Introduction to the Schomberg MacDonnell Papers
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This is a document summarising some of the most interesting and significant content within the Schomberg MacDonnell archive (D4091) held in PRONI.
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This archive includes the papers of Sir Schomberg MacDonnell, Louisa Countess of Antrim, Sir John Stuart and the Stuart family of Dalness, comprises around 2000 documents. It brings together a range of interesting and important personality from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and provides valuable insights into political and court life. Most of it relates to Schomberg MacDonnell, fifth son of the 5th Earl of Antrim, and covers all of his life (1861 to 1915) in varying detail.