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Title
Date(s)
- 1826 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
46 ff. (blank from f. 18 verso) ; 180 x 110 mm.
Marbled paper covers; '45' and 'Killarney 1826' (ink on front cover).
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
'By a member of the Parker family, nr Oswestry and Llangollen' and 'Miss Ponsonby' (in a later hand in pencil, inside front cover); 'RBA98/250/30' (in pencil on f. 46).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Richard M. Ford Ltd; London; Purchase; March 2007; 004460055.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A notebook, [2]-[10] August 1826 (watermark 1824), by the artist the Rev. John Parker of Sweeney Hall, containing the concluding part of an account of a tour to Killarney, Ireland, being a continuation of his journal, now NLW MS 18248A.
Parker describes excursions in the area of Killarney and its lakes (ff. 1-9 verso), including visits to the island of Innisfallen (ff. 2 verso-4, 5 recto-verso), and to Aghadoe (ff. 4-5), followed by the return journey to Britain via Cork (ff. 10 verso-12), Cashel (ff. 12 verso-16), and Dublin. There are frequent descriptions of scenery and of architectural features, including a lengthy description of the Rock of Cashel (ff. 13-15), and there are references throughout to sketches drawn by him. A letter delivered by Parker in Killarney from a 'Miss Ponsonby' is probably from Sarah Ponsonby, one of the Ladies of Llangollen (f. 8 verso). The 'Mr O'Connell and his brother (not the counsellor)' referred to on ff. 2 recto-verso are probably the two younger brothers of Daniel O'Connell. The text includes a poem in praise of Killarney by the author (ff. 3-4).
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Spine almost entirely wanting; covers worn.
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Text
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Notes area
Note
Original title (f. 1).
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23959B.
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Access points
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Name access points
- Parker, John, 1798-1860 -- Diaries. (Subject)
- O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847 -- Family. (Subject)
- Ponsonby, Sarah, 1755-1831 (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
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Dates of creation revision deletion
August 2010, April 2013.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifan, and revised by Rhys Morgan Jones;