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Includes details of date of entrance, register no., pupil's name, date of birth, religious affiliation, residence, occupation of parent, any previous schools attended, examination results, attendances.

Childhood diary belonging to Theodora Trench. The diary dates from the year of her mother Dora's death and as such much of the diary is concerned with this loss.

Regarding her mother eight year old Theodora writes ''Mother's book, mother's birthe (sic) 27th August Mother's last present to Sheelah a book called Robin food. Mother's last present to Thora a child's bible. Mother died Apreal (sic) 7th 1899. The things which mother gave me to work basket a braslet (sic), and a lot moor (sic) things.'

Contains schedules of presentments applied for and abstracts of presentments granted for the following sessions:

1. Lent Assizes, 1830
2. Summer Assizes, 1830
3. Lent Assizes, 1831
4. Summer Assizes, 1831
5. Lent Assizes, 1832
6. Summer Assizes, 1832
7. Lent Assizes, 1833
8. Summer Assizes, 1833

Each schedule individually inscribed and numbered by James Franck Rolleston and carries his book stamp or library plate 'J. F. R'. Annotated in parts.

Leather bound minute book of the King’s County Infirmary board of management meetings. Minutes contain the proceedings of meetings such as the overview of the patient admissions and discharges, suppliers of provisions and statements of accounts. Records decisions regarding the hiring and managing of staff, complaints, fees for patients, and building repairs and improvements. Includes occasional notes on specific patients and transcription of correspondence to various bodies including the County Council and notes of thanks to various donors such as the Countess of Rosse from 1895-1905. Other items discussed were the implementation of a new surgical theatre in 1909 and a tuberculosis sanitorium in 1913.

Prominent members of the Board include Rev. Graham Craig, Rev. Maxwell Coote, Reginald Digby, Joshua C Goodbody, J Perry Goodbody, Lewis Goodbody, John Tarleton, Henry Egan, Rev. P Callery, and Rev R.S. Craig, Dr George Ridley. Registrar: Hugh T Love

The first entry in the minute book records a special meeting of the governors in which they appoint a new surgeon to the infirmary following the death of Dr James Ridley. Ridley who also acted as the Tullamore Jail Physician was reported to have died by suicide on the morning he was due to give evidence in court regarding the harsh treatment of John Mandeville, a national league activist who was imprisoned under the Irish Crimes Act in 1887.

A meeting in February 1900 discussed the dismissal of two servants and the cook for gross misconduct after admitting two male patients to their bedroom.

The hospital surgeon Dr Meagher (appointed in 1906 following the death of Dr George Ridley) served in the Royal Medical Corp during WW1 between 1914-1915.

Permission notes issued by Sergeant H. W. Crane, The Barracks, Tullamore, to Joseph Larkin, Francis Slattery and J. M. O'Brennan, granting them the right to play handball in Barrack Alley on weekdays. Also includes a cover note from Crane to O'Brennan regretting that he cannot extend to permission to to play on Sundays.

Printed notification of annual public meeting of Banagher Fairs and Markets Improvement Association to be held at Gaelic League Hall (07. February).

Memo to R. H. Moore from W. T. Trench, Redwood, Birr stating that he thinks the practice of selling elsewhere than at the fair will be difficult to break.

Notebook containing newspaper clippings of minutes of Banagher Branch of the Irish Farmers Union. Deals with such matters as setting of Fair days, fixing a price for barley. With memo from Offaly County Council acknowledging application for Relief Grant Scheme and encouragement of trade in the towns of Banagher and Birr.