Fonds P34 - The Limerick County Club Collection

Identity area

Reference code

IE 2135 P34

Title

The Limerick County Club Collection

Date(s)

  • 1827-1830, 1940 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

2 items

Context area

Name of creator

(1813-?)

Administrative history

Limerick County Club was formed on 27 March 1813 as a gentlemen’s social club for the benefit of the landed gentry, military officers, bankers, lawyers and other high-ranking professionals of Limerick city and county. The club premises were located in a town house on George’s Street (now O’Connell Street) and provided dining facilities, sleeping accommodation and spacious drawing rooms for meetings and social interaction. The building remained in use by the club until 1897, when it was leased to the Augustinian order, whose church adjoined the club house.

Archival history

Unknown.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased by the University of Limerick from Mealy’s Rare Book Sale on 14 December 2010.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Bound volume of names of club members and a related note.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

All records have been retained.

Accruals

No accruals are expected.

System of arrangement

Items have been arranged chronologically by date.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access to all items.

Conditions governing reproduction

Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.

Language of material

  • Béarla

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    Language and script notes

    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    Bound volume in fragile condition and paper document in good condition.

    Finding aids

    A digital copy of the descriptive catalogue is available at https://specialcollections.ul.ie/projects/limerick-county-club/.

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    Existence and location of copies

    Related units of description

    Copies of the rules of the Limerick County Club from 1896 and from 1909, both incorporating a list of members, are available in the Special Collections and Archives Department (Leonard Collection B/3646 and B/3647, respectively).

    Record of Leonard B/3646 available at https://uol.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/353UOL_INST/4hp2jc/alma991001173789703496
    Record of Leonard B/3647 available at https://uol.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/353UOL_INST/4hp2jc/alma991001174029703496

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    Rules and/or conventions used

    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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        Archivist's note

        Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in November 2023.

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