| Collection Description | The content of this collection barely relates to the Blakes of Ballyglunin but rather to the
ffrench family of Rahasane. Four diverse items represent the Blakes in the form of a
letter book, rent account book, printed lease and scribbling diary. The letter book of
Pierce Joyce portrays the extensive trade of one of Galway's leading merchants in just
one fortnight in February 1778. The rent account book of John Blake records the
administration of part of the Ballyglunin estate, during the minority of his nephew Martin
J. Blake. Only part of these two items has survived.
The papers generated by the ffrench family are more coherent and reflect the financial
difficulties of some land owning families, even before the Great Famine. They include
legal papers, accounts and letters. [University of Galway Archives] |
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