Daniel MacCarthy Glas Collection- Descriptive List

Descriptive list of the Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Collection

Reference:

PR70/B/76

Date:

[Undated]

Title: Level:

Copy letter from Richard Francis Cronnelly, Longford to Daniel MacCarthy.

file

Extent: Part of:

18pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: It appears that Cronnelly discusses a letter written by Ellen [?Eleanor] MacCarthy and says that it does not tell them anything new, and that he is certain that Daniel's pedigree is correct. The copy letter from Cronnelly is included on page 13 in a file which includes several other letters copied by Daniel from the following individuals: Morgan William O'Donovan (The O'Donovan); Elinor MacCarthy; Michael O'Sullivan; and William John O'Donnavan.

Reference:

PR70/B/77

Date:

30 March 1868

Title: Level:

Letter from John Dalton, Ballincollig, County Cork to Daniel MacCarthy.

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: The letter discusses the interwoven and complex marriages of the MacCarthy family in Cork and Dalton's knowledge of the MacCarthy family lineage. Dalton recounts MacCarthys dying in the East Indies, MacCarthys as members in the National Gallery of London, MacCarthys emigrating to America, and how Edmund Shuldham married into the MacCarthy family. Dalton also discusses his mother's close relationship to a Charles MacCarthy (Duna) and that he, Dalton, was acquainted with in his daily life.

Reference:

PR70/B/78

Date:

10 August 1872

Title: Level:

Letter from the Mayor's Office, Cork [John Daly] to Daniel MacCarthy (Glas).

file

Extent: Part of:

1 letter (1p) and 1 envelope

PR70/B

Scope and Content: A representative of the Mayor thanks Daniel for sending a copy of his book 'The Life and Letters of Florence MacCarthy Reagh'.

Reference:

PR70/B/79

Date:

9 March 1864

Title:

Letter from William Joseph O'Neill Daunt, Kilcascan [Ballineen, County Cork] to

Daniel MacCarthy. Level:

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: O'Neill Daunt returns Daniel's "papers" [not included] and says that he knows "little or nothing concerning the O'Hurley's or O'Muirilly's of Ballinacarriga" [County Cork]. He discusses the history of several towns and townlands in County Cork including Ballymoney and Bandon, and various castles. He also discusses the marriage of Edmund Shuldham to Mary MacCarthy, and mentions that he received similar queries in the past from [?John O'Donovan].