Correspondence and papers of Roy Lancaster: folder labelled 'Irish correspondence from 1976-2004'

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Correspondence with plant growers and other horticulturists in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, including letters from Roy Lancaster subsequently sent as faxes. Includes correspondence with John Joe Costin of Kildare, Harry Bryce of County Down, David Gilliland of Derry, Desmond Nangle of County Cork, Charles Nelson at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Mary Davies, 'Irish Garden' magazine, Archie Bingham at Carrigdale Nursery, County Down, Judy Cassells from Guileen, County Cork, and Prue and Hugh Massey of Rathkeale, County Limerick; printed plant lists including rare Japanese specimens; printed garden leaflets; photograph [?Harry Bryce] with letter, 1987; copies of journal articles and press cuttings on Irish plants and gardens; correspondence and copies of press cuttings relating to illegal tree felling in the Fota Island Arboretum, Cork Harbour, 1990; itinerary for an Irish Gardens tour, 1991

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