Daniel MacCarthy Glas Collection- Descriptive List

Descriptive list of the Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Collection

expect much from it that I don't know already, and I am tired of re-hashes. This between ourselves." He discusses the Spanish State Papers, the "character of Thomand", and a "complaint" by the Earl of Ormonde against [?Sir Peter Carew]. He also discusses the manuscripts of the late John O'Donovan: "You will not be surprised to hear that O'Donovan did not leave MSS behind him ... A truth it was all in his head, and now all in the grave! Mr Gilbert tells me the MSS he left are not worth £50."

Reference:

PR70/B/155

Date:

4 July 1862

Title: Copy letter from Daniel MacCarthy, Carbery [House], Stourfield [Southbourne], Dorset, England to Reverend James Graves, Chelsea Lodge [Duncannon, County Wexford]. Level: Item Extent: 2pp Part of: PR70/B Scope and Content: Daniel sends Graves a copy of the Dublin Review.

Reference:

PR70/B/156

Date:

9 May 1865

Title: Level:

Letter from James Graves, Rectory, Clonmacnoise, Athlone to Daniel MacCarthy.

Item

Extent: Part of:

2pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Graves assures Daniel that his payment of the expenses relating to the Florence MacCarthy paper will be kept a secret.

Reference:

PR70/B/157

Date:

7 October 1866

Title:

Letter from James Graves, Rectory, Inisnag, Stonyford [County Kilkenny] to Daniel

MacCarthy. Level:

Item

Extent: Part of:

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Graves agrees with Daniel that they should wait to publish the Florence paper in full in the society's journal.

Reference:

PR70/B/158

Date:

5 November 1866

Title:

Copy letter from Daniel MacCarthy, Winsley Manor House, [Winsley, Wiltshire,

England] to Reverend James Graves. Level: Item Extent: 2pp Part of: PR70/B Scope and Content:

Daniel tells Graves that he has realised that "Florence" can never be "completed in the journal", as he still has 600 pages of manuscript remaining, and has decided to publish it in full as a book instead.

Reference:

PR70/B/159

Date:

31 January 1867

Title:

Letter from James Graves, Rectory, Inisnag, Stonyford [County Kilkenny] to Daniel

MacCarthy.