Fonds (The whole of the records, regardless of form or medium, organically created and/or accumulated and used by a particular person, family, or corporate body in the course of that creator's activities and functions). (Often, but not always, contiguous with an archives ‘collection’ ).
Extent Medium
1 item, c150pp
Context
Creator(s): Mallow Club
Administrative History ↴
Exclusive gentleman's club. (Not to be confused with the Mallow Commercial Club). May have been established in 1813, or possibly 1760. One of the first such clubs outside Dublin. By start of 20th c. members included resident gentry of the town and neighbourhood, medical practitioners, officers of the local military and Royal Irish Constabulary, solicitors, bank managers and officials, prominent businessmen. Club President in early 1900s was R.E. Longfield of Longueville House, High Sheriff in 1887. Situated in the basement of 33 Bank Place, Mallow from 1864, previously occupied by the North Cork Militia. Former premises was directly West of St. Mary's Catholic Church. May formerly have been constituted as the Moyallow (Mallow) Loyal Protestants Society 1745-1760, ostensibly to support King George against the Catholic Stuarts.
Archival History ↴
Unknown
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Unknown
Content & Structure
Scope & Content: Mallow Club ↴
MS. minute book containing the transactions and proceedings of meetings of the the Mallow Club committee and annual general meetings of the Club. Labelled ‘Book 2’. Members included D.O’Connell, R.E. Longfield, Major A.R. Hutchinson, Arthur G. Creagh, C.A. Webb, Captain W.Holmes, Alan Bell, W.W. Purcell, K.B. Williams, J.C. Aldworth, J.J. Dudley, J.S. Poole MD, Captain Bullen, J.L. Sullivan, F.J.F Smith, Capt. J. Harris, E.H. Montgomery, J.A. Hardy, J.V. Carpenter, Capt. J. Creagh, B.R. Brasier, Col. Williamson. Includes yearly financial statements of accounts of the club. Also enclosed is a letter and telegram concerning the employment of Mr. and Mrs Patrick Neill, Whitegate, as steward and stewardess of Club (Jul 1906).
Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention
Arrangement ↴
1 item – no arrangement applicable
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions
Open by appointment to those holding a current readers ticket
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Subject to rules governing reproduction of records of CCCA
Creation Dates
14 Jan 1896-May 1908
Level of Description
Fonds (The whole of the records, regardless of form or medium, organically created and/or accumulated and used by a particular person, family, or corporate body in the course of that creator's activities and functions). (Often, but not always, contiguous with an archives ‘collection’ ).
