Private Paper Collections

The County Archive holds some private paper collections. These include the Chearnley Papers, which date from 1671 to 1915 and relate to the Musgrave and Chearnley families living in Salterbridge, barony of Coshmore and Coshbride, County Waterford.

Grant of land from Richard Musgrave, yeoman to his son Richard of land in Woortly, parish of Leeds, county of York, England (PP/CHLY/1). Click to enlarge image.
 
The archive also holds the papers of Hugh Ryan a local historian and scholar. The collection includes political pamphlets relating to Irish nationalism from 1900-1960 and records relating to a survey of the gravestones of Mothel burial ground, parish of Mothel and Rathgormack carried out by Hugh Ryan and published in Decies volumes 38-42.

Pamphlet issued by Cumann na mBan calling on Irishwomen to vote for Sinn Fein at the next General Election c. 1919 (PP/HRYN/7). 

Further collections of estate records, business records and private records relating to Waterford County will be made available to the public as the County Archive develops and expands its collections.