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

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

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