Franks and Carter Estate Agents, County Laois

Repository: National Archives of Ireland

Identity Statement

TitleFranks and Carter Estate Agents, County Laois
Archive ReferenceIE 0625/1025
Web Link to this Entryhttps://iar.ie/archive/franks-carter-estate-agents-county-laois
Creation Dates1594-1939

Context

Creator(s): Franks and Carter, estate agents

  • Administrative History ↴

    Franks and Carter, estate agents, of Mountrath, Co Laois

  • Archival History ↴

    Received 4 December 1972 from Mrs Carter of County Laois.

  • Immediate Source Acquisition ↴

    Donation

Content & Structure

  • Scope & Content: Franks and Carter, estate agents ↴

    The collection comprises deeds and leases, rentals, accounts, agreements, maps, wills, valuation books and cash books. The papers relate to landed estates and properties held in the following counties; Laois (Queen’s county), Galway, Offaly (King’s county), Tipperary, Limerick, Kildare, Cork, Kerry and Kilkenny.

  • Appraisal Destruction ↴

    Permanent Retention

  • Accruals ↴

    No further accruals are expected

  • Arrangement ↴

    The material was arranged according to land owner of tenant when no other grouping suggested itself. The material was received in a largely disorganised state and is now arranged as follows:
    Estate volumes
    Famine Relief in Co. Cork
    Deeds and leases
    Land Commission returns
    Valuation books

Conditions of Access & Use

Access Conditions Available to all holders of a valid readers ticket
Conditions Governing ReproductionReproduction at the the discretion of the archivist
Creation Dates1594-1939
Material Language ScriptEnglish
Finding Aids A descriptive list is available for consultation at the National Archives of Ireland. An alphabetical list noting tenants/owner and the county in which their property was held is also contained in this list Archive Web Link →

Allied Materials

Copies InformationMicrofilm copy 37/2

Descriptive Control Area

Archivist NoteNatalie Milne, 2014
Rules/ConventionsISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottowa: International Council on Archives, 2000. National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names. Chippenham: National Council on Archives, 1997.
Date of Descriptions41699