Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann National Library of Ireland Collection List No. 7 Scully Papers (MSS 27,478-27,599) (Accession No. 4049) Papers relating to the Scully family of Kilfeacle, county Tipperary, including the political papers of Denis Scully and Vincent James Scully, 1735-1983. Compiled by Catherine Fahy TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 3 I. ESTATE & ESTATE FARM .......................................................................................5 II. HOUSEHOLD RECORDS .........................................................................................6 III. FAMILY PAPERS ..................................................................................................... 6 III.i. General papers concerning the Scully family ......................................................... 6 III.ii. Political papers of Denis Scully........................................................................... 11 III.ii.1. Notices, Memoranda, Reports and Printed Material..................................... 11 III.ii.2. Correspondence............................................................................................. 15 III.iii. Political papers of Vincent James Scully............................................................ 18 III.iv. Vincent Marcus Barron Scully and the First World War.................................... 19 2 INTRODUCTION The Family The Scully family of Kilfeacle, county Tipperary are descended from two brothers, Darby Scully and Roger Scully, who settled in county Tipperary after the Restoration. The great-grandson of Darby Scully, James Scully inherited the Kilfeacle property from his father Roger Scully and built up his estates in the area. He married Catherine Lyons in 1760 and had several children. Denis Scully, the eldest surviving son of James, was born at Kilfeacle in 1773. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1794 but left without completeing his degree. Soon afterwards he became a Member of the Irish Bar, and built up a considerable reputation as a leading advocate for Catholic Emancipation along with Daniel O’Connell. Scully was widely published, his most notable work being Statement of the Penal Laws which appeared in 1812 and led to the prosecution of the printer, Hugh Fitzpatrick. His son, Vincent James Scully, was also involved in Irish political life. Born in 1810, he was educated at both Trinity College, Dublin and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was called to the Irish Bar in 1833. In 1852 and 1859 he was elected as M.P. for Cork. Vincent James Scully was also the author of several works on the Irish land question. His grandson Vincent Marcus Barron Scully served in the First World War. The Estate The county Tipperary estate of Vincent Scully was estimated at around 2,500 acres and valued at £2,500 in The Great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland (1883, reprinted 1971). The Papers This collection of papers (Accession number 4049) was acquired by the Library from Brian McDermott in October 1983. A small number of documents relate to the Scully estate and farm in county Tipperary and consists mainly of deeds with some correspondence and several rentals. The vast majority of records however, are family papers and include diaries, wills, and several pamphlets and other printed works. There is also a large amount of correspondence in this section and some material concerning the family pedigree. The political papers of both Denis Scully and Vincent James Scully have been listed separately within this section and again comprise mainly of printed material and corrspondence. Finally in this section the private papers of Vincent Marcus Barron Scully relating to the First World War have been listed. All the papers have been arranged chronologically within their sections. Bibliographical References The Library has received a numbers of accessions of papers relating to the Scully family, some of which are listed in Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation, vol. 4, ed. Richard J. Hayes (1865), p. 393, Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish 3 Civilisation-First Supplement 1965-1975, vol. 1, ed. Richard J. Hayes (1979), p. 690 and in the card catalogue index in the Manuscripts Reading Room. 4 I. ESTATE & ESTATE FARM Ms. 27,480 Stock book of James Scully, c.l00 pp. 1775-82 Ms. 27,483 Copy lease of Mansion House, Kilfeacle, county Tipperary by Mathew Bunbury to James Scully. 1792 Ms. 27,484 Two notebooks recording the beef, hide and tallow delivered by James Scully (1) 1796-1800 (2) 1805-11 Ms. 27,487 Leases by Roger and James Scully of lands at Bullockpark, barony of Middlethird, county Tipperary, 2 items 1800 Ms. 27,488 Correspondence of Francis Mathew and Francis-James Mathew, 1st and (1-5) 2nd Earls of Llandaff and their agents, and Denis Scully, acting mainly on behalf of his father James Scully, concerning business matters, in particular the sale of part of estate of the former to James Scully, 25 items. 1801 -02, 1809-14 (6) [Draft] letter from Denys Scully to the Lord Lieutenant, Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, enclosing and endorsing his father, James Scully’s, proposal to raise a regiment in county Tipperary, 2 pp. July 1803 Ms. 27,490 General rental of [James] Scully’s estates in county Tipperary, l p. 1804 Ms. 27,494 Legal documents concerning the sale by Francis-James Mathew, 2nd Earl of Llandaff of part of his Tipperary estate to James Scully, c.30 items. c.1811-l4 Ms. 27,496 Cattle stock book, c. 45p. 1814-15 Ms. 27,497 Single sheet ‘rentals, estimates etc.’, l p. 1815 Ms. 27,499 Rental for one year ending 31 December 1824, l p. 1824 Ms. 27,547 Release by William Scully to James Scully and Catherine Scully 10 November 1834 5 Ms. 27,548 Draft release of Jeremiah Scully, James Scully and Catherine Scully 1836 Ms. 27,550 Release by Anne Maria Mahon to James Scully and Catherine Scully 31 January 1837 Ms. 27,556 Lease of lands at Gurtnahoe, Slievardagh barony, county Tipperary by John Darcy to Maria Cantwell 6 January 1854 Ms. 27,549 Release by Jean Baptiste Pasquet to James Scully and Catherine Scully 9 January 1857 II. HOUSEHOLD RECORDS Ms. 27,478 Two account books (1) 1735-42 (2) 1760-64 Ms. 27,492 Ledger entitled ‘Accounts Current’ of James Scully [Tipperary Bank], l32 pp. 1808-21 Ms. 27,493 Three notebooks containing the accounts of Denis Scully of Kilfeacle. (1) 1816-24 [House accounts] (2) 1810-23 [House and business accounts] (3) House accounts, 1824-30 Ms. 27,552 Loose pages containing an inventory of plate and glass and instructions for the management of servants, 20 pp. c.1842 III. FAMILY PAPERS III.i. General papers concerning the Scully family Ms. 27,479 Diary of James Scully mainly concerned with the running of his farm with occasional references to local and political events, c.300 pp. 1772-1814 Ms. 27,571 Manuscript copy of Ms. 27,479: Diary of James Scully of Kilfeacle 1772- 1814 [copy made by Vincent Scully c.1876] c.1876 Ms. 27,579 Typescript copy of Ms. 27,479: Diary of James Scully of Kilfeacle 1772- 6 1814, 353 pp. [c.1907] Ms. 27,481 Memoranda book of Roger Scully, 64 pp. 1779-83 Ms. 27,580 Typescript of ‘Diary of a tour in England in 1792’ by Roger Scully, eldest son of James Scully of Kilfeacle, Typescript made c.1907. [With copy of Ms. 27,481] [c.l907] Ms. 27,482 Mercantile Academy, North Strand, Dublin: Certificate for arithmetic awarded to Denis Scully. 1786 Ms. 27,485 Letters to Denis Scully and others from members of his family and friends, and ecclesiastics, c.145 items. (1) Charles Addis, 1 letter, 1826 Lady Ailesbury [Anne Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Countess of Ailsbury], 1 letter, undated Samuel Alleyne, 2 letters, 1812 Francis Arthur, 1 letter, 1814 (2) William Barron, 4 letters, 1812 (3) Pierce Barron, 1 letter, 1830 Mrs. John Brownrigg, 1 letter, 1798 (4) Francis Canning, 1 letter, 1813 Jane Canning, 2 letters, 1813 Messrs. Carlton, 1 letter, 1810 (5) J.F. Chambers, 1 letter, 1812 Lord Clanricarde [Henry de Burgh, 12th Earl of Clanricarde], 1 letter, 1795 John Connors, 1 letter, 1830 (6) James Dunne, 1 letter, 1831 John Evans, 1 letter, 1826 (7) Vincent Eyre, 3 letters, 1799-1800 Vincent M. Eyre, 1 letter, 1809 Catherine Eyre, 1 letter, 1812 (8) Michael Feehan, 1 letter, 1830 Lord Forbes [James Ochoncar Forbes, 17th Baron Forbes], 1 letter, 1813 (9) Lady Granard [Selina Frances Rawdon Forbes, 6th Countess of Granard], 7 letters, 1799-1812 (10) Lord Granard [George Forbes, 6th Earl], 2 letters, 1800 Rev. P. Gandolphi, 1 letter, 1813 (11) Lord Hardwicke [Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke], 2 letters, 1804, 1811 Pat Hayden, 1 letter, 1830 Thomas Hayes, 1 letter, 1830 7 (12) Richard Jordan, 1 letter 1830 W. Kennedy, 1 letter, 1830 Charles King, 1 letter, 1828 (13) Peter Kenney, 4 letters, 1814-15 (14) John Lanigan, 1 letter, 1810 James Lanigan, 1 letter, 1811 (15-17) Lady Moira-Hastings [Elizabeth Rawdon, 1st Countess of Moira], 29 letters, 1798-1808 (18) Lord Moira [John Rawdon, 1st Earl Moira], 1 letter, undated Lord Mountcashel [Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl of Mountcashel], 1 letter, 1813 (19) James Mahon, 1 letter, 1815 Nicholas Mahon, 2 letters, 1808, 1814 Thomas Mahon, 1 letter, 1827 (20) Rev. Edmund Marnane, 1 letter, 1810 Richard. Marshall, 1 letter, 1811 Edmund Mania, 4 letters, 1830 (21) John Murphy, 8 letters, 1799 (22) Daniel Murray, Roman Catholic Archbishop. of Dublin, 2 letters, 1813 (23) James Nowlan, 1 letter, 1814 Henry, Bishop of Norwich, 1 letter, 1812 (24) Rev. C. O’Mullan, 2 letters, 1813 (25) Bernard Pasquet, 4 letters, 1825-36 John Powell, 1 letter, 1812 (26) Messrs. Reeves & Ormsby, 1 letter, 1815 Martin Ryan, 3 letters, 1812 (27) Richard Scott, 1 letter, 1829 Edmund Slattery, 5 letters, 1830 (28) James Scully, 17 letters, 1804-09 (29) Catherine Scully (Lyons), 8 letters, 1804-09 (30) James Scully Jnr., 6 letters, c. 1804-05 (31) Jeremiah Scully, 4 letters, 1804-05 (32) Edmund Scully, 6 letters, 1804-05 (33) Denys Scully, 19 letters, 1808-15 (34) Roger Scully Jr., 1 letter, 1793 Joanna Scully, 2 letters, 1805-09 (35) John Thomas Troy, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, 10 letters, 1805-13 Messrs.