Identifies workers, daily tasks and wages, on an unidentified estate. Places of work mentioned include Derry (Londonderry), Fahan and Moville in Co. Donegal.

In post-independence Ireland, the country house was not regarded as an integral part of the national heritage. Despite this, the relationship between the Irish state and the country house has not been examined in detail to date. White Elephants illustrates the complex nature of attitudes to the country house.

"Life of Richard, the first Earl of Cork : from original sources / by the editor of the 'Lismore papers,' 1888": v. 5, p. 190-288.

Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork, was a major landholder in Cork and Waterford. His diaries mention numerous tenants, rents, leases and purchases of property. His papers are called "Lismore Papers" because they were stored at Lismore Castle in County Waterford.