- IE OCL P35/1
- Reeks
- 1888-1930
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Accounts King's County Joint Technical Commitee
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
One page of accounts relating to King's County Joint Technical Committee, Nov 1911 - 02. Feb 1912.
J. J. Hogan - unemployment relief schemes
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Letter from J. J. Hogan, Chief Executive Officer, Offaly Vocational Education Committee regarding schemes for the relief of unemployment and in particular of the amount of unskilled labour required to build a school.
Documents relating to aspects of Moore's life in Banagher. Moore was involved in many committees in the town. These fall into two categories in this collection, namely improvements to the local economy and infrastructure and those that responded to outside events such as the First and Second World Wars. The improvement committees were Banagher Improvement Association/Committee (c.1899-1928), Banagher Fairs and Improvement Committee (1907-1928), Banagher Public Lighting Committee (1907-1912) and Banagher and Lusmagh Farmers Association (1929-1930). The other committees responded to WWI and WWII were The Garrycastle Relief Committee (1914-1915), the War and Pensions Committee (1917-1919) and the Parish Council (1941-c.1945).
Some other organisations mentioned are the Banagher Bicycle Association, the Gaelic League and the Banagher Sacred Heart Sodality which all proved extremely popular.
Moore, Roderick Harold
Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concert
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Advertising poster and ticket for Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concert in the Boy's School Banagher on Sunday 30th December 1906.
Vocational and Technical Education
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Moore was secretary of the King's County Committee of Education. This committee was set up to administer and encourage the provision of technical and vocational education in skills such as cookery, metal work and wood work. Technical classes were established by the provision of capitation grants. These classes would provide young people with vocational and trade skills necessary to gain employment. It was here that young people could be prepared to accredited technical examinations.
Newspaper clippings - school, railway and Banagher Great Fair
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
This scrapbook comprises mostly of pasted in newspaper clippings on a diverse range of topics.
It includes, for example an account of visit to Banagher Boys National School of Rev Dr Monaghan, PP, Dean of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.
There is a printed petition to Great Southern and Western Railways regarding proposed discontinuance of services from Banagher to Clara, and several published letters relating to promotion of Banagher Great Fair.
Includes also, letter dated 15th May 1906 on the importance of compulsory education and account of the funeral of the Rev. M. J. Moore S. J. in October 1936.
Roll Book Banagher Boys National School
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Information recorded under headings; which include pupils, age, and register no., class number and attendance fees.
Pupils payments for ink and firewood
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
School exercise book used for keeping record of pupils payments for ink and firewood.
Draft letters to Dean Monaghan PP
Part of Papers of R.H. Moore
Undated handwritten draft address to Dean Monaghan PP from the teachers and pupils of Banagher National School on the occasion of his visit to the school. Address notes, 'the beautiful school in which we at present stand is in itself a lasting testimony of your untiring efforts to secure for us, one of the greatest of earthly blessings, a sound Catholic Education.'