Leslie Papers

Repository: National Library of Ireland

Identity Statement

TitleLeslie Papers
Archive ReferenceIE DuNL MS/ 49,495, 42,142-42,172, 42,178-42,182
Web Link to this Entryhttps://iar.ie/archive/leslie-papers
Creation Dates1619-1992
Extent Medium106 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 ReproductionReproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
Creation Dates1619-1992
Extent Medium106 boxes; 182 volumes; 32 sketchbooks; and 12 large folders
Material Language ScriptEnglish, Latin
Finding Aids An item level catalogue is available online. Archive Web Link →

Allied Materials

Related MaterialMS L 306-307; MS L 311-320; PD 4595 TX are available to view by appointment only.

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 Descriptions41974