Daniel MacCarthy Glas Collection- Descriptive List

Descriptive list of the Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Collection

Reference:

PR70/B/231

Date:

4 June 1879

Title: Level:

Letter from John Lyons, Catholic Curate, Bandon [County Cork] to Daniel MacCarthy.

Item

Extent: Part of:

2pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Lyons thanks Daniel for sending a copy of the 'Four Masters' [?The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters …']. He says that he was in Togher yesterday for a funeral, and notes the following regarding the local people and rents: "I am sorry to say that the condition of our people is very sad. Great poverty and distress, no work for labourers, low prices, heavy debts, no credit. The universal feeling is that rents must be reduced, and some radical change made in the land question."

Reference:

PR70/B/232

Date:

11 September 1879

Title:

Letter from John Lyons, Catholic Curate, Bandon [County Cork] to Daniel MacCarthy

Glas, 1 Litchdon Terrace, Barnstaple [England]. Level: Item Extent: 4pp Part of: PR70/B Scope and Content:

Lyons writes that he visited Togher Castle with a photographer who captured a number of views of the castle. He says that Daniel may order a number of the photographs if he is interested. He also notes that Bealnacarriga Castle would "cost very little" and is near a [train] station.

Reference:

PR70/B/233

Date:

20 September 1879

Title:

Letter from John Lyons, Catholic Curate, Bandon [County Cork] to Daniel MacCarthy

Glas, 1 Litchdon Terrace, Barnstaple [England]. Level: Item Extent: 4pp Part of: PR70/B Scope and Content: Lyons sends Daniel three photographs of Togher Castle [not included] and explains the features depicted in them in detail.

Reference:

PR70/B/234

Date:

2 October 1879

Title:

Letter from John Lyons, Roman Catholic Curate, Bandon [County Cork] to Daniel

MacCarthy Glas. Level:

Item

Extent: Part of:

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Lyons sends Daniel a second set of photographs of Togher Castle [not included]. He notes that the photographer is self-taught and that his two brothers are also very clever, with one studying in Kensington.

Reference:

PR70/B/235

Date:

15 October 1883

Title:

Letter from John Lyons, Catholic Curate, Bandon [County Cork] to Daniel MacCarthy