The Lismore Papers:The Lismore Papers:A Seminal Resource for 16A Seminal Resource for 16thth and and
1717thth Century Irish History Century Irish History
Donald Donald BradyBrady1414thth June 2008 June 2008
An Introduction to An Introduction to the Lismore Papersthe Lismore Papers
DistributionDistribution Cork Papers - Cork Papers -
ChatsworthChatsworth Lismore PapersLismore Papers Associated CollectionsAssociated Collections
Chatsworth House
The Richard Boyle Collection Charlotte
Boyle
Charlotte Boyle “God’s Providence is my inheritance”
“Lives of the Boyles”
TheThe Work ofWork of Alexander GrosartAlexander Grosart
The PapersThe Papers
Transport & TravelTransport & Travel Religious PersecutionReligious Persecution Banking & Financial Banking & Financial
ManagementManagement Conflict & Conflict &
DemographyDemography Family & Social LifeFamily & Social Life ConclusionConclusion
Richard Boyle
Transport & Transport & TravelTravel
Land TravelLand Travel Sea TravelSea Travel
Land Transportation
“Holy Rood day the ferry boat of Youghal was cast away and about xxx persons drowned”
Transportation by Sea
Religious Religious PersecutionPersecution
“Heigho Ile tell you newesthe pope is jacke adandie;His head is shorne, his arse is torne,oh that’s as good as can be.
But as for Gondomarand all that Cursed Creweboth Spain and Poape, I wish a ropeunlesse they become newe.”
St. Patrick’s Purgatory
Banking & Financial Management
“Angell of God” gold coin
17th Century English Bank
Conflict and Conflict and DemographyDemography
Lismore Garrison 1642
17th Century Musket
17th Century sword
Family & Social LifeFamily & Social Life Significant Significant
EventsEvents Games & Leisure Games & Leisure
ActivitiesActivities Food & DrinkFood & Drink His DaughtersHis Daughters
Richard Boyle
Significant EventsSignificant EventsSt. Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin
St. Mary’s Youghal
Battle of Liscarroll
Games & Games & LeisureLeisure
The Dicemen
“The Mask”
Food & DrinkFood & Drink
“A Rundlet was an old liquid measure equal to approximately 15 gallons”
His DaughtersHis Daughters
Mary Boyle
Henry Goring
Goring House
ConclusionConclusion
Conclusion
Robert Boyle by John Coll Lismore Library
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