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Kent Borrisokane accounts 1884_1896 pt 1.pdf
A bound manuscript account book for the business of Walter Kent, general merchant in Main Street, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary. The book is in poor condition, the front cover and up to page 127 are missing and throughout the book there are some missing…

Kent Borrisokane accounts 1896_1930 pt 1.pdf
A bound manuscript account book for the business of Walter Kent, merchant in Borrisokane. The book includes an index of names and lists clients who had accounts and also gives an address. The book has been broken into 8 parts due to file size. 1896 -…

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A colour photograph of the Kent family plot and headstone in Aglish listing Sarah and Walter Kent and some of their children, starting with Earnest who died in 1890. Borrisokane Co. Tipperary

Aherlow_BorrisokanePostcards_009.jpg
Black and white postcard showing a view of the Main Street Borrisokane with a crowd of people waiting on the street. No date

Roland Kent SIH 61.jpg
A damaged black and white photograph of Roland Kent (with bandaged head) and other uniformed men with two nurses outside a hospital in France. 1918

Roland Kent SIH 69.jpg
Black and white image of Roland V. Kent in uniform and mounted on a horse at Cahir barracks. 1915-16

Roland Kent SIH 71.jpg
A black and white studio photograph of Roland Kent in the uniform of the South Irish Horse. Probably 1915-1916

Roland V Kent commission 1915.pdf
An envelope containing the commission of Roland Victor Kent as an officer of the South Irish Horse in 1915. Sent to his father Walter Kent of Borrisokane from the barracks in Cahir in July 1916 for safe keeping while Roland was fighting in France.

Roland Kent SIH 64.jpg
A black and white studio photograph of Roland Kent in uniform seated on a bench printed on a postcard. On the reverse is written 'what do you think of it? I don't think they are a bit like me. R.V.K.

Roland Kent SIH 66.jpg
A black and white photograph of Roland Kent and other soldiers in uniform outside a doorway with five dogs
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