Poster advertising a carnival at Birr organised by the South Offaly Local Defence Force with dancing, parades and hurling tournaments.

Four printed catalogues of the Winter Show, Edenderry for the years 1906, 1907, 1909 and 1910. Lists the president of the society as Rev. J. Kearney PP, and a full list of the executive committee in each catalogue. The rules of the society and the agricultural show is also given along with the names of judges in the categories for prizes in cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, eggs, bread, butter, honey, grain, potatoes, root crops, horses and garden produce. Also contains extensive advertising from businesses in Edenderry and surrounds.

The collection is comprised of artefacts, plans and drawings of the Clashawaun Works (jute spinning mill) and its machinery. The business records include; material relating to the formation of the limited company in 1888; correspondence with directors and partners; notices of meetings and resolutions adopted; some handwritten minutes and material relating to the formation of the limited company to a public company in 1937.

This collection is comprised of the records of Patrick Moore & Sons, Victuallers of Edenderry and Rathangan. They were a family business who sold meat to the surrounding towns including Edenderry, Rathangan, Allenwood, Clonbulloge, Enfield, Kinnegad and Rhode. The collection includes ledgers, cash books, stock books, daily order books and van sales books. There are also documents regarding financial accounts such as bank account books, customer account books, bills of account with local traders, Dublin traders and a trader from Manchester. Also includes documents of their accounts with other businesses and legal costs as well as personal family photographs. A note in ledger P1/C/17 from 1923 recounts that Judge Wakely's house, Ballyburly, near Rhode, was 'burned by irregulars' in 1923.

Individuals and businesses that had an account with Patrick Moore & Sons include:
Coopers & Bailey, Central Market London.
H.M. Hawkins, Seifond, Dorchester.
Doctor Hamilton, Edenderry.
E.J.B. Nesbitt, Rutland Gate, London.
E.J.B. Nesbitt, Penton Lodge, Andover.
D. Alesbury.
Civic Guards, Edenderry.
J. Joly, Clonbologue.

Patrick Moore & Sons had accounts with:
William Bros, Edenderry (Grocery Account)
M.J. O'Brien, Edenderry.
William Bros. (Petrol Account)
Offaly County Board of Health and Public Assistance.

14 Minute Books -
OFCC10/1/1: 2 September 1912 - 25 November 1919, King's County Council.
OFCC10/1/2: 25 February 1920 - 19 June 1920, King's County Council.
OFCC10/1/3: 24 August 1920 - 22 October 1925 Offaly County Council (name changed onwards to Offaly County Council 19 June 1920).
OFCC10/1/4: 5 November 1925 - 2 june 1927
OFCC10/1/5: 23 June - 25 February 1929
OFCC10/1/6: 21 March 1929 - 13 May 1931
OFCC10/1/7: 22 May 1931 - 18 September 1936
OFCC10/1/8: 17 July 1941 - 5 December 1945 (Minutes of Finance Committee Meetings 3 August 1922 - 5 October 1923 bound with this volume).
OFCC10/1/9: 28 June 1945 - 6 September 1950
OFCC10/1/10: 4 October - 16 May 1955
OFCC10/1/11: July 1955 - June 1960
OFCC10/1/12: July 1960 - june 1967
OFCC10/1/13: July 1967 - August 1969
OFCC10/1/14: September 1969 - February 1973

105 County Manager's Orders

5 Authorised and Approved Officer's Orders -
OFCC10/3/2/1: 10 October 1962 - 12 May 1969
OFCC10/3/2/2: 25 June 1969 - 10 February 1981
OFCC10/3/2/3: 2 November 1970 - 15 November 1982
OFCC10/3/2/4: 26 June 1981 - 29 December 1981
OFCC10/3/2/5: 5 January 1982 - 30 December 1982

7 Authorised and Approved Officer's Orders -
OFCC10/3/3/1: 9 January 1983 - 15 February 1984 (1-107)
OFCC10/3/3/2: 9 January 1984 - 19 December 1984 (1-182)
OFCC10/3/3/3: 9 January 1985 - 6 November 1985 (1-96)
OFCC10/3/3/4: 9 January 1986 - 2 December 1986 (1-99)
OFCC10/3/3/5: 5 January 1987 - 30 December 1987 (1-127
OFCC10/3/3/6: 8 January 1988 - 31 March 1988 (numbers not assigned).
OFCC10/3/3/7: 31 March 1988 - 16 December 1988 (numbers not assigned).

59 Registers of Electors: County of Offaly

3 Valuation Lists relating to Electoral Divisions and Townlands -
OFCC10/4/2/1: Revised valuation lists for the County of Offaly for year ending 28th of February, 1931. Electoral Division: Geashill.
OFCC10/4/2/2: Revised valuation lists for the County of Offaly for year ending 28th of February, 1937. Electoral Division: Philipstown.
OFCC10/4/2/3: Revised valuation lists for the County of Offaly for year ending 28th of February, 1937. Electoral Division: Roscomroe.

1 Register of Motor Cars -
OFCC10/5/1: January 1904 - December 1923

5 Registers of Driving Licences -
OFCC10/5/2/1: January 1904 - December 1923
OFCC10/5/2/2: June 1923 - January 1928
OFCC10/5/2/3: January 1928 - January 1934
OFCC10/5/2/4: February 1948 - January 1949
OFCC10/5/2/5: April 1950 - January 1954

2 Registers of Registration and Licences for road vehicles -
OFCC10/5/3/1: 1945 - 1946
OFCC10/5/3/2: 1947 - 1960

Housing Section -
Register of Dairymen -
OFCC10/6/1: 5 February 1937 - 31 December 1986

1 Register of slaughter licences -
OFCC10/6/2: 30 November 1938 - 24 January 1984

2 Labourers' cottages ledgers -
OFCC/Lab/15/1: 1947 - 1955
OFCC/Lab/15/2: 1954 - 1964

5 Registers of vested cottages -
OFCC10/6/3/1: 21 March 1946 - 25 June 1953
OFCC10/6/3/2: 25 June 1953 - 28 September 1956
OFCC10/6/3/3: 28 September 1956 - 1 November 1959
OFCC10/6/3/4: 30 September 1959 - 1 November 1963
OFCC10/6/3/5: 30 September 1963 - 24 January 1975

Cemetery Records -
1 Register of interments -
OFCC10/7/1: 26 February 1947 - 30 September 1970 (Ballinakill Cemetery).

1 Register of Interments -
OFCC10/7/2: 3 May 1957 - 14 December 1980 (Gallen Cemetery).

1 Register of Interments -
OFCC10/7/3: 15 June 1958 - 17 May 1977 (Garr Cemetery).

1 Register of Interments -
OFCC10/7/4: 9 November 1956 - 18 July 1978 (Kilmurryely Cemetery).

1 Register of Interments -
OFCC10/7/5: 30 April 1958 - 5 June 1975 (Monasteroris Cemetery).

Offaly County Libraries Committee -
1 Minute Book -
OFCC10/8/1: 4 September 1925 - 27 June 1939

3 Correspondence files -
OFCC10/8/2/1: 1923 - 1925
OFCC10/8/2/2: 1925 - 1930, including appointment of Offaly County Libraries Committee 1925, and contract for taking of two rooms at Charleville Parade for use as a library, 1926.
OFCC10/8/2/3: 1938 - 1947

Other files -
OFCC10/8/2/4: 1933 - 1945 (Birr Library).
OFCC10/8/2/5: 1937 - 1946 (Clara Library).
OFCC10/8/2/6: 1948 - 1958 (Stocktaking).

OFCC10/8/3: 1963 - 1964 Primary Schools Scheme.
OFCC10/9: 1966 Commemorations Committee

Printed Material - Tullamore Technical School -
3 Booklets -
OFCC10/8/4/1: 1919, Students Union sports, Ballyduff sports field.
OFCC10/8/4/2: 1916, Students Union pamphlet.
OFCC10/8/4/3: 1917, Students Union entertainment.

1 Poster -
OFCC10/8/4/4: 1918, Students Union drama concert,'Knocknagow'.

1 Programme -
OFCC10/8/4/5: 1919, Students Union drama programme, Castletown Geoghegan Hall, 'Knocknagow' and 'The Pantry Boy'.

County Library -
5 Library Posters -
OFCC10/8/5/1: "Smoking strictly forbidden",
OFCC10/8/5/2: "Dogs are not allowed in the Library".
OFCC10/8/5/3: "Notice - if a borrower is of the opinion that any book is unsuitable for circulation the matter should be reported to the Librarian".
OFCC10/8/5/4: "Rules and Regulations" etc.
OFCC10/8/5/5: Notice regarding renewal of membership at annual fee of 1/=.n.d.

4 Expenditure books -
OFCC10/8/6/1: 1925 - 1936
OFCC10/8/6/2: 1937 - 1946
OFCC10/8/6/3: 1946 - 1954
OFCC10/8/6/4: 1954 - 1976

1 Petty cash account book -
OFCC10/8/7/1: 1925 - 1945

2 Receipt books -
OFCC10/8/7/2/1: 1925 - 1946
OFCC10/8/7/2/2: 1937 - 1951

7 Postage books -
OFCC10/8/8/1: 1925 - 1937
OFCC10/8/8/2: 1937 - 1945
OFCC10/8/8/3: 1949 - 1955
OFCC10/8/8/4: 1942 - 1988 (Birr branch).
OFCC10/8/8/5: 1942 - 1986 (Clara branch).
OFCC10/8/8/6: 1945 - 1992 (Banagher branch).
OFCC10/8/8/7: 1947 - 1983 (Kilcormac branch).

1 H.Q. Lodgement record -
OFCC10/8/8/9: 1947 - 1978

3 Books -
OFCC10/8/10/1: 1936 - 1955 (Tullamore branch issues book).
OFCC10/8/10/2: 1937 - 1943 (County issues book).
OFCC10/8/10/3: 1955 - 1973 (County issues book).

Minutes recording proceedings of meetings of the Hospital and Homes Committee containing various reports such as Superintendent's Report from the County Home; Superintendent's Report from County Hospital; and Sub-committee reports from Birr Rural District, Edenderry Rural District, Tullamore Rural District, and Roscrea No 2 Rural District on matters relating to dispensaries and hospitals in their respective areas. Also contains lists of 'Letters and Sanctions' from the Ministry of Local Government.

Issues covered by the various reports are concerned with the appointment and salaries of employees; the arrest and detention of members of the committee during the Civil War (see p5, 10 April 1923); building works at dispensaries and hospitals; compensation and pension claims arising from the winding-up of the poor law unions; matters arising with the TB hospital in Birr; commandeering of Dr Woods house at Kinnitty Dispensary by the military (p 43, 8 May 1923); tenders for the supply of provisions to the county home; details of patients at the hospital; proposal from Ministry of Local Government relating to the abolition of Hospital and Homes Committee and Substitution of the County Board of Health therefor under the Local Government (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923 (p59, 17 May 1923); remaining furniture from Birr Union being taken to Birr Castle on its requisition by Free State Army (pp62-63, 17 May 1923); the condition of Birr workhouse following evacuation by Free State Army (p 64, 2 June 1923); financial issues arising from failure to return 'inmates' in county homes to their counties of origin on amalgamation in 1921; and a proposal by the Ministry of Local Government relating to the appointments of Home Assistance Officers.

Includes report by the Visiting Committee (James O'Connor, J. Scally and Teresa Wyer) on condition of county home (p71, 10 July 1923) and remarks on unfulfilled recommendations from the previous year's report. Also includes extracts from the report of Dr Florence Dillon, medical inspector with the Department of Local Government on the condition of the hospitals at Tullamore, Birr and Edenderry, recommending the closure of the latter (p76, 22 June 1923) .

Contains lists of boarded out children, their foster parents and details of their accommodation, general health and condition in a report of the inspector of boarded out children. (p.87, 10 July 1923)

6 Minute Books -
KRDC35/1/1: October 1899 - October 1901 (titled Kilbeggan Rural District Council), and April 1899 - October 1899 (titled Tullamore Rural District Council No. 2), 1 volume, (note, see TRDC36/10/1).
KRDC35/1/2: November 1901 - August 1904
KRDC35/1/3: September 1904 - January 1907
KRDC35/1/4: March 1907 - July 1909
KRDC35/1/5: August 1909 - December 1911
KRDC35/1/6: December 1911 - December 1913

1 Quarterly Minute Book -
KRDC35/2: July 1900 - October 1918

1 Financial Minute Book -
KRDC35/3: March 1907 - June 1910

1 Ledger -
KRDC35/4: 1904 - 1919

3 Rate Books -
KRDC35/5/1: 1911 - 1912 (Kilbeggan Rural District Electoral Division: Rahugh).
KRDC35/5/2: April 1912 - March 1913, and 1915 - 1916 (Kilbeggan Rural District Electoral Division: Kilbeggan).
KRDC35/5/3: April 1914 - March 1915 (Kilbeggan Rural District).

Soft bound minute book of the King’s County Infirmary board of management meetings. Minutes consist of an overview of tenders for supplies, statements of account and building repairs and maintenance. Records decisions regarding the hiring and managing of staff, fees for patients, and transcription of correspondence. The board were often concerned with funding, establishing an ‘Improvement Fund Collection’, received funds from the Tuberculosis Scheme Grant and through Lady Rosse (later, Viscountess de Vesci) petitioned for a grant from the Joint War Committee for the hospital which they received in August 1920.

Meetings between January and August 1921 discuss the possible and eventual closure of the County Infirmary and the amalgamation of the institution with the Central Hospital which was formally the Union Hospital.

Prominent members of board include, Rev. W Phelan (Chairman June 1921), Rev J. Flynn (Vice-Chairman June 1921), R.S. Craig, Rev PJ Egan, Rev Philip Callery, J.M Russell, J.A Lumley, and Rev John Humphries.

It was noted in October 1920, that Fr Thomas Burbage, a noted Republican and a member of the Board had a lucky escape after being shot at by the military on his journey between Tullamore and Geashill by motor bicycle.

This collection contains the records of the King’s County Infirmary. Includes patient records, meeting minutes and annual reports. The patient registers detail patient illnesses, and treatment. The Board of Governors meeting minutes cover a variety of topics from general hospital management, finances, and staff appointments. The minutes also provide important information regarding the closure of the infirmary in 1921, following the establishment of the Offaly Board of Health by the republican-controlled county council during the War of Independence.

Second of two pages: a list of jurors (H-W) for the barony of Ballycowan, with various exemptions noted due to age, profession, ill-health, disability or property ownership. Annotated and amended by William R. Wade, Edward Wyer and Peter Helion, collectors of poor-rate in July 1881.