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The Lismore Papers: The Lismore Papers: A Seminal Resource for 16 A Seminal Resource for 16 th th and 17 and 17 th th Century Irish History Century Irish History Donald Brady Donald Brady 14 14 th th June 2008 June 2008

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An overview of the Lismore Estate Papers. Waterford County Archive holds the nineteenth century records of the Lismore Estate. The Lismore Estate refers to the estates of the Dukes of Devonshire and relates to lands largely situated in the counties of Waterford and Cork. Lismore Castle was and remains the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire in Ireland.

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The Lismore Papers:The Lismore Papers:A Seminal Resource for 16A Seminal Resource for 16thth and and

1717thth Century Irish History Century Irish History

Donald Donald BradyBrady1414thth June 2008 June 2008

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An Introduction to An Introduction to the Lismore Papersthe Lismore Papers

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DistributionDistribution Cork Papers - Cork Papers -

ChatsworthChatsworth Lismore PapersLismore Papers Associated CollectionsAssociated Collections

Chatsworth House

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The Richard Boyle Collection Charlotte

Boyle

Charlotte Boyle “God’s Providence is my inheritance”

“Lives of the Boyles”

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TheThe Work ofWork of Alexander GrosartAlexander Grosart

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The PapersThe Papers

Transport & TravelTransport & Travel Religious PersecutionReligious Persecution Banking & Financial Banking & Financial

ManagementManagement Conflict & Conflict &

DemographyDemography Family & Social LifeFamily & Social Life ConclusionConclusion

Richard Boyle

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Transport & Transport & TravelTravel

Land TravelLand Travel Sea TravelSea Travel

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Land Transportation

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“Holy Rood day the ferry boat of Youghal was cast away and about xxx persons drowned”

Transportation by Sea

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Religious Religious PersecutionPersecution

“Heigho Ile tell you newesthe pope is jacke adandie;His head is shorne, his arse is torne,oh that’s as good as can be.

But as for Gondomarand all that Cursed Creweboth Spain and Poape, I wish a ropeunlesse they become newe.”

St. Patrick’s Purgatory

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Banking & Financial Management

“Angell of God” gold coin

17th Century English Bank

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Family & Social LifeFamily & Social Life Significant Significant

EventsEvents Games & Leisure Games & Leisure

ActivitiesActivities Food & DrinkFood & Drink His DaughtersHis Daughters

Richard Boyle

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Significant EventsSignificant EventsSt. Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin

St. Mary’s Youghal

Battle of Liscarroll

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Games & Games & LeisureLeisure

The Dicemen

“The Mask”

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Food & DrinkFood & Drink

“A Rundlet was an old liquid measure equal to approximately 15 gallons”

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His DaughtersHis Daughters

Mary Boyle

Henry Goring

Goring House

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ConclusionConclusion

Conclusion

Robert Boyle by John Coll Lismore Library