| ID | 18591 |
|---|---|
| Collection | The Armstrong Papers |
| Collection Description | Contains papers of the Armstrong family of Moyaliffe Castle, Tipperary, and the related families of Maude of Lenaghan, Fermanagh; Everard of Ratcliffe Hall, Leicestershire; Kemmis of Ballinacor, Wicklow; Russell of Broadmead Manor, Kent; and others. |
| Collection Web Address | https://specialcollections.ul.ie/projects/armstrong-collection/ |
| Reference | P6 |
| Description | 133 boxes, 2 outsize items (2522 files). The material in this collection has been arranged into two parts. Part one comprises documents pertaining to the Armstrong family of Moyaliffe Castle and has been arranged into eight series (A-H) to follow the succession to the estate from Captain William Armstrong (c. 1630-1695) to Captain Marcus Beresford Armstrong (1859-1923). Under each section, documents have been divided into sub-series according to their form (financial records, leases, correspondence etc.) or creator (wives, daughters and younger sons), and listed chronologically by date. Part two comprises seven series. Series A contains papers relating to the Kemmis family of Ballinacor, county Wicklow, and follows the same generational arrangement as Part one. This series incorporates papers created and generated by Jess Armstrong, who married Captain William Daryl Olphert Kemmis in 1927. Series B comprises papers relating to the South African branch of the Armstrong family, who inherited the Moyaliffe estate following the death of Jess Kemmis in 1982. The material in this section is arranged according to the same principles as Series A. Series C comprises documents which it has not been possible to attribute to any particular family member. The material has been divided into sub-series according to their form (leases, wills, appointments etc.), and listed chronologically by date. Series D, E and F comprise maps and atlases; paintings and drawings; and postcards and letterheads, respectively, arranged chronologically by date. Series G comprises press cuttings, arranged into sub-series according to their subject matter and listed either alphabetically by surname or chronologically by date. |
| Access | By prior appointment, some material restricted |
| Date | 1662-1999 |
| Century | 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th |
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| Note | University of Limerick Special Collections and Archives provide catalogues for the Armstrong Collection: Download Papers PDF catalogue Part 1 here Download Papers PDF catalogue Part 2 here
Conditions Governing Access: Unrestricted access to most items. Files 2053-2086 contain personal information relating to people living or presumed living and are closed until 2042 to protect individual privacy. These files have been identified in the descriptive catalogue. |
| Repository Name | University of Limerick Special Collections and Archives |
| Address | Glucksman Library University of Limerick Limerick City |
| Eircode | V94 T9PX |
| Telephone | (061) 213-158 |
| Email Address | specoll@ul.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.ul.ie/library/explore-collections/special-collections |
| latitude | 52.67333 |
| longitude | -8.57350 |