O'Kelly Papers, Castlekelly (Aghrane)
TitleO'Kelly Papers, Castlekelly (Aghrane)
RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services
ReferenceG00/04
Date1606 - 1880
CreatorO'Kelly
Production date 1606 - 1880
Scope and Content
Collection includes
- land agreements, leases etc ;
- letters patent, grant of land from Charles II to Kelly ;
- agreements of intermarriage ;
- wills ;
- letters, primarily for solicitors regarding legal matters and court cases;
- abstract of title (G00/04/160, this is a very useful document to obtain history of family fortunes and estates ; also includes detailed list of lands and tenants.
Records are for the most part original deeds of conveyance, marriage settlements, wills, and letters; but some are copies. Their references to people and places in the counties of Galway and Roscommon have much historical value. The plantation period records are of particular interest.
Extent9 boxes, 8 standard, 1 outsized (c. 314 items)
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordO'Kelly
Conditions governing accessRestrcited access available by appointment. The material in this collection is available to all bona fide researchers by appointment only, and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at Galway County Council Archives.
Conditions governing reproductionNo material may be reproduced from this collection without the written permission of the archivist, and reproductions are subject to the conditions of access.
Levelfonds