Daniel MacCarthy Glas Collection- Descriptive List

Descriptive list of the Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Collection

Extent: Part of:

PR70/C/4

Scope and Content: Ellen writes to inform Daniel of the death of her father, Charles McCarthy (Duna) on 10 February 1865. According to the letter, Charles had been “bedridden” for the “last nine years”.

Reference:

PR70/C/4/22

Date:

9 October 1847

Title:

In-between pages 20 – 21. Letter from Timothy O'Donovan, O’Donovan’s Cove

[Rossnacaheragh, Kilcrohane, County Cork] to John O’Donovan, 9 October 1847. Level: Item

Extent: Part of:

PR70/C/4

Scope and Content: Timothy writes that Jerry an Duna [Jeremiah McCarthy Duna] is now in Cork, and that he requested “Mr O’Sullivan of Carregness, his near relative” to ask Jerry about Daniel MacCarthy’s query. A note on the letter written by Daniel reads: “This letter was given to me this day 15th September 1852 by John O’Donovan, author of Annals of the Four Masters – D. MacCarthy.”

Reference:

PR70/C/4/23

Date:

11 October 1866

Title:

In-between pages 20 – 21. Letter from Edwin Windele, Blair’s Hill, Cork to Daniel

MacCarthy, 11 October 1866. Level: Item

Extent: Part of:

PR70/C/4

Scope and Content: Windele thanks Daniel for sending his carte de visite, encloses two notes relating to the MacCarthy family [likely the two notes following this letter in the volume], and says that all of his father's manuscripts were bought by the Royal Irish Academy, and his books were sold in Dublin by Jones.

Reference:

PR70/C/4/24

Date:

1846-1874

Title: Level:

In-between pages 20 – 21. "Blarney".

Item

Extent: Part of:

PR70/C/4

Scope and Content: Undated historical notes [likely written by John Windele, see letter from his son Edwin, dated 11 October 1866] which include references to MacCarthys.

Reference:

PR70/C/4/25

Date:

1846-1874

Title: Level:

In-between pages 20 – 21. "Lismore".

Item

Extent: Part of:

PR70/C/4

Scope and Content: Undated historical notes [likely written by John Windele, see letter from his son Edwin, dated 11 October 1866] which include references to MacCarthys.

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