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The material consists of leases, mortgages, conveyances, marriage settlements and wills relating to the families of Odell (1782-1891), Morony (1831-1937), Lloyd (1829-1965) and Allott (1947-1999). Of particular interest is the copy will relating to Helen Sophia Chenevix (1890-1963), General Secretary of the Irish Women Workers’ Union (1955-1957), member of the Irish Trade Union Congress executive committee (1946-1956), and one of the first female graduates of Trinity College, Dublin (see P27/1/4/1/3/1). There are also extensive records relating to the dairy farm managed at Odellville from 1945 to 1994, including stock breeding and sales records, milk records and farm accounts (P27/2/1/2-6). There is some architectural material relating to improvements carried out at Odellville between 1880 and 1900 (P27/1/2/7/1-3). There are also 19th-century scrapbooks and other items of Quaker interest relating to the Watson and Webb families (P27/3/1/1-4).

This series comprises in the main leases, mortgages, marriage settlements and wills which map out the succession of the Odellville property from its original owners to the Allott family.

This sub-series contains assorted documents relating to the Odell family of Odellville.

Lease between Thomas Odell, Grove, county Limerick and John Odell, Lisamote [Lissamota], county Limerick of the farm and lands of Ballinarugie [Ballynarooga] Hayes containing by Michael Rahilly’s survey 17 acres and 30 perches plantation measure for three lives at a yearly rent of 20 shillings per acre by two equal instalments on 1 November and 1 May.

Writ issued to the Sheriff of county Limerick to present Tho[ma]s Alex[ande]r Odell and John Odell before the Barons of Exchequer at the King’s Courts, Dublin, in respect of debts claimed by Daniel Ruttle.

Writ issued to the Sheriff of county Limerick to present John Odell before the Barons of Exchequer at the King’s Courts, Dublin, in respect of debts claimed by George Massey.

Certificate of membership in English and Latin issued by the Grand Lodge of Ireland to John Odell of Lodge 49.

Copy letter from Robert Gilbourne, Ballinarogue [Ballynarooga], to John Odell, Kelby Cottage, Murroe, county Tipperary, giving Odell notice of his intention to surrender his tenancy of the lands at Ballinarogue on 25 March 1850.

Query for Counsel’s opinion prepared by John Gleeson on behalf of Samuel D. Power to Thomas Graydon, relating to matters arising out of John Odell’s will. The reverse of the document contains Graydon’s opinion on the case.

Copy death certificate of Edward Dickson Power, 44 Marlboro Road, Donnybrook, county Dublin.