Papers of the Lawrence Family, Lawrencetown, Co. Galway (1826-1930), includes Goulding Letters, Shrule, Co. Mayo, 1916
Collection of private and business letters, with most of the material dating between the 1870s and 1894 and is correspondence during Rev Charles Lawrence’s ownership of the property, also letters between female Wale family members, letters regarding membership of the Free Masons, correspondence with agents and solicitors regarding the heavily mortgaged estate, the payment of interest on loans, the appointment of a Receiver and efforts to secure further loans so as prevent an enforced sale of the estate (several items make reference to the sale of art objects e.g GP1/293-4), and material relating to tenants, such as letters from tenants. Also includes Golding/ Goulding (Shrule, Co. Mayo) family letters (1916).
Available online at http://www.galway.ie/digitalarchives
Lawrence Family Book and Album (GS01/1) also held by the Archives is available online at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/show_narrative_page_by_place.do?page_id=1070
GP1/1-100 Access URL Here
GP1/101-200 Access URL Here
GP1/201-300 Access URL Here
GP1/301-389 Access URL Here
Lawrence Family Ablum and transcript of text available online at Access URL Here