Agricultural Statistics, Ireland GENERAL ABSTRACTS for the Year 1863. Showing The Acreage under the Several Crops and the Number of Live Stock in Each County.... Also the Emigration from Irish Ports from 1st January to 31st July.... 20pp., 8vo. Alexander Thom and Sons, Dublin, 1863. £16.00
Castle Durrow LETTER to William Flower from David Drewett, dated Apr. 5th, 1732. Congratulates him on the celebrations held for four days when the Viceroy made held his court at his house, says he is glad 'my little Dear Harry', Flower's son, has a tutor at last, and mentions that the Duchess of Kent and Lady Limerick are soon to add to the number of Lady Portland's grandchildren. 3p., 4to, 56 lines in a rather untidy hand. Tipped on to album leaf down extreme left edge. 1732. £50.00
¶ 'I was mightily pleas'd to Hear of yr visitt yr King & Queen made you, & wish I coud have seen the Form & Ceremony of Adapting A New Name for yr House - by yr Description of it I believe twas very Diverting, I am Sure the Addition of Castle to Durrow gives it a Noble Sound... for the New Title, I am Privately Whispered, you are soon to Have..' William Flower built Castle Durrow 1712-16, and it was known as one of the finest houses in Ireland. He became Baron Castle Durrow in 1733.
Connel TWELVE REAL PHOTOGRAPHS Snapshots of Connel. 12 views size 3" x 4", in printed buff envelope. c1920. £5.00
Dublin BILL of Harvey and Company, Proprietors of Harvey's Great Remedies for the Horse, 49, Lr. Gardiner Street. Made out to Lady Stuart Mentell, for Embrocation. 4to, lithographed heading with horse etc. List of preparations available. 1898. £5.00
Dublin COPY ASSIGNMENT of Miss Georges and The Revd. Mr Roberts of Assignment made by the Executor of Richard Gorges Esq. to Mr Ferdinandus Webber, Organ Builder, of House offices and Ground in Marlborough St., Dublin. 2p., folio, folded. Copy made 1840 of original of 1779. £12.00
Dublin LETTER signed 'John G. Armagh' to Charles Beresford. 5 lines on 1p., 8vo, dated 'Woburne' Dec. 21st 1861, saying he has enclosed a letter from the Registrar of Rooms at Trinity College. A pencil note in the top corner says 'From the old primate about letting me have rooms in T.C.D. in his gift'. 1861. £14.00
¶ Lord John George de la Poer Beresford (1773-1862), Primate of All Ireland, Chancellor of Trinity College.
Dublin LETTER from Richard Pope, 98 James Street, Dublin. Addressed to unknown correspondent, asking him to thank the Committee of the Religious Tract Society for the grant of tracts they have sent 'May the friend of truth in England water with their prayers the exertions in progress in this country for the diffusion of truth...' 1«p to, blue paper stuck to back of letter below signature. 1827. £20.00
Galway LETTER from J(?) Eyre to Messrs Bullock and Adair, Charing Cross, London, dated Galway April 25th 1769. 1p., 4to, 13 lines, blank conjoint leaf with address panel on verso, two postmarks. Tipped along left edge to an album leaf. Says he has read in the papers about 'a Scheme for carrying on an English lottery' and asking him to buy a him ticket if he has any credit 'as I have a growing family'. 1769. £24.00
¶ The Eyres were a prominent family in Galway, five of the family having been Mayors. Eyre Square was named after them.
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Porter (William), Dublin, Printer THE IRISH FARMERS' JOURNAL and Weekly Intelligencer. August 24, 1816. 4pp., size 13" x 10", woodcut of man ploughing below title. The main articles are not specifically of Irish interest, but there is a report of the trial of cotton workers who burned a house at Carrickfergus, advert for 20 named horses to be sold at Freffans, Co. Meath, house to let on the Liffey at Kilcullen etc. Some light browning patches on first page. 1816. £18.00