Daniel MacCarthy Glas Collection- Descriptive List

Descriptive list of the Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Collection

MacCartie writes to thank Daniel for sending the extracts and to let him know if he ever puts them together in the form of a book.

Reference:

PR70/B/447

Date:

[Undated]

Title:

Letter from Padrig MacCaura, Acre Street, Bradford, Yorkshire [England] to Daniel

MacCarthy. Level:

Item

Extent: Part of:

2pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: MacCaura thanks Daniel his generous gift and wishes him good luck on his return to Litchden Terrace, and says that he would like to know where the "brave Hero, Donal, the base was buried".

Reference:

PR70/B/448

Date:

29 March 1875

Title: Level:

Letter from ED [Edward Deane] MacDermot, the Circus, Bath [UK]

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: MacDermot thanks Daniel for sending him his "last work" [most likely 'A Historical Pedigree of the Sliochd Feidhlimidh, the MacCarthys of Gleannacroim']. He asks if Daniel can send him a list of Irish language given names, such as those equivalent to Timothy, Terence and Thomas for example. He also appears to make reference to the botanist Anne Maria Barkly [née Pratt], and her husband, Sir Henry Barkly "Governor of Natal".

Reference:

PR70/B/449

Date:

14 September 1867

Title: Level:

Letter from John [?MacDonald], Lymington [?Hampshire, UK] to Daniel MacCarthy.

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: [?MacDonald] thanks Daniel for 'The Life and Letters of Florence MacCarthy Reagh …' He notes that "when I am to see Lord Castlerosse [?Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare] at [?Worthing], I could not help thinking that he was the possessor of the estates of many families who had been wronged out of them." He also mentions that "Mr [?Vanreeth] ... has sold Burton green [?Beulah Spa, Upper Norwood, London] to the nuns of Norwood [?Congregation of Our Lady of Fidelity]".

Reference:

PR70/B/450

Date:

16 August 1881

Title:

Letter from John MacLean, Bicknor Court, Coleford [Gloucestershire, England] to

Daniel MacCarthy. Level:

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: MacLean writes that he has been elected president of Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. He asks Daniel "what are the 'Wild Irish' about, and what is to be the end of it?" He jokes

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