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Annaghmakerrig Papers	Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
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Collection
Identifier	D/3585
Description	Personal, family and estate papers of the Moorhead family; papers relating to the Power family; and estate papers relating to Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan. The Moorhead family archive includes: papers, 1804-59, relating to the medical career of Professor John Moorhead who bought Annaghmakerrig in 1802; personal letters, 1817-41; letters from Sir William Power to his future wife Martha Moorhead and her mother, 1850-72. The papers pertaining to the Power family relate firstly to the career of Sir William Power during the Crimean War and throughout the Empire (especially Hong Kong, New Zealand, the Cape of Good Hope and Canada); and secondly comprise his political papers and correspondence, diaries and journals. Other estate and business papers include wills, settlements and account books relating to the Power/Guthrie family etc. and papers relating to properties outside Co. Monaghan. There are maps, surveys and architect's tracings, 1821-1900. The last private owner of Annaghmakerrig was Sir Tyrone Guthrie whose mother was the heiress of the Powers. Annaghmakerrig is now administered by the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, a company formed in July 1979 to carry into effect the provisions of Sir Tyrone Guthrie's will, and the house is run as a centre for artists.
Strengths	Interesting background material on one of Ireland's most influential families.
Physical Characteristics	c. 450 documents and volumes occupying 7 PRONI boxes.
Languages	English
Contents Date Range	1804 - 1930
Collection Type	Collection. Archive. Text.
Accrual	Policy: Closed Method: Indefinite Loan Periodicity: Closed
Access	The collection is stored in secure, closed accommodation and can be requested for on-site consultation using an in-house document ordering system. Access is supervised and for research and/or reference purposes only.
Description or Catalogue	See PRONI calendar reference D/3585 for catalogue of the papers. The catalogue is available for consultation in PRONI's Public Search Room. See also http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/annarig.htm" target="new_window">http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/annarig.htm for an introduction to the collection.
Publications Note	Archival Collection

Collector
Organisation	National Library of Ireland
Role	Heritage Centre
History	The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, Newbliss, Co. Monaghan.was officially opened by the playwright Brian Friel in October 1981 as the first residential arts centre in Ireland. It was established under the terms of the will of the broadcaster and Theatre Directory, Sir Tyrone Guthrie (1900-1971), who intended the house to be run as a centre for artists after his death. The Centre offers residences to established professional artists from both parts of Ireland and abroad in all the main artistic disciplines. It also organises a Regional Bursary Scheme for younger, emerging artists in co-operation with 27 local authorities throughout Ireland; the Stewart Parker Playwrights’ Workshop, seminars for the translation of contemporary European poetry in association with Poetry Ireland and the European Network for the translation of contemporary European Poetry, as well as a European Translators’ Bursary Scheme. See also: http://www.tyroneguthrie.ie/" target="new_window"> http://www.tyroneguthrie.ie/

Owner
Organisation	National Library of Ireland
Role	Heritage Centre
Telephone	+00 353 1 475 4003
Fax	+00 353 1 475 4380
Email	thetgc@indigo.ie
History	The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, Newbliss, Co. Monaghan.was officially opened by the playwright Brian Friel in October 1981 as the first residential arts centre in Ireland. It was established under the terms of the will of the broadcaster and Theatre Directory, Sir Tyrone Guthrie (1900-1971), who intended the house to be run as a centre for artists after his death. The Centre offers residences to established professional artists from both parts of Ireland and abroad in all the main artistic disciplines. It also organises a Regional Bursary Scheme for younger, emerging artists in co-operation with 27 local authorities throughout Ireland; the Stewart Parker Playwrights’ Workshop, seminars for the translation of contemporary European poetry in association with Poetry Ireland and the European Network for the translation of contemporary European Poetry, as well as a European Translators’ Bursary Scheme. See also: http://www.tyroneguthrie.ie/" target="new_window"> http://www.tyroneguthrie.ie/

Location
Name	Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Address	2 Titanic Boulevard Belfast United Kingdom BT3 9HQ
Website	http://www.proni.gov.uk
Access Control	The Record Office is open to the general public on weekdays between 9.15 am and 4.45 pm, with late night opening until 8.45 pm on Thursday evenings. The Office is closed on the main public holidays and is closed annually for two weeks late November/early December. All readers are required to register their membership on their first visit to the office for which some form of identification will be asked. Registration and admission to the office is free of charge to the public, although certain commercial users (i.e. solicitors, journalists, television reporters and professional genealogists) are subject to a fee. Disabled access facilities, self-service microfilm and a chargeable copying service are provided.
Role	Government agency with responsibility for official and private records
Phone	0442890534800
Email	proni@dcalni.gov.uk