Offaly Archives

Sub-forms in this return record a return of the board acting as a public health authority and as a poor law authority. Includes the names and addresses of the board of management, and the names, roles, and salaries of the staff of the home,

Sanitorium and TB Hospital Records (1912-28; 1949-57)

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Subseries
1912-28; 1949-1957

Part of Records of Offaly Board of Health and Public Assistance

Minute Book (1924-25)

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Item
October 1924-March 1925

Part of Records of Offaly Board of Health and Public Assistance

Includes:
Details on the transfer of sums on deposit with the Hibernian Bank, Tullamore, under the King's County Infirmary Improvement Fund to a new Board of Health Hospital Improvement Fund (p43, 24 November 1924); the death of Dr Woods, Medical Officer for Kinnitty Dispensary (p88, 29 January 1925); attempted suicides of 'inmates' of the county home (p94, 19 January 1925); and an order on the re-arrangement of dispensary districts in south Offaly into three dispensary districts. (p153, March 1925)

Also includes a resolution responding to a proposal by Meath County Council to establish a special institution for reception and treatment of children of unmarried mothers and orphans: 'This letter was read at the Meeting and the Commissioner made observation thereon "that we are open to consider any economical scheme" and ordered that more particulars be got regarding this proposal.' (p21, 5 November 1924).

Minute Book (1925-1926)

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Item
October 1925-March 1926

Part of Records of Offaly Board of Health and Public Assistance

Includes:

Reports on the lighting of the town of Edenderry; petitions from the inhabitants of Moorestown for a water supply; sinking of Drumcooley well; diphtheria cases in Birr; burials at Banagher; water supply to Crinkle; arrears in rent by labourer’s cottage inhabitants; abolition of the Rural District Councils and the transfer of their functions to the Board of Health; new pumps at Daingean, Mount Bolus, Tubber; and a proposed water supply for ex-soldiers at Clara.

Indoor Registers (1914-1948)

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Subseries
1914-1948

Part of Records of Offaly Board of Health and Public Assistance

Volumes recording details of residents admitted to the county home, the first of which dating from 1914, predates the establishment of the county home in 1921 and can therefore also be viewed as the last workhouse register for Tullamore Workhouse.

Data collected in this unbroken run of registers (Form 29) varied slightly from volume to volume but generally contained the following:

Admission number (and previous admission number if any)

Date of admission or birth

Name of inmate

Age, Sex

Description (Married, Single, etc.) or 'If adult whether single, married, widow or widower; if child, whether orphan, deserted, illegitimate or legitimate'

Religious denomination

Residence prior to admission

Name and address of nearest relative and description of relationship

Observations on condition of inmates when registered.

Employment or Calling

Number of dependents

Disease or other cause rendering admission necessary

Who gave recommendation for admission

Date of discharge or death

Indoor Assistance List (1924-1927)