Ballad praising the Trough Volunteers led by Colonel Leslie of Castle Galsslough, and his family. Trough (in Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland)

Collection — Folder: 1

Call Number: MS Q11:9

Overview

12 stanza ballad, praising the 84 volunteers under brave Colonel Leslie, and his Lady and "young Charless." Describes a festal day at Castle Glasslough. Considers the House of Bourbon the enemy.

Dates

Creation: Between 1778 and 1780

Conditions Governing Access

None

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 folder (1 leaf) : Collation: 2p (1 piece). Material: Paper, trimmed on long sides. Watermark: English arms (resembles Heawood coat-of-arms 447, thought to be ca. 1780). Countermark: HRJ [or IRJ, etc.]. Not identified. ; 37.5 cm x 25.6 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

MS Q11:9

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Faulkner Grierson, 1975

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Ballad about the Irish Volunteers.
Subtitle: Ballad praising the Trough Volunteers led by Colonel Leslie of Castle Galsslough, and his family. Trough (in Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland).
Author: Finding aid prepared by alh, 1985; revised by ksc, 2006. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006.
Date: 2006
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0580204790
Preferred citation: Ballad about the Irish Volunteers, Department of Special Collections, MS Q11:9, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries