Seeing as Mick was unable to buy the main Bersford collection at auction perhaps it might be an idea to put the remaining papers up for auction, whoever purchased the estate papers might be glad of the opportuntiy to complete the collection, just a thought. Any idea what price the estate papers made ?. > Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 22:12:58 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Pack-Beresford Papers within the PPP. > > sorry I should have stated : > " I hope that concludes questions for me regarding the Beresford Papers." > members are free of course to discuss away !. > > On 1 May 2012 21:49, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Beresford Papers within the PPP. > > Because there appears to be such an interest in the Beresford Papers I > > will try answer your questions in relation to same. > > The 189 items, referred to in the summation from the "Friends of > > Carlow", in the Beresford Papers consist mainly of bits and pieces relating > > to the Pack-Beresford family in Carlow and the Beresford family in > > Waterford and the Pack family in Kilkenny. > > The content is of no genealogical value to our IGP members and readers, ( > > if I thought it was I would have published relevant extracts ). > > The "items" were given to Pat Purcell in 1960 by Commander Denis > > Pack-Beresford of Fenagh. I have published many extracts on the Carlow IGP > > from the Beresford scrapbook, ( Watters eviction etc. ) > > Following the death in 1986 of the Commander his son Denis Raymond > > Pack-Beresford handed over several hundred of the Carlow Estate Papers, > > Ledgers, Rent Books etc. to Carlow County Heritage Society for > > transcribing but about a week later he phoned me very early one morning > > from London and told me he wanted them back as he intended to sell them to > > the highest bidder. > > We did not get a chance to photocopy them or index the content. > > The main body of the Beresford family and Carlow Beresford Estate Papers > > were sold by public auction by Mealy's Auction house circa 1990. > > They were put up for auction by the Commander's son, Denis Raymond Pack > > Beresford, he had already sold Fenagh House in 1986. > > I was not in a position to buy them at the auction and I have no idea who > > bought them. I hope that concludes discussion on the Beresford Papers. > > I will answer the questions concerning the other "outside" Papers later in > > the week. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message