Burkes: The Papers of the Burkes of Ballydugan, county Galway, 1707 - 1970
TitleBurkes: The Papers of the Burkes of Ballydugan, county Galway, 1707 - 1970
RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services
ReferenceGP6
Date1707 - 1970
CreatorBurkes of Ballyduggan
Production date 1707 - 1970
Scope and Content
This small collection, containing 124 listed items, relates to the Ballydugan estate in the barony of Leitrim, parish of Kilmeen, townland of Ballydoogan, county Galway, outside Loughrea, covering the 18th-20th centuries. It includes legal material such as marriage settlements, wills and leases dating from the early 1700s to mid-1800s, together with personal letters of various family members, in particular Michael Burke (1853-1935) and his son (1902-1963), and drawings of the house from the 1st quarter of the 1900s, and correspondence from 1970s.
Extent3 Boxes / 124 items
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe papers were held by the family solicitor until he passed them to the family in circa 2002, who in turn deposited them with the Archives on long-term loan in 2009.
Persons keywordBurkes of Ballyduggan
Conditions governing accessAvailable by appointment. Unrestricted access. 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