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The collection is comprised of artefacts, plans and drawings of the Clashawaun Works (jute spinning mill) and its machinery. The business records include; material relating to the formation of the limited company in 1888; correspondence with directors and partners; notices of meetings and resolutions adopted; some handwritten minutes and material relating to the formation of the limited company to a public company in 1937.
Inquest reports handwritten by James Dillon, King's County Coroner into a leather-bound notebook. Inquests begin at No. 589, 21 February 1846 and end at No. 1079, 12 December 1854. Format of inquest reports is largely identical beginning with a record of the inquest number, date, location of inquest and the name of the deceased. Then follows a list of the jurors present and witnesses called. The reports end with a verdict on the cause of death. Notable due to its date span which covers the famine era.
Two leather-bound and embossed notebooks containing inquest reports handwritten by James Dillon, King's County Coroner. Format of inquest reports is largely identical beginning with a record of the inquest number, date, location of inquest and the name of the deceased. Then follows a list of the jurors present and witnesses called. The reports end with a verdict on the cause of death.
Research on Faheeran Tower House, Co. Offaly (Parish of Kilcumreagh, Barony of Kilcoursey). County Inventory Registration: 849. Contains field sheet with a sketch of the site, a written report over three pages and 20 photographs.
Research on Kilcoursey Tower House, Co. Offaly (Parish of Kilbride, Barony of Kilcoursey). County Inventory Registration: 853. Contains field sheet with sketches of the site, interior and exterior elevations, a written report over eight pages and 53 photographs.
Research on Ballykilcross Graveyard, Co. Offaly (Parish of Kilbride, Barony of Kilcoursey). County Inventory Registration: 626. Contains field sheet, a written report over one page and three photographs.