Leinster Express Articles concerning Emo Court
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of these articles are in Laois Education Centre
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There
is also documentation on all Leinster Express references to Emo Court 1848 - 1914
- 1852 January 1. Incumbered Estates Ad re Emo Park
2. Letter re the late Lord Portarlington
February 1.Sale of the Portarlington
estates
2.
Celebrations re purchase by Lord Portarlington
April 1. Address to
John Sadleir from tenantry
2.
Letter to John Sadleir
June 1. Return of Lord
and Lady Portarlington
2.
Rejoicing at their return
- 1853 January Ball at Portarlington
- 1853 October Court Case: Lord Portarlington vs.
James Rourke
- 1861 January Game bag following shoot
- 1861 February St Michael’s Pres Convent Port.
Fancy Bazaar
- 1861 June Opening of RC Church Emo
- 1861 July Prince of Wales on The Heath.
Dinner at Emo
- 1867 March Fenians intend to burn Emo Court
- 1867April Tenants apologise for Fenian
intent;Lord Portarlington replies
- 1872 January 1. Lord Portarlington and the Poor
2. Lord Portarlington on Irish
Education
- 1872 February Queen’s County Hunt Ball
- 1872 August Man in Steeple (Maryborough)
- 1876 August Queen’s Co Horticultural Show
- 1876 December Visit of HRH the Duke of Connaught to Emo Park
- 1879 January Ball at Emo Park – Duke of Marlborough
- 1879 February Investiture of Order of St Patrick
of 3rd Earl of
Portarlington
- 1879 August Queen's County Horticultural Show
- 1879 November 1.Duchess of Marlborough visits Coolbanagher NS
2. Threatening notices at Emo Park (8th & 29th)
3. Dinner party at Emo Park
- 1879 December Ball at Emo Park
- 1883 January Deputation to Earl re St Paul’s Church Portarlington
- 1883 January Visit of
Lord Lieutenant and Lady Spencer to Emo
- 1883 June School
fete at Emo Park
- 1883 July Queen’s County Rose Show The
Heath
- 1885 April 1.Earl at Royal Levee Dublin
2. Portarlington school sold
3. Royal train stops at Portarlington
- 1885 July Queen’s Co Rose Show at Emo.
Lord Lieutenant
- 1892 January The Servants’ Ball
- 1892 June Cricket Match at Emo vs
Geashill
- 1892 July School Fete at Emo
- 1892 October Portarlington Sports
- 1892 November Fancy Bazaar
in Maryborough
- 1898 January 1.Festivities for children at Emo Park
2. Lord Portarlington conjures in Abbeyleix
- 1898 June Lord Portarlington at Masonic
Hall Newbridge
- 1898 November Lady Portarlington presides over the
basket stall
- 1907 February Marriage of Lord Portarlington
- 1907 March Homecoming of Lord and Lady
Portarlington
- 1907 April 1. Gymnastic Display Portarlington
2. Speeding Charge Lord Portarlington
- 1907 June Barrow Drainage Scheme
- 1907 December Birth of an Heir to Lord
Portarlington
- 1912 January Ball at Emo Park
- 1914 January Entertainment for 3 schools
- 1914 November Belgian Refugees relief
- 1914 December Pictures of the War at Maryborough
- 1995 January A New Era
for Emo Court by John Whelan