RT Diaries
T1 Diary of Arthur Oram
A1 Oram, Arthur, 1853-1919
PB Arthur Oram
PP Burrishoole, Co. Mayo
YR 2018
NO Scope and content: Includes: - Remarks that he met with Mr F Chambers who took possession of Teevemore (1 January 1908). - Remarks that he was served with a witness summons to appear at the Westport Sessions in the case of Hawkshaw and Others v CDB concerning cases of flooded lands (4 January 1908). - Remarks that he travelled to Knockloughra to talk to Miss Hope concerning the sale of lands to the CDB and to offer advice about what she should put in the letter (27 January 1908). - Remarks that he received a letter from his son Attie in London concerning his appointment by the Indian government as an engineer employed by the Indian Public Works. He consulted Major Harding about his choice of provinces in India (27 June 1908). - Refers to a letter received from the CDB and their objection to Miss Hope withdrawing her case and that she should appear the next day (2 July 1908). - Refers to the Land Commission Court and the hearing of Miss Hope's case '… the court decided with Mr Robertson for Miss Hope and so she practically defeated the CDB, their notice to quit being bad, they (CDB) are now no further forward than at the beginning' (3 July 1908). - Refers to Attie's departure for India (25 September 1908). - Remarks that he gathered apples but there were few left because of 'thieves and storms' (29 September 1908). - Refers to his inspection of various drainage works carried out, much of it unsatisfactory (9 October 1908). - Remarks that Mr Carey has received a letter asking him to meet a deputation about the sale of land directly to the tenants (15 October 1908). - Refers to his meeting at the Chief Engineers Office in Dublin discussing referencing work and mapping. Describes the referencing work carried out beginning at Mulranny and the difficulty he encountered at Castlehill owing to small plots of land (3–14 November 1908).
AN uri:info:fedora/ucdlib:256178
DO doi:doi:10.7925/drs1.ucdlib_256178
LK //digital.ucd.ie/?getObject=ucdlib:256178
SL UCD Library, University College Dublin
LL Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland