Bankruptcy caused by profligate spending - long time Manchester habit

Connacht Tribune:  Family History - To give you a sense of Manchester finances

1917

Duke’s bankruptcy

In the Bankruptcy Courts, Dublin, on Friday, before Mr. Justice Pim, the case of the Duke of Manchester, a bankrupt, was in the list on a motion directing the sale of chattels, etc., in Kylemore Castle, County Galway. The matter had been adjourned with a view to settlement between the two parties.