ID18601
CollectionThe Glin Papers
Collection DescriptionThe Knights of Glin are a Geraldine family whose title can be traced back to Sir John FitzJohn or Seán Mór na Sursainge who lived ca. 1260, and whose grandfather, Maurice FitzThomas had been granted the barony of Shanid, near Glin. The Glin Papers, unfortunately, do not reflect the long history of the family, as many of the older documents were allegedly burnt in a tantrum by the apt nick-named ‘Cracked Knight’ or John Fraunceis Eyre FitzGerald, 25th Knight of Glin. They date from 1800 onwards. [University of Limerick Special Collections and Archives]
Collection Web Addresshttps://specialcollections.ul.ie/projects/glin-collection/
ReferenceP/1 (Section F)
Description

Section F: Desmond Windham Otho FitzGerald (1901-1949), 28th Knight of Glin (1936-1949)

I. Diaries and Other Personal Items
(vi) Marriage Certificate (1929)

II. Veronica FitzGerald (née Villiers, later Milner), his wife
(i) Official Correspondence
(ii) Personal Correspondence
(iii) Horatio Ray Milner
(iv) Donation of the Milner Gardens to Malaspina University (1995)
(v) Personal Items

IV. Land Matters

V. Accounts

VI. Concerning his Daughters
(i) Fiola
(a) Her birth (1930)
(b) Education (1939-1942)
(ii) Giralda Rachel
(a) Her birth (1933)
(b) Education (1942-1944)
(c) Her marriage to Capt. Michael Meysey Wigley Severne (1952)

AccessBy prior appointment, some material restricted
Date1901-1949
Century20th
Keywords
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Repository NameUniversity of Limerick Special Collections and Archives
AddressGlucksman Library University of Limerick Limerick City
EircodeV94 T9PX
Telephone(061) 213-158
Email Addressspecoll@ul.ie
Repository Web Addresshttps://www.ul.ie/library/explore-collections/special-collections
latitude52.67333
longitude-8.57350