THE RECORDS LOCATED AT MONKSGRANGE CONSIST OF

FIVE DISTINCT ARCHIVES:

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1. The papers of the Richards and Orpen families, comprising the correspondence and papers of the following people:

 

Rev. JOHN RICHARDS (1757-1827),

EDWARD MOORE RICHARDS (1826–1911),

DOROTHEA SARGENT (formerly RICHARDS) (1899–1886),

JOHN FRANCIS RICHARDS (1824-1860),

ADELA ORPEN (née RICHARDS) (1855–1927),

GODDARD ORPEN (1852–1932),

LILIAN IRIS ORPEN (1883-1944),

EDWARD RICHARDS RICHARDS-ORPEN (1884-1967),

MARGARET AUGUSTE LOUISE RICHARDS-ORPEN (née TOMALIN) (1886–1963) VIRGINIA RICHARDS-ORPEN (1916–1939)

 

Also included are some personal and general papers of JOHN RICHARDS-ORPEN (1915-84) and ESTHER RICHARDS-ORPEN (formerly BISHOP); this collection is not yet catalogued. What has been catalogued of the whole collection, so far, comprises approximately 380 archival boxes.

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Account of her husbands’ fatal illness, Dorothea Richards 1st November 1829

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2. Estate Papers of Monksgrange (formerly Grange) under the Richards family and of Orpen estates in Kerry and Cork.

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3. Photographic collection dating from the beginning of photography to the late 20th century.  

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Sarah Elizabeth Richards, nee Tisdale, c1855

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4. Artworks by family members, fine art and collectables.

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Laurel Hill, Coleraine watercolour by Penelope Orpen. 1867

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5. Papers of John Richards-Orpen relating to the National Farmers Association and his other professional activities.

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