ID11289
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
ReferenceSection3/outsize volumes
Description

Ledger of Incoming Money and Receipts, 28 August 1945-21 January 1964. Contains records of Lady Anne [?Hunloke] legacy and details of money to Messrs Guinness Mahon for the account of Mrs Adele Kingman, Douglass, £1000.

Volume of Estate Deeds which is made up of lists of deeds relating to the Devonshire estate. Includes settlements, mortgages, leases, etc. For example:
Page 171 under title 'Attested Copies of Letters Patent and other Deeds' Bundle (C) Box (DD Irish), 1 September 1662, 13 Char 2
'Attested Copy settlement of the Earl of Cork's Irish Estates made upon the Marriage of Lord Clifford with Lady Jane Seymour.'

Rental and particulars of part of the Bantry Estate situate in the Baronies of East Carbery, Bere and Bantry to be sold at auction, 25 November 1853.

One volume entitled, Weekly Rental Book, 28 March 1949-31 December 1958, contains information under the headings - rental, number, names, land, rent arrears, observations and includes details of water rates at the end of the book, 31 December 1965-31 December 1980. Includes female names, for example, number 980, Teresa Whelan from New Street.

Volume entitled, Weekly Rental Book, but containing information on water rates only, 28 March 1949-31 December 1957, includes female names, for example:
Number 947, Alice Callaghan
Number 953 Sara Parker.

AccessBy prior appointment.
Date1945-1964
Century20th
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