Daniel MacCarthy Glas Collection- Descriptive List

Descriptive list of the Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Collection

Part of:

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Rochford answers a number of Daniel's genealogical queries. The letter is heavily annotated by John O'Donovan. One of O'Donovan's annotations reads: "Mr. Rochfort [sic] does not seem to know what prove means. He seems to take it in the sense of say or assert."

Reference:

PR70/B/562

Date:

21 September 1847

Title:

Letter from Bartholemew Rochford, Ardcahan, Dunmanway, County Cork to Daniel

MacCarthy. Level:

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Rochford answers a number of Daniel's genealogical queries. He also states, regarding the information he is sharing with Daniel, that "[t]he best authority I ever had were my own people - more especially my own mother … she had it even also from her own Grandfather ..." Rochford then mentions the Great Famine, noting that the "pestilence ... which prevailed in this country during the last season ... [means that] there is scarcely a person over 50 years living at present ..."

Extract of letter from Bartholemew Rochford, Ardcahan, Dunmanway, County Cork to Daniel MacCarthy, 21 September 1847, in which Rochford discusses the Great Famine. (PR70/B/562)

Reference:

PR70/B/563

Date:

21 September 1847

Title: Level:

Letter from [Bartholemew] Rochford to Daniel MacCarthy.

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Before discussing MacCarthy family genealogy, Rochford begins his letter writing that he must "disclose to you a very serious thing …" He discusses the recent impacts of the Great Famine and asks for Daniel's assistance: "The failure of the crops of this country drove many a noble family from their homes and the dire pestilence which followed was more so, many a gentleman in this country was cut off by it. I, myself and family was seized with the distemper, of which we all thank God recovered, but having lost an immense sum of money by doctors, since March last, of which also a very dear brother of mine was cut off - it brought me under adverse circumstances, so much so, that I at present rely on your generosity to remove the embarrassment."

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