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Research on Annaghmore and Annaghbeg Fortified House, Co. Offaly (Parish of Drumcullen, Barony of Eglish). County Inventory Registration: 823. Contains field sheet with sketches of site plan, exterior and interior elevations, a written report over five pages and 33 photographs.
Manuscript copy correspondence book of R. H. Moore, Hon Sec of Offaly County Committee of Technical Education. Banagher Sub-Committee. Includes also copy correspondence of 13th Oct 1929, with E. J. Delahunty, Secretary of Offaly Joint Committee of Education, regarding the appointment of teachers and supervision of classes.
Typewritten letter of William Davin T. D. to R. H. Moore, Secretary Banagher Improvements Committee, regarding an application for a grant from the Relief Schemes Votes for the purpose of carrying out improvements in the town of Banagher.
School copybook containing printed newspaper minutes of War Relief Committee of Garrycastle. First committee meeting held on 9th November 1914. Committee comprised of Rev. Dr. Monaghan, Dean of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, Miss Armstrong, Mrs. W. Perry, Mrs. Sherrard, Dr. Meagher, Dr. Dalton, Mr P. Egan, J. P. and R. H. Moore, N. T. Miss Armstrong appointed Treasurer, Dean Monaghan appointed Chairman and R. H. Moore appointed secretary. Minutes of 23rd November note that money would be made available from the central fund for the purpose of helping the sub-committees to provide furniture bedding and 'otherwise supplementing local efforts for the maintenance of the Belgian refugees'. Minutes of 7th December 1914 note that the Local Government Board has informed by letter that they are at present unable to send any refugees. They informed that 250,000 refugees were coming to England during the following two month and that 20,000 of them would be located in Ireland. Contains 4 pages of ms accounts of War Pension Committee 1914-1918 recording weekly payments of £2 for maintenance. Last entry notes that Belgian family of [Ceunincks] left Banagher on 14th February 1919.
Ms letter to Banagher Local Pensions Allotment Board from P. J. Molloy regarding the grant paid to his mother. Letter states that both his parents are ill and unable to survive on the present grant of 9s 2d. With annotation from Major Rogers endorsing the application.
Two requisition forms of Banagher district of King's County Relief Committee relating to monthly (September and November 1917) advance from Treasurer of County Local Pension Committee. With ms. letter of 30th October relating to alterations in the requisition form.
Draft letter from Fr. Hurley, St Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner St., Dublin, to Pádraig [?], comprising 'notes from mss Mt Briscoe 1785.' The letter composed in Irish, contains transcripts in English from an 18th century manuscript loaned to Hurley in 1948 from Mrs Briscoe following a lecture to the Kildare Archaeological Society. Hurley notes that the author of the manuscript was a good historian and evidently had a good knowledge of sources available to him at the time of writing. The manuscript concerns the history of the Briscoes, the marriage of John Briscoe to Eleanor Kearney and the construction of Srahkerne Castle (Srah Castle, Tullamore) in 1588.
Research on Aharney Castle, Co. Offaly (Parish of Kilbride, Barony of Ballycowan). County Inventory Registration: 879. Contains a field sheet, a written report over one page and four photographs.
Consolidated accounts ledger for Patterson's & Co. Ltd arranged by customers' accounts for local and national accounts. Local customers include Daniel Alesbury, Saw Mills, Edenderry and Cassidy & Co., Distillers, Monasterevan. Majority of the customers based in Dublin, London, Liverpool, including Arthur Guinness Son & Co., St James Gate Brewery, Dublin.
