Item 642 - Diary of Somerset Belmore

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

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.

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