| ID | 18596 |
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| Collection | Dunraven Papers |
| Collection Description | The Dunraven Papers comprise c.15, 150 documents and c.225 volumes, 1574 and 1614-1930s, deriving from the Wyndham-Quin family of Adare Manor, Adare, Co. Limerick, Earls of Dunraven. The original patronymic of the Earls of Dunraven was Quin. The Wyndham half of the double barrel derives from the Wyndham family of Dunraven Castle, Glamorganshire, and Clearwell Court, Gloucestershire, whose heiress the future 2nd Earl of Dunraven married in 1810. The earliest document in the Dunraven archive is dated 1574, but it related to Middlesex. There is no concentration of material until the late 17th century; there is virtually no correspondence prior to 1800 ; and although other forms of estate material are fairly abundant, there are actually no rentals of earlier date than 1855. The other major disappointment about the archive relates to the very modem period. In compensation for these disappointments; there is a remarkable concentration of varied material for the middle fifty years of the 19th century, particularly for the period 1830-1870. These dates roughly coincide with the construction of a new family seat in Ireland, Adare Manor. [University of Limerick Special Collections and Archives] |
| Collection Web Address | https://specialcollections.ul.ie/projects/dunraven/ |
| Reference | D/3196 |
| Description | Includes: D/1-3: 1772-1839 Diaries and correspondence of the Wyndham family. E/1-13: 1808-1870 Papers of Caroline Countess of Dunraven, wife of the 2nd Earl. F/1-58: 1820-1871 Papers of the 3rd Earl of Dunraven and his wife. I/1-27: c.1760-1871 Papers on archaeology, antiquarianism and genealogy. K/1-11: 1574-1909 Estate and financial papers - title deeds, leases, surveys, rentals and accounts - mainly relating to Co. Limerick. L/1-15: 1606-1624; 1662; c.1750-1915 Miscellaneous documents relating to other members of the family or to no member of the family in particular. N/1-3: 1640-1897 Autograph album and scrapbooks. |
| Web Address | https://specialcollections.ul.ie/projects/dunraven/ |
| Date | 1574; 1614-1930 |
| Century | 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th |
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| Note | c. 120 boxes. This collection is not fully sorted. University of Limerick Special Collections and Archives provide a collection summary: Download PDF collection summary here.
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| 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 |