Identity area
Reference code
IE OCL OBHPA/8
Title
Death Registers
Date(s)
- 1913-1947 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
2 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
(1898 - present)
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Registers, slightly overlapping between the years 1932 and 1943, of deaths recorded as having taken place in the workhouse (1913-1921), the county home (1922-1947), and the hospitals (1932-1943) under the care of firstly Tullamore Poor Law Union and immediately succeeded by Offaly Board of Health and Public Assistance.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
While dates of civil registration of deaths are recorded in the registers, burial information is not recorded. For more information on Offaly burial grounds please follow this link: https://www.offaly.ie/eng/Services/Environment/Burial-Grounds/