ID11283
CollectionLismore Castle Papers
Collection DescriptionWaterford City & County Archive holds the nineteenth century records of the Lismore Estate. The Lismore Estate refers to the estates of the Dukes of Devonshire and relates to lands largely situated in the counties of Waterford and Cork. Lismore Castle was and remains the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire in Ireland. The Lismore Castle Papers contain records on the administration of the estate, including, records on the running of Lismore Castle and Gardens, the Castle Farm, the woods, mountain, Lismore Sawmills and the Blackwater Fishery. The collection also includes detailed records on the tenants of the estate, including, rental books, tenant application books and tenant correspondence. The estate was also involved in a number of major projects in counties Waterford and Cork, such as, the introduction of the railways. [waterfordcouncil.ie]
Collection Web Addresshttps://www.waterfordcouncil.ie/media/archives/LISMORECASTLEPAPERS-Final.pdf
ReferenceBox 6
Description

Box of material dealing with the fishing rights and ownership of the Fisheries of the Devonshire estate. The material is varied and includes deeds and other material.
Also includes material relating to the Villiers Stuart family and their connections with the Devonshires. Includes lease of fishery from Villiers Stuart to Alice Ronayne of Ardsallagh, 1 February 1899.

AccessBy prior appointment.
Date1899
Century19th
Keywords
Repository NameWaterford County Archives
AddressDungarvan Library Davitt's Quay Dungarvan County Waterford
EircodeX35 AV29
Telephone(058) 21144
Email Addressarchivist@waterfordcouncil.ie
Repository Web Addresshttps://www.waterfordcouncil.ie/departments/culture-heritage/archives/index.htm
CommentSome of the information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archives. The lists were compiled by Joanne Rothwell and we are grateful for her assistance. Due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually.
latitude52.08980
longitude-7.61844