Identity area
Reference code
Add. MS a/642
Title
Diary of Somerset Belmore
Date(s)
- [21st cent.] copy of original dated 1854-1891 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
92 sheets
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Source of acquisition unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photocopy of a diary kept from 13 Oct. 1853 to [8 Feb.] 1855, while a student at Trinity. The daily entries record Belmore's activities: dining, attending church, visiting friends, paying bills, writing family and friends, hunting, playing tennis,… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission to publish should be obtained from the owner of the original material.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The original diary is located in the library of Castle Coole, Enniskillen.
Publication note
Marson, Peter. Belmore, The Lowry Corrys of Castle Coole, 1646-1913, Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation, 2007.