a passport to travel to France; Italy; Belgium; Germany; Switzerland and Holland, for the ostensible purpose of visiting Lourdes… James Patrick Cummins… has applied for a passport for France for the ostensible purpose of visiting the grave of his deceased brother… Both Conway and Cummins are active members of the Communist Party of Ireland and Conway is also associated with the Republican Congress Group… it would appear that both recently volunteered for service in Spain and… that the object of these men in applying for passports is to make their way to Spain via France’ (9 October 1936). Also includes photocopy of handwritten letter from James P. Cummins, 30 Hanbury Lane, to Minister for External Affairs, Dublin, requesting the office to hasten the processing of his passport application ‘as the slowness of the officials concerned has almost spoiled the travel as owing to the lateness of the season & delay the journey will be anything but pleasant’ [29 October 1936].
Stradling, Robert Arthur, scholarPoem entitled Mother’s Day written by Frances Condell under the pseudonym Pat Francis.
Condell, Frances née Eades (1916-1986), first female Mayor of LimerickMotions relating to the organisation of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Dalby, Simon, Professor EmeritusVolume 1, Number 4 of Short Story International, containing Nestor’s short story Mountain Men. Inserted between the pages are a compliment slip signed by David Fletcher and a note of congratulations by [illegible]. Also see P31/1/2/1/12 and P31/2/1/3/2-3.
Nestor, Thomas G. (1936-2023), writer