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.
Education
16 Archival description results for Education
Information recorded under headings; which include pupils, age, and register no., class number and attendance fees.
Bound copy of original register of St. Manchan's National School, Lemanaghan. Includes details of date of entrance, register no., pupil's name, date of birth, religious affiliation, residence, occupation of parent, any previous schools attended, examination results, attendances.
St Manchan's National School, LemanaghanRoll books, daily attendance books, school registers, daily report book, a district inspectors observation book, and scheme of work and monthly progress record of Boher National School, Ballycumber.
Boher National SchoolFour daily report books (1918-1938) and one district inspector's observation book (c.1880-1914) of High Street, Belmont, Girls National School.
Belmont Girls National SchoolFive Bills of Sale for goods and provisions relating to technical classes (mainly cookery).
They are: James Nevin, grocer, Banagher, 23.03.1912;
The Grand Canal company for domestic economy equipment, 18.03.1912;
J. T. Harney, grocer, Banagher, March 1912;
J. E. Nallan, 22.03.1912;
M Madden, Victualler, Banagher, 09.09.1940.
School exercise book used for keeping record of pupils payments for ink and firewood.
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 HaroldManuscript 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.