
His account of the journey, Forbidden Sands, was published in 1978. In the late Seventies, starting from Mauritania, he crossed the Sahara by camel caravan to try and find out what was happening at the notorious Mali salt mines at Taoudenni where political prisoners were sent to die. He was always keen to learn something new and was generous about sharing his knowledge. This desire for knowledge made him a very lively companion he took a keen interest in what one had to say and was positively delighted if he stumbled across an arcane fact in the course of a conversation. He was a scavenger for information and because he found almost everything interesting he adapted to any situation with relative ease. London: Odhams Press, 1947.By nature, the writer and traveller Richard Trench was a nomad. : comprises information concerning persons bearing hereditary or courtesy titles, privy councillors, knights, companions of the various orders, and the collateral branches of all peers and baronets. Debretts peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage.

As land agent, he ejected (at least) one tenant from this location. October 2022: This is no entry in Wikipedia for "William Steuart Trench." The only apparent reference to him is in an article about Dereen Garden ( ).Apparently, this text is to be read with a HUGE "grain of salt,' but this book (freely available from The Internet Archive () was written by Richard (William) Realities of Irish Life, by William Steuart Trench (1808 - 1872) (London: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1870).The will of William Steuart Trench late of Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, Esquire, who died was proved at the principal registry by the oath of John Townsend Trench of Kenmare, Co Kerry and George Neeld Boldero of Pall Mall, London, the executors. William Steuart Trench died at Sandymount, Blackrock, Haggardstown parish, Dundalk, County Louth, married land agent age 65 yrs.

Land agent 1843-44 Evelyn John Shirley estateġ849 Landowne estate, Kenmare "where he help emigrate thousands of tenants"ġ851-1872 Bath estate "where he help emigrate thousands of tenants" Children of Richard Trench and Elizabeth Susanna Townsend: Richard married Elizabeth Susanna Townsend, daughter of John Sealy Townsend and Anne Hancock, on 9 April 1832. He was also known as William Steuart Trench He was the son of Very Rev Thomas Trench and Mary Weldon. Richard Trench was born on 16 November 1808.
