Things to do - Thomond

Things to do - Thomond

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Irish newspapers and periodicals

• James Jones accident and inquest, 1957

Not finding these

Done initial search in Irish Newspaper Archives and not finding these:

• Sean Lemass visit to Jones around 1930.

• The Barlee article
  • Henry Barlee thought he saw an article about the Thomond.
  • He thought it was 2-3 paragraphs. List of 8-11 Thomonds and what was known of owners.
  • He thought it was in 'Motoring Life'. He said it was NOT the Dick article in 1963.
  • DONE: 'Motoring Life' in [NLI] Ir 6995 m5. I searched 1949-1978, not found.
  • If Barlee did not keep it, it is hard to know if it existed or is a confused memory.

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DCA

• [Motor Reg] records in [DCA].
• Get photos of Thomond entries.
  • [Irish motor directory, 1925] says that as at 1925, "IK 818" is James A. Jones, 17 Sandymount Ave. Could this be Thomond no.1?
  • Thomond no.1 looks like IK 8--9.
  • Thomond no.2 is ZI 2100.
  • Thomond no.4 is ZI 9722.
  • Search for ZA 3283 (Henry Barlee's number).

• Search more for no.1 and no.3.
• Is there one more car? (See Jim Barr's description.)

• DONE: I have searched:

      IK (3 books)
      Z (1 - 2131)
      Z (1 - 2525)
      Z (1 - 5000)
      Z (2501 - 4150)
      Z (2526 - 5000)
      Z (4001 - 5888)
      Z (5000 - 7380)
      ZI (4 books)
      ZI on 5th floor
  

• Dublin numbers are:

      RI
      IK (county)
      YI
      Z
      ZA
      ZC
      ZD
      ZE
      ZH
      ZI (city)
      ZJ
      ZL
      ZO
  

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NAI

• James Jones mar settlement 1921.
  Marriage settlement dated 31 Aug 1921 at [NAI].
  See Estate Duty File 1079/57.

• Did Dick make a will in the 1930s?
  Tommy O'Brien thought that when the Thomond was a few years old, Dick left it in his will to his brother Emmet. Such a will would be in the 1930s.

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Dublin

• Dublin and District Motorcycle and Light Car Club
  • Apparently records exist.

• Ringsend technical college, Dublin.
  • Attendance records. Find Jones and Parsons.

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GRO.UK

• James Jones mar 1921

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BL

1. [Autocar, 1925]. See original.
   NOT in [NLI] or [RIAC].

2. Georgano letter says there is an item on the Thomond in The Garage and Motor Agent, London, 29 Aug 1925.
   • I had a search done for me of 29 Aug 1925 and 5 Sept 1925. Not found. But maybe they missed it. Need to search myself.
   • [BL]. 1925 issues are LOU.LON 366.
     1926 issues are LOU.LON 134.
     Stored offsite.

3. I had a note that the Barlee article might be in the British The Motor magazine, around the time of Dick's Motoring Life article in 1963.
   • The Motor. [BL] LOU.LD79 offiste.

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Veteran Car Club of Great Britain

• Veteran Car Club of Great Britain, Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
  • Files of John Pollitt (died 1958). He mentions the Thomond.

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Hampshire

• National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, Hampshire.
  • Library
  • Archives
  • May have periodicals if they are not in BL.

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UK Motor registration records

• Did John McMullan own Thomond no.3 in England?
  • He moved to England to work for some years.
  • If Thomond no.3 was built for him, it might have been registered over there.
  • Records exist for various English counties, held locally. Not sure there are any central records.
  • Need to find McMullan address in England.

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UK

• Meadows engine sales records.
  • Find the engine number of Thomond no.4. Did it go to Dudley Colley?
  • Meadows factory were taken over by Jaguar.
  • Engine records were at the old Guy works until 1982, when this side of the firm was sold to Marquin Engineering.
  • Marquin said in 1985 that their records do not reach back beyond the 1940s.