Tipperary Archive

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1872 Drawing for house extension possibly Fortwilliam House.pdf
Drawing for a new porch at Fortwilliam, Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary. 1872

1872 City Saw Mills invoice.pdf
1872 Invoice to John W Cooke, Fortwilliam from The City Saw Mills 66-67 Thomas Street Dublin for Door, windows and panelling supplied.

1874_Improvement_of_Lands_Repayment_receipt_001.jpg
Office of Public Works receipt to J.W. Cooke for repayment of Land Improvements loan. 4 Nov 1874

1875 Office of Public Works outline of improvement work at Fortwilliam House.pdf
1875 Office of Public works specifications for building additions at Fortwilliam House, Borrisoleigh property of John W. Cooke, to be carried out under the Landed Property Improvement Acts.

1879_County_Cess_receipt_001.jpg
Colour image of a receipt for the payment of the Spring county cess by John Cooke for Fortwilliam, Barony of Kilnemanagh, Co. Tipperary, valued at 470.12.0. March 1879

1894_Licence_to_carry_arms_001.jpg
Colour image of a license to carry a double barrelled gun and ammunition on his farm at Gaile, Cashel, issued to Philip Scanlan, farmer. 12 June 1894

Damp Ardour.pdf
Stud card for thoroughbred sire 'Damp Ardour'. Owned by Pierce Stakelum and standing at Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. 1915

1930 letter re Cooke holdings.pdf
Letter from the Dept. of Education to Arthur Moynihan, Killarney re Elizabeth Cooke holdings in Tipperary on the Armstrong and Kearney estates. Advising that the holdings on the Armstrong estate was retained by the Land Commission on 21 March 1930…

1957 Inch Machinery Ltd invoice.pdf
Typed invoice and receipt from Inch Machinery LTD, Inch, Thurles, Co. Tipperary to Mrs Cooke, Fortwilliam, Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary. 20 May 1957

Account of Grene family.pdf
Manuscript account of the Grene family from their origions in England to their arrival and establishment in Ireland during the 1600s including a copy of an earlier document by George Grene in 1818. By Hannah Katherine Grene. March 28th 1847
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