Descriptive List - University College Cork Library

657 1953
658 1954
659 1955
&not to be seen owing to danger of F& M disease”. Notes at rear record milk
sent to the creamery and hay trams and tripods in part of the estate.
95pp
Country Gentleman’s Estate Book and Diary. Brief daily entries record
weather conditions, work on the home farm, general and sporting activities
and family news. Notes growing organisation of farmers 17 January
“Creamery suppliers meeting in Borris in the evening. A withholding of
supplies is being considered unless a better price is given”. A common
problem in country house’s recorded on the 20 th Nov. “A rat in the house
played old harry last night. Got into dining room and destroyed fruit on
sideboard. His headquarters apparently on the stove”. On December 25th “No
Mass in house for first time in my recollection. Priest couldn’t come as curate
in Borrisoleigh is sick.”
105pp
Country Gentleman’s Estate Book and Diary. Brief daily entries record
weather conditions, work on the home farm, general and sporting activities
and family news. Early in the year he records the death after an accident with
a horse, of a long serving labourer on the farm, 26 Jan “Dear old Andy died at
1700 RIP. An awful loss to me.” 28 Jan “Andy’s Mass at 1030 & to cemetery
1230. The grave is just on the right after going through the style. I feel quite
desolate”. Later that year he suffered his annual bout of malaria 15 Sept “Up
after breakfast but could do nothing except a little writing.”
55pp
Country Gentleman’s Estate Book and Diary. Brief daily entries record
weather conditions, work on the home farm, general and sporting activities
and family news e.g. 28 Apr “Some showers. Not feeling 100% but got up for
bfast & wasted most of day at Farm a/c’s. Compost spread in Lake fd. Sth.
But unfortunately on the wrong area thro’ stupidity. Grubbed & moulded
spuds in Garden with horse. Rn. Hfr. Calved a black hfr.” A visit to his in
laws in recorded 28 May “River in flood in Clonmeen. No fishing. Tee Wee [
pet dog belonging to Kathleen Ryan] attacked by one of Dalmations & K. in a
state”. Notes on 6 Aug. “Got as much petrol as possible in view of a
threatened strike.” Community affairs take centre stage when 20 Nov
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