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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.

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.

Ms Letter from J Murphy regarding donation of £5.00 from the Canon to help the Parish Council to purchase seeds.

Undated ms list of applications for allotments under new tillage scheme with attached rough notes.

Handwritten list dated April 16th 1941 of persons to whom seed potatoes are to be distributed free.

Softbound copybook Minutes of Banagher Coal Fund Committee.
Fist meeting was 10th February 1895.
Lists persons donating to fund. Lists also persons in receipt of money to buy coal and turf.
Money is also voted to provide blankets for the Poor (18th February (1895). Includes 'blanket list' 27th February 1895 and pages of accounts of Banagher Relief fund at rear vol. Accounts audited.

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.

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.

Circular from Parish Committee regarding amounts of flour, sugar, tea and coal held in stock in the parish.

Copy of private account and stock book of Catherine Finlay and Elizabeth Patterson, Edenderry.

Account lists stock in trade, includes; bread soda, whole ginger, pearl barley, whole pepper, caraway seeds, liquorice stick, spices, herbs, paper supplies, cocoa, French brandy, whiskey cordials, logwood. Profits calculated and divided equally between the partners.