| Collection Description | The Murphy family of Clifton, Montenotte, Cork, was a junior branch of the Murphy family, brewers of Cork. Nicholas Murphy fifth
son of Jeremiah Murphy lived at Clifton. His third son John Nicholas was created a Count of the Papal States and in 1855 married
Alice Mary daughter of Daniel Leahy. The Alice Murphy collection consists of five 19th century photographic albums containing
c.470 images of family, friends, the religious, royalty, places and costumes. Two albums concentrate on France and Switzerland
respectively. Each contains images of various locations within the countries, people in costume (Swiss regions), friends and
(perhaps) public figures not personally known to Countess Murphy. They are a mixture of bought images, reproductions of drawings
and original photographs. The remaining albums concentrate on family and friends of Countess Murphy. Some are inscribed by
Murphy and dated, or a reference to Margaret May Coltsmann. [UCC Special Collections and Archives] |
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