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- Collection: McCalmont Family Archives – the family albums, sketchbooks and scrapbooks of Lady Rose McCalmont of Mount Juliet, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
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10. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and assorted ephemera (principally related to horse racing). - Jan. 1919 to Dec. 1930
This McCalmont family scrapbook reflects the changing post war period where the family continued to develop Mount Juliet as a world leading horse stud. There are many newspaper cuttings and photographs which show the continued success of the estate's…
9. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and assorted ephemera (principally related to horse racing) - Jan. 1st 1915 to Jan. 1st 1919
This scrapbook contains various materials relating to the McCalmont Family from the period 1915 to 1919. It gives an insight into Dermot's military service in East Africa during World War 1 where he served as Military Secretary to General H. Smith…
8. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and assorted ephemera (principally related to horse racing) - June 1909 to April 1911
Contents of this scrapbook include various materials including letters, photographs, telegrams, handwritten notes, racing programmes, etc. Many of the newspaper clippings have been meticulously cut and underlined which mention the activities of the…
Lady Rose McCalmont's Diary for the Year 1935
Diary entries written by Lady Rose McCalmont completed to 12th April in which she keeps an account of her day to day events, meetings, activities and parties. The Portuguese Agenda is printed in the first thirty-two pages of the diary and includes…
Hunting Journal of Dermot McCalmont
A hunting journal by Dermot McCalmont falling under the headings; Date, Meet, Hounds, Horses, Weather, Foxes Killed and Remarks in which Dermot records the fox sightings, tracks and areas covered. A photo of Lady Rose McCalmont and her horse 'New…
McCalmont Family Photo Album - Miscellaneous
This photo album gives us a real sense of the lifestyle led by the McCalmont family and associates. It includes three photographs of Lady Helen B. Conyngham (1893 - 1938) who was Major Dermot McCalmont's first wife and daughter in law to Lady Rose…
Lady Helen Conyngham/ McCalmont family album
This photo album gives us a sense of Lady Helen McCalmont's life before her marriage to Major Dermot McCalmont in 1918. Lady Helen was born Lady Barbara Helen Conyngham in 1893, married Major Dermot in 1918 and died in 1938, having given birth to one…
Album of Watercolour Paintings by Major-General Sir Hugh McCalmont
A beautiful collection of thirty nine individual watercolour paintings created by Major-General Sir Hugh McCalmont which depict landscapes mainly around the Kashmir region of India and of Pakistan including Udaipur, Agra, Lucknow, Srinagar, Peshawar…
Mount Juliet House and Gardens
Within this collection you will find photographs of Mount Juliet House' interior & exterior as they appeared during the early 1990s. You will see an example of the Adam-style marble chimney pieces which were installed upon the instruction of Lady…
Newspaper Cuttings 1867-1891
Various Newspaper Cuttings ranging from 1867-1891, detailing horse racing exploits of Hugh McCalmont as both a jockey and owner, amateur theatric performances of James Martin McCalmont and the military career of Hugh McCalmont, including his…