Descriptive List - University College Cork Library
Descriptive List - University College Cork Library
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648 1937<br />
stormy weather 10 Jan “About 50 trees down & road blocked in several<br />
places”. On the 17 Jan he notes “The King is ill”, adding on the 21 st “W.<br />
Gibson called. There will be no hunting til after the King’s funeral”. The<br />
entries tend to concentrate on farmwork and hunting and include 5 Oct. “A rat<br />
hunt in chapel after rosary. Finally killed him behind the Altar with a ferret!”.<br />
On the 11 Dec he notes without comment “The King has officially abdicated<br />
as from 1400!”.<br />
105pp<br />
Country Gentleman’s Estate Book and Diary. Brief daily entries record<br />
weather conditions, work on the home farm, general and sporting activities<br />
and family news. Features unusually brief entries during January e.g. 15 Jan<br />
“Hunting. Wrote Ritchie again”. That summer is dominated by his eldest<br />
son’s decision to marry a non-Catholic, 21 May “Advised to see Bishop Dey.<br />
Rang up &went straight down to see him v. nice v. sympathetic but unable to<br />
do anything towards Dispensation. Not possible to get. V. depressed.” Notes<br />
at front refer to payments for work at Castle Fogarty to D.Walsh.<br />
649 1 Jan 1938 – 3 Jan 1939<br />
105pp<br />
Country Gentleman’s Estate Book and Diary. Brief daily entries record<br />
weather conditions, work on the home farm, general and sporting activities<br />
and family news. 31 Mar "To Tramore for Mrs. Gallwey’s funeral." Cyril<br />
[Irwin] had a heart attack afterwards”. In August he travelled with his son<br />
Arthur (George) to Babcocks Works in Glasgow, 22 Aug “To the works with<br />
G. at 0920 & were shown round and given lunch. G will start work properly<br />
tomorrow. Returned by Dublin steamer leaving Glasgow at 1600”. Later he<br />
expresses concern over international events, 10 Sept “Grave news in Europe<br />
of the Chekoslovak (sic) dispute. Fears of war.” 30 Sept. “Chamberlain has<br />
secured a peaceful settlement of the Chzech (sic) question.” Events closer to<br />
home are also given attention, 26 Nov “N.B. 3 days cream wasted. Dead<br />
mouse in it”<br />
650 1 Jan – 16 Dec 1939<br />
106pp<br />
Country Gentleman’s Estate Book and Diary. Brief daily entries record<br />
weather conditions, work on the home farm, general and sporting activities<br />
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