Grattan Bellew Papers

Repository: National Library of Ireland

Identity Statement

TitleGrattan Bellew Papers
Archive ReferenceIE DuNL MS/ 49,674
Web Link to this Entryhttps://iar.ie/archive/grtan-bellew-papers
Creation Dates1609-1942
Extent Medium41 boxes (265 folders and 47 phase boxes)

Context

Creator(s): Grattan, Henry (1746-1820) Grattan, James (1787-1854) Grattan, Henry (1789-1859) Grattan Bellew, Pauline (1838-1908) Cosby family (Ireland) Cuff family

  • Administrative History ↴

    The Stradbally estate in Queen's County was granted to Francis Cosby in 1562. In 1782, Henry Grattan Senior received £50,000 from the Irish Parliament, with which he bought the Stradbally estate and a house at Tinnehinch, Co. Wicklow. Henry Grattan Junior's daughter Pauline married in to the Bellew family of Mount Bellew, Co. Galway in 1858 and inherited the estates the following year. In 1908, Sir Henry Grattan Bellew succeeded to the estates. The Grattan Bellews retained ownership of a large estate in Galway and Roscommon until the early 20th century. The family's remaining estate was acquired by the Irish Land Commission in 1937 and the house demolished. The House at Tinnehinch was destroyed in the 1950s.

  • Immediate Source Acquisition ↴

    Unknown

Content & Structure

  • Scope & Content: Grattan, Henry (1746-1820) Grattan, James (1787-1854) Grattan, Henry (1789-1859) Grattan Bellew, Pauline (1838-1908) Cosby family (Ireland) Cuff family ↴

    This is a collection of estate and family papers concerning the Grattan Bellew family of Tinnehinch, Co. Wicklow and Mount Bellew, Co. Galway between 1609 and 1942. The collection includes deeds, leases, rentals, legal papers, estate correspondence, maps, surveys, accounts and various bills and receipts relating to the estates of Stradbally, Cuffsboro, Dunrally Fort, Moyanna in Queen’s County and others. Also included are political papers and correspondence of Henry Grattan (1746-1820) and his sons James and Henry, as well as photographs, newspapers cuttings, ephemera, and miscellaneous documentation relating to the previous owners of the estates, the Cosby and Cuffe families.

  • Appraisal Destruction ↴

    Permanent Retention

  • Arrangement ↴

    The collection is arranged as follows: I. Estate Papers II. Family Papers III. Correspondence IV. Miscellanea.

Conditions of Access & Use

Access Conditions Access with a valid National Library of Ireland Readers Ticket. MS 49,674/4/1-3 is withdrawn as it contains items not fit for consultation/in need of conservation.
Conditions Governing ReproductionReproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
Creation Dates1609-1942
Extent Medium41 boxes (265 folders and 47 phase boxes)
Material Language ScriptEnglish
Finding Aids An item level catalogue is available online. Archive Web Link →

Allied Materials

Related MaterialThe Mount Bellew Papers are held in the Department of Manuscripts at the National Library of Ireland, see Collection List 33.

Descriptive Control Area

Archivist NoteFiona Hughes
Rules/ConventionsNLI guidelines based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000, and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
Date of Descriptions41944