ID5756
CollectionShearman Papers
Collection DescriptionManuscript collection of Revd. John Francis Shearman, parish priest of Moone. Arranged by Revd. John O'Hanlon, parish priest of St Mary's Church, Star of the Sea, Ringsend, May 1885.
ReferenceSH/20-21
Description

SH20 Correspondence, Letters etc., volume 1:
Margaret Stokes, Rome, 200 copies of part IV of her book on Irish inscriptions are missing and she asks him to look for them in Kilkenny or in Trinity College Dublin printing office. Asks him to ask Fr O'Hanlon to send her particulars about Irish missionaries, 9 December 1872.

Margaret Stokes, Howth, asking him to get Mrs Graves to get her husband to sign the [?] inscription without rereading it. It has been revised by others, 23 October 1879.

Maria Graves, Inisnag Glebe, concerning John Francis Shearman and purchase of manuscripts, June 1878.

Margaret Stokes, cannot find any church of Sta Symphoresa as requested. Aks him to speak about St Cathaldus and Tarentino to Fr O'Hanlon. Can't get into Vatican Library to see three Celtic manuscripts, 18 February 1879.

Sarah Harrington, [?] Learmouth, USA on old friend personal chat, asks for his photograph, no date.

SH21 Correspondence, Letters etc., volume 2
E Shearman, Bootle, widow of William Shearman asks for assistance towards 3 guinea fare, third class, to go to her daughter in Bordeaux, April 1882.

Maria Graves, Inisnag Glebe, regarding second half of ten pound note not arriving. Mr Graves of Annogh Castle, County Tipperary and is not well, 27 May [1878].

Date1872-1878
Century19th
Keywords
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Repository NameMaynooth University and St Patrick's College, Maynooth
AddressSpecial Collections and Archives John Paul II Library South Campus Maynooth University Maynooth County Kildare
EircodeW23 VP22
Address 2The Russell Library St Patrick's College Maynooth County Kildare
Telephone(01) 474-7423
Telephone 2(01) 708-3890
Email Addresslibrary.specialcollections@mu.ie
Email Address 2library.russell@mu.ie
Repository Web Addresshttps://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/library/collections/
CommentThere are two separate institutions in Maynooth: the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. The Russell Library serves both institutions. Some of the information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archive. These lists were compiled by 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.
latitude53.38208
longitude-6.59939