106 boxes; 182 volumes; 32 sketchbooks; and 12 large folders
Context
Creator(s): Leslie Family
Administrative History ↴
Bishop John Leslie, "The Fighting Bishop", arrived in Donegal in the 1600s and, by 1665, had purchased land at Glaslough in County Monaghan with a £2000 reward given by King Charles II. The estate has remained in family hands to the present day. Notable members of the family include Desmond, a spitfire pilot, Sir Shane, 3rd Baronet, an Irish speaker, author, poet and ardent nationalist who became a Catholic and Sir John, 2nd Baronet, who married Leonie Jerome, sister-in-law of Lord Randolph Churchill.
Archival History ↴
These papers were purchased by the National Library from Castle Leslie in 2001
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Purchase
Content & Structure
Scope & Content: Leslie Family ↴
The estate and family papers of the Leslie family of Co. Monaghan, c. 1619-1992. Includes deeds, leases, rentals, legal papers, estate correspondence, documents from the Land Commission and from Sir John Leslie Estates Company, maps and various bills and receipts relating to the Leslie estates of Glaslough, Pettigo and others. Also includes the Leslie family papers including correspondence, diaries, writings, photographs, scrapbooks, sketchbooks and ephermera, and miscellaneous documentation kept by the Leslie family.
Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention
Arrangement ↴
The collection is arranged as: I. Leslie estate papers, 1619-1970 ; II. Leslie family papers 1528-1992
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions
Access with a valid National Library of Ireland Readers Ticket.
The following manuscripts require conservation treatment and are not issued: MS 42,142 ; MS 49,495 /1/10 Folder 11 ; MS 49,495 /1/12 Folder 1 ; MS 49,495 /1/13 Folder 16 ; MS 49,495 /1/21 Folder 2 ; MS 49,495 /1/51 Folder 5 ; MS 49,495 /1/71 Folder 1A ; MS 49,495 /2/8 Folder 8 ; MS 49,495 /2/8 Folder 9 ; MS 49,495 /2/9 Folder 6 ; MS 49,495 /2/9 Folder 7 ; MS 49,495 /2/10 Folder 9 ; MS 49,495 /2/10 Folder 10 ; MS 49,495 /2/171 ; MS 49,495 /2/185 ; MS L 317 ; MS L 318.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
Creation Dates
1619-1992
Extent Medium
106 boxes; 182 volumes; 32 sketchbooks; and 12 large folders
MS L 306-307; MS L 311-320; PD 4595 TX are available to view by appointment only.
Descriptive Control Area
Archivist Note
Fiona Hughes
Rules/Conventions
NLI 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 Descriptions
41974
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