Solicitors

Insight into local families, businesses and to estates in Co. Wexford

Solicitors’ collections can include leases, mortgages, conveyances, marriage settlements, wills, grants of probate and letters of administration in addition to case and court documents and client correspondence. Some of the archives of long-established legal firms in Co. Wexford date back to the early 18th century. They offer an insight into local families, businesses and to estates in Co. Wexford. These records are of relevance to historians looking at land ownership and landed estates and to family historians.

They include:

  • Little, Elgee & Nunn, 1723-c. 1945
  • O’Flaherty Solicitors, Enniscorthy, 1830-1970
  • McEvoy Solicitors, Gorey

Little, Elgee & Nunn Solicitors

Collection includes leases, mortgages, marriage settlements, wills, correspondence with and on behalf of clients, case documents, court documents, financial records and some personal correspondence. Includes estates in St. Margaret’s, Castlebridge, Co. Wexford and Bride Street, Dublin

  • Ref code: IE WXCA / P 265
  • Title: Little, Elgee & Nunn collection
  • Dates: 1723 – c. 1945
  • Level of description: Finding aid
  • Extent: 9 boxes
  • Access: By appointment only

O’Flaherty Solicitors, Enniscorthy

Collection includes some property deeds, wills, correspondence with and on behalf of clients, case documents, court documents, financial records and some personal correspondence

  • Ref code: IE WXCA / P 091
  • Title: O’Flaherty Solicitors, Enniscorthy
  • Dates: c. 1830 – 1970
  • Level of description: Finding aid in progress
  • Extent: 5 boxes
  • Access: By appointment only