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| 1835 April | Description of Paddy Whack, the Earl of Portarlington's horse |
| 1835 May | Letters between Daniel O'Connell & George Dawson Damer |
| 1836 November | Emo Hunt under new management |
| 1836 December | Woodcock shooting to be let at Emo Park |
| 1846 January | Death of the 2nd Earl of Portarlington, his funeral and will (March) |
| 1846 Aug, Sept, Oct | Arrival of & welcome to the 3rd Earl of Portarlington |
| 1847 January | Letter from Lord Portarlington to his tenants re sowing seeds |
| 1847 March | Marriage of Miss Dawson Damer to Viscount Ebrington |
| 1847 April | Encumbered Estates Act |
| 1847 May | 1.Announcement of marriage of the 3rd Earl & Lady Alexandrina Vane |
| 1847 May | 2. Letter from G L Dawson Damer to electors of Portarlington |
| 1847 July | Portarlington election and why G L Dawson Damer is not standing |
| 1847August/ September | Marriage of the 3rd Earl |
| 1848 April | Fatal Assault on Eliza Connor at Morette |
| 1848 August | Arrival of 3rd Countess at Emo Park |
| 1848 November | 1. Letter re alleged disturbances at Emo Park |
| 1848 November | 2. Death of Hon Mrs Dawson-Damer (mother 4th Earl, Mary Seymour) |
| 1848 December | Lord Portarlington chairs Poor Law Movement meeting Portarlington |
| 1849 January | Entertainment and Ball at Emo Park |
| 1849 November/December | Encumbered Estates Commission deals with Emo Park |
| 1850 July | Earl of Portarlington's agent in Roscrea levels 30 houses |
| 1850 August | Description of Emo Court from the Daily News: Encumbered Estates Court |
| 1850 September | Description of Roscrea estates ( two extracts) |
| 1850 November | Court Case: John Simmons vs Lord Portarlington - land seizure |
| 1850 December | Incumbered Estates Court: Messrs Driver, London, appointed agents |
| 1851 January | General Gough intends to purchase Emo Park |
| 1851 February | Notice of Sale of House and Estate |
| 1851 April | The Earl of Portarlington will not be purchasing Emo Park |
| 1851 June | London Journals take an interest in the sale of Emo Park |
| 1852 January | 1. Incumbered Estates Ad re Emo Park |
| 1852 January | 2. Letter re the late Lord Portarlington |
| 1852 February | 1. Sale of the Portarlington Estates |
| 1852 February | 2. Celebrations re purchase by Lord Portarlington |
| 1852 April | 1. Address to John Sadleir from tenantry; 2. Letter to John Sadleir |
| 1852 June | 1. Return of Lord and Lady Portarlington; 2. Rejoicing at Return |
| 1853 January | Ball at Portarlington |
| 1853 October | Court Case: Lord Portarlington vs. James Rourke |
| 1854 April | Court Case: Lord Portarlington vs. Thomas Cobbe - trespass and poaching |
| 1854 July | Sale of wood at Emo Park |
| 1854 December | 1. Lord and Lady Portarlington leave Emo for Christmas in Durham |
| 1854 December | 2. Over £28 collected for Patriotic Fund from Emo tenantry (named) |
| 1856 September | 1.Festivities at Emo 2. Lord Portarlington's Schools |
| 1857 March | Damer vs Portarlington - monies due from the late John Sadleir |
| 1857 November | Coursing at Emo Park |
| 1858 September | Children's Party at Emo |
| 1858 November | 1.Lord Portarlington's Groom vs Driver of Mr O'Rourke's Post Cars: court case |
| 1858 November | 2. Lord Portarlington's Roscrea estates for sale |
| 1859 January | Ball at Emo Park |
| 1859 August | School Festivities at Emo Park |
| 1859 December | Fire at Emo Park |
| 1860 February | List of guests staying at Emo Park |
| 1860 September | School Festivities at Emo Park |
| 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 |
| 1862 November | Harvest Home at Emo Park |
| 1863 Feb, Mar | Letter from Lord Portarlington re celebrating Prince of Wales's marriage |
| 1863 August | Races at The Heath |
| 1863 September | Queen's County Horticultural Show |
| 1863 November | Appeal of the Earl of Portarlington's estate |
| 1864 January | Shooting party at Emo Park |
| 1864 August | Letter from Lord Portarlington concerning harvest & the weather |
| 1865 October | Lord Portarlington as "weather prophet" |
| 1865 December | Grand Bazaar and Prize Drawing at Emo Park |
| 1866 August | Picnics at Emo Park |
| 1866 September | Queen's County Horticultural Show |
| 1866 September | New Roman Catholic church at Emo |
| 1867 March | Fenians intend to burn Emo Court |
| 1867 April | Tenants apologise for Fenian intent;Lord Portarlington replies |
| 1868 July | Arrival of the Earl and Countess of Portarlington at Emo |
| 1869 January | Grand Ball at Emo Park |
| 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) |
| 1874 January | A Peer's Grievance - Lord Portarlington & the House of Lords |
| 1874 January | Illness, death & funeral of the Countess of Portarlington |
| 1874 August | Queen's Co Horticultural Society Show |
| 1875 February | Anniversary Mass for late Countess of Portarlington: description of church |
| 1875 May | Unveiling of monument to the late Countess at Emo Church |
| 1875 July | Lord Portarlington writes on 1. the weather 2. Daniel O'Connell |
| 1875 August | Queens Co Agricultural Show 1. the dinner 2. the awards |
| 1875 September | School Fete at Emo Park |
| 1875 October | The Jesuits conduct a Mission at Emo |
| 1876August | Queen’s Co Horticultural Society Show |
| 1876 December | Visit of HRH the Duke of Connaught to Emo Park |
| 1877 January | Visit of the Lord Lieutenant and Duchess of Marlborough to Emo |
| 1877 July | Queen's County Rose Show at The Heath |
| 1877 December | Portarlington Petty Sessions - rabbits poached in the demesne |
| 1878 September | School Fete at 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 May | Address to Lord Portarlington from Portarlington householders |
| 1879 August | Queen's County Horticultural Show |
| 1879 November | 1.Duchess of Marlborough visits Coolbanagher NS |
| 1879 November | 2. Threatening Notices at Emo Park (8th and 29th) 3. Dinner Party at Emo |
| 1879 December | Ball at Emo Park |
| 1880 August | Fete at Emo Park |
| 1880 December | Lord Portarlington and the Poor |
| 1881 June/August | Lord Portarlington accepts Griffith's Valuation for his tenants |
| 1881 June | Court Case: Lord Portarlington vs. butchers of Portarlington in the Town Hall |
| 1881 July | Queen's County Rose Show at the courthouse Maryborough |
| 1881 October | Marriage: Hon G L S H Dawson-Damer (5th Earl) to Emma A Frere Kennedy |
| 1882 June | Return of Lord Portarlington after absence of 10 mths due to illness |
| 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 |
| 1884 July | 1. Garden Party at Emo; 2. Queen's County Rose Show The Heath |
| 1885 April | 1.Earl at Royal Levee Dublin; 2.Portarlington school sold |
| 1885 April | 3. Royal train stops at Portarlington |
| 1885 July | Queen’s Co Rose Show at Emo. Lord Lieutenant |
| 1886 January | Court Case: Lord Portarlington vs. Midgeley: rent unpaid |
| 1886 November | Shooting party at Emo Park - Lord Lieutenant visits |
| 1889 March, May | Death of the 3rd Earl of Portarlington, his funeral and will |
| 1889 July | Arrival of Lord and Lady Carlow at Emo Park |
| 1889 September | Garden Party at Emo Park before departure of Lord and Lady Carlow |
| 1891 October | 1. Portarlington Endowed School Inquiry 2. Census returns Queens County |
| 1891 October | 3. Dedication of new organ at Coolbanagher, partly funded by Lord Carlow |
| 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 |
| 1893 August | Will of the late 4th Earl of Portarlington |
| 1893 September | Monasterevan v Emo cricket match: Lord Carlow, aged 6, makes 6 runs |
| 1894 December | Death of the Dowager Countess of Portarlington (4th Earl's wife) in England |
| 1895 January | Ball at Emo Park (for servants and tenants) |
| 1896 February | Car accident to Lord Portarlington |
| 1896 March | Game prosecution: four Kilmalogue men summoned by Lord Portarlington |
| 1896 July | 4th Battalion Leinster Regiment at Emo Park for manoeuvres |
| 1896 November | Battue at Emo Park - "bag" = 4604 |
| 1897 March | Sale of Portarlington estates in Stradbally & in Co Tipperary |
| 1897 August | 1.School Fete at Emo Park 2.Home Industries Exhibition at Emo Park |
| 1897 November | Battue (shoot) at Emo Park - "bag" = 851 pheasants, 3581 rabbits |
| 1898 January | 1.Festivities for children at Emo Park |
| 1898 January | 2. Lord Portarlington conjures in Abbeyleix |
| 1898 June | Lord Portarlington at Masonic Hall Newbridge |
| 1898 November | Lady Portarlington presides over the basket stall |
| 1899 July | Picnics at Emo Park |
| 1899 September | Amateur Theatricals at Portarlington and Emo |
| 1900 Mar, Jul, Aug | Queen's County Home Industries Exhibition at Emo Park |
| 1900 July | Excursion to Emo Park - over 200 attend |
| 1900 Sept, Oct, Nov | Death of the 5th Earl of Portarlington, and his will |
| 1902 June | Trespass in pursuit of Game: Michael Cumbre vs Trustees of Lord Portarlington |
| 1904 August | 1.Countess of Ravensworth arrives at Emo, & presents cup to QC Gun Club |
| 1904 August | 2. QC Home Industries Association exhibition in Monasterevin |
| 1904 October | Marriage of Lady Aline Dawson-Damer to Mr Vivian in London |
| 1904 December | Earl of Portarlington fined for speeding in Hyde Park |
| 1905 September | Accident to a "well-known motorist", perhaps Lord Portarlington? |
| 1907 February | Marriage of Lord Portarlington and Miss Winnifreda Yuill |
| 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 |
| 1908 Jan & Nov | Battues (shoot) at Emo Park - "bag" = 2209 and 3409 |
| 1908 July | Earl of Portarlington prosecuted for speeding in Stradbally: case dismissed |
| 1909 November | Battue (shoot) at Emo Park - "bag" = 5089 |
| 1910 April | Court Case: alleged damage by to crops by Emo Park pheasants |
| 1910 August | Sudden death of George Dempster, gamekeeper's son |
| 1911 September | Fete at Emo Park with helter skelter |
| 1911 December | 1. Christmas celebrations at Emo Park 2. Presentation to Mr & Mrs Keegan |
| 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 |
| 1918 August | Ballybrittas Petty Sessions: Rabbit Poaching at Emo |
| 1920 September | Ad re Sale of Furniture etc at Emo Park |
| 1995 January | A New Era for Emo Court by John Whelan |