Sources for Irish Women’s History

ID	18592
Collection	The Armstrong Photographs
Collection Description	Photograph albums, prints, negatives, metal and glass plates, slides and film mostly taken of and by Captain Marcus Beresford Armstrong, his wife and children and their extended family and friends, predominantly between 1890 and 1960. The images include studio portraits of members of the Armstrong, Maude and Kemmis families and snapshots of family life at Moyaliffe Castle, county Tipperary and Ballinacor, county Wicklow. Also contained in the collection are images of hunting and shooting parties in country houses across Ireland, England and Scotland; portraits of horses bred at Moyaliffe Stud, and snapshots of tenants and labourers mainly on the Moyaliffe estate. [University of Limerick Special Collections and Archives]
Collection Web Address	https://specialcollections.ul.ie/projects/armstrong-collection/
Reference	P6A
Description	85 boxes (2147 files) A. Prints I. Albums 1. Early Family Portraits 2. Assorted Family Photographs 3. Military Images II. Loose Prints 1. People 2. Horses, Horse Sports and Other Sports 3. Dogs and other Pets 4. Buildings and Places 5. Farming Activities 6. Vehicles 7.Military Photographs B. Negatives I. People II. Horses, Horse Sports and Other Sports III. Dogs and other Pets IV. Buildings and Places V. Farming Activities VI. Vehicles VII. Military Photographs VIII. Assorted Sets of Negatives C. Glass Plates D. Metal Plates E. Slides F. Film
Access	By prior appointment
Date	1867-1981
Century	19th, 20th
Keywords	Aristocracy Search Repository Site Estate Records Search Repository Site Family Search Repository Site Photographs Search Repository Site Social Life Search Repository Site
Note	University of Limerick Special Collections and Archives provide a catalogue for the Armstrong Photographs: Download Photographs PDF catalogue Part 1 here Download Photographs PDF catalogue Part 2 here Conditions Governing Access: Unrestricted access to loose prints, glass and metal plates and slides. The photograph albums are too fragile to be safely handled and access can only be permitted in exceptional cases. The contents of these albums have been digitized and can be viewed on a digital image viewer in the reading room. Negatives and film are too fragile to be safely handled and access can only be permitted in exceptional cases.
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