TitleFfrench Papers, Rahasane, County Galway
RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services
ReferenceGP4/
Date1765-1831
Production date 1765 - 1831
Scope and ContentThe collection consists of the papers of three generations of a Rahasane (near Craughwell) branch of the extensive Ffrench family of Galway, dating from 1765 and 1831. The family owned lands in the Monivea and Loughrea areas of county Galway and in parts of county Roscommon.
The collection consists of personnel letters, primarily from female siblings to their brother requesting money due them from various legacies and family trusts, records relating to the care and management of the estate, and the collection of rents. It also includes records relating to C. French & Co. Bank at Ormond Quay, Dublin, and to bankruptcy charges, together with details of items to be auctioned from the estate (1831).
The collection has been digitised and is available at http://www.galway.ie/digitalarchives
Extent1 box / 77 items
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe collection had been acquired by Galway County Libraries many years ago, and was transferred to the Archives Section upon its establishment in 2000.
Conditions governing accessAvailable by appointment on microfilm or online at http://www.galway.ie/digitalarchives. Unrestricted access. The material in this collection is available to all bone 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
