ID23343
CollectionColleen Bawn
Collection DescriptionColleen Bawn. This collection of letters and official reports relate to the police investigations on the murder of Ellen Hanley, whose body was found washed up on the banks of the River Shannon on 6 September 1819. It was this tragedy that inspired Bouccicault's play 'Colleen Bawn' and Gerald Griffin's, 'The Collegians', the 'Benedicts' and the 'Lily of Killarney'. This particular collections comprising of facsimilies of originals presented to Liam Raftias by MacLysaght.
ReferenceP15/5/
Description12: Six typed copies of deed, memorials and affidavits concerning the affairs of the Scanlon Family, 28 September 1787-26 September 183[?].

AccessBy prior appointment, some restrictions may apply.
Date1787
Century18th
Keywords
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Repository NameWaterford City Archives
AddressHigh Street Waterford
EircodeX91 K260
Telephone(058) 21144
Email Addressarchivist@waterfordcouncil.ie
Repository Web Addresshttps://www.waterfordcouncil.ie/departments/culture-heritage/archives/index.htm
CommentThe information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archive. These lists were compiled by Donal Moore, City Archivist, and library staff, and we are grateful for their assistance. Where partial or no lists were available, staff of the Women's History Project constructed an outline list. Due to time constraints, not all items in this repository were examined individually.
latitude52.26060
longitude-7.10829