Work

Correspondence of John & Catherine D'Alton.

Abstract

• The correspondence of John and Catherine D'Alton is a collection of personal correspondence of some 275 letters sent between John and his wife Catherine from 1818 to 1853. John D’Alton was educated at Trinity College Dublin and was an antiquarian, barrister, Irish historian, genealogist, and biographer. Digitised here are: -- IE TCD MS 2327/64, a letter from Catherine (Kate) to her husband, John. Written during Catherine’s stay at Clonmore in 1824, between ‘Monday 9th of August’ and ’Friday 12th August’. -- IE TCD MS 2327/87, a letter from John to his wife, Catherine (Kate). Written on the 5th and 6th of September 1819 (Mullingar and Kealtown). John D’Alton reflects on his boat journey northwestbound along the Royal Canal from Dublin, and advises Catherine on how to spend the £15 he has sent her.

Creator

• D’Alton, John, 1792-1867, Author
• D’Alton, Catherine (Kate), approximately 1795-1859, Author

Medium

• ink

Support

• paper (fiber product)

Language

• English

Culture

• Irish

Provenance

• Donated to the Library of Trinity College, Dublin by Father Wallace Clare, St. Joseph’s College, Ipswich, Suffolk, 8 December 1951.
• Clare, Wallace, 1895-1963, Donor

Subject

• D’Alton, John, 1792-1867--Correspondence

Keyword

• D’Alton, Catherine (Kate), approximately 1795-1859--Correspondence

Genre

• letters (correspondence)
• Correspondence
• Manuscripts

Location

• Manuscripts & Archives Research Library, Trinity College Dublin

Rights statement

• Copyright The Board of Trinity College Dublin. Images are available for single-use academic application only. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the Library of Trinity College, Dublin.

Last modified

• 25/06/2020

Contributors

• Clare, Wallace, 1895-1963, Donor
• D’Alton, John, 1792-1867, Associated Name
• D’Alton, Catherine (Kate), approximately 1795-1859, Associated Name

Resource type

• text

Source

• 0151503

Digital Object Id

• MS2327-87_4

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Items

Thumbnail	Title	Date Uploaded	Visibility	Actions
	Letter from Catherine (Kate) D’Alton, Clonmore, 8th-12th August, 1824 to John D’Alton	08/05/2020	Public
	Letter from John D’Alton, Mullingar and Kealtown, 5th and 6th of September 1819 to Catherine (Kate) D’Alton	08/05/2020	Public