Banagher Parish Council - wheat distribution
- IE OCL P35/7/23/4
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- 8 December 1941
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Copy letter from Secretary of Banagher Parish Council regarding the distribution of wheat to those considered deserving.
Banagher Parish Council - wheat distribution
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Copy letter from Secretary of Banagher Parish Council regarding the distribution of wheat to those considered deserving.
J. F. Mahon - food and turf production
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Memoranda from J. F. Mahon, Secretary's Office Tullamore to the Secretary of each Parish Council requesting details on the number of labourers in the district who desire to cultivate allotments. With letter from T. J. Kelly to the Secretary of each Parish Council regarding proposed strategies increasing turf production.
J. F. Mahon - land for applicants
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Typed letter from J. F. Mahon, Secretary, Offaly County Board of Health stating that it is not possible to send down a man to search for suitable land for allotments.
J. F. Mahon - request on take of land
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Letter from J. F. Mahon, Secretary, Banagher Parish Council enquiring as to whether there are any persons in the area who would be prepared to take allotments.
J. F. Mahon - size of land for applicants
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Typed letter from J. F. Mahon, Secretary, Offaly County Board to the secretary of Banagher Parish Council noting, that allotments provided by the Board of Health should not exceed one quarter of an acre.
J. Murphy - donation for seed purchase
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Ms Letter from J Murphy regarding donation of £5.00 from the Canon to help the Parish Council to purchase seeds.
List of applicants for allotments
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Undated ms list of applications for allotments under new tillage scheme with attached rough notes.
List of recipients of free seed potatoes
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Handwritten list dated April 16th 1941 of persons to whom seed potatoes are to be distributed free.
Offaly Board of Health - food production
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Typed memoranda from Offaly County board of Health with regard to the boards role in ensuring that as much foodstuff as possible is home produced. Requests that Parish Councils ascertain the number of labourers who desire to cultivate allotments and the amount of land available.
P. Boland appealing to farmers for increased food production
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Statement from Patrick Boland, Chairman Offaly County Council appealing for the farmers of Leix and Offaly to increase food production and suggesting the Parish Council take a census of all arable land in the area and to impress on those who can to increase their acreage by 20 percent.