Papers of 4th and 5th Earls (ex astronomy)
Parte deThe Rosse Papers
Correspondence and other papers of the 4th and 5th Earls of Rosse on subjects other than astronomy, including estate and other King’s County affairs, the 4th Earl’s contributions to public life as a representative peer, Chancellor of T.C.D., etc, etc.
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4th Earl's papers at Trinity College Dublin
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T.C.D. exercise book [of the 4th Earl?] on ancient and British history, with related printed papers, and the 4th Earl’s degree in Physics.
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Commissions of the peace for Lord Oxmantown
Parte deThe Rosse Papers
King’s County and Co. Tipperary commissions of the peace for Lord Oxmantown, subsequently the 4th Earl.
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Correspondence 4th Earl and Lord Mayo
Parte deThe Rosse Papers
Letters to the 4th Earl from the Chief Secretary, Lord Mayo, and others about representative peerage elections, including that of the 4th Earl himself.
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Correspondence of the 4th Earl
Parte deThe Rosse Papers
Correspondence of the 4th Earl about yachting, Cowes, etc. [See also J/25 and 0/8.]
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Applications/ recommendations for the post of head gardener at Birr
Parte deThe Rosse Papers
Original bundle of applications/ recommendations for the post of head gardener at Birr (Andrew Hume being the successful applicant).
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General political and patronage correspondence of the fourth and fifth earls
Parte deThe Rosse Papers
Includes letters about Disestablishment, Poor Law reform, Orangeism, Conservative registration, Home Rule and the Irish Land question. Also includes letter from M. McCormack, CC, Kinnitty to Lord Rosse concerning agrarian dispute in Kinnitty parish between Francis Foley and Delaney at Newtown (3 March 1911).
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Formal invitations to the 4th and 5th Earls
Parte deThe Rosse Papers
Formal invitations to the 4th and 5th Earls – to civic functions in Belfast, and to Edward VII’s and George V’s coronations.
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Letters and papers of the 4th Earl reflecting his membership of learned bodies
Parte deThe Rosse Papers
Letters and papers of the 4th Earl reflecting his membership of learned bodies – the Royal Irish Academy (member 1870; president 1896), the Royal Institute, the Royal Society, the Institute of Naval Architects, etc; the correspondents include W. Burne Jones and [the 1st Marquess of] Dufferin and Ava.
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Diaries of the 4th Earl recording tours of England, United States, Jamaica, India
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Diaries of the 4th Earl (including a largely empty diary for 1872 of [his wife, Cassandra]) recording a tour in England, 1871; tours in the United States, 1884 and 1891; a visit to Jamaica, 1891; and a tour of India, 1897-8: together with two of his passports, 1890 and 1897.
Parsons, Laurence, 4th Earl of Rosse