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- 1910 - 1915 (Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
2 bound volumes
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Histoire administrative
Parsonstown’s Poor Law Union was established on the 8th of May 1839. It was formed from an elected Board of Guardians, with John Drought as chairman, comprising twenty-nine elected members and nine ex-officio Guardians with all members meeting weekly. Parsonstown Union’s area of operation covered 234 square miles from two counties: from Offaly (King’s) – Banagher, Drumcullen, Eglish, Ferbane, Frankfort, Kilcoleman, Kinnety, Lemanagan, Letter, Lusmagh, Seirkyrans, Parsonstown, Shannon Bridge, Shannon Harbour and Tissarin. From County Tipperary – Aglishcloghane, Ballingarry, Dorha, Lockeen, Lorha and Uskeane. The Union was abolished in 1925, with the Board of Guardians powers being transferred to the county councils' Board of Health.
Histoire archivistique
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Volumes of financial minutes books for Parsonstown Union, divided into two tables of financial and statistical minutes of pre-printed headings.
Table A records the sums extracted from the financial statement book of receipts of payments received from County Council, repayment of relief, rates of dispensary residences, farm account, sales and other receipts, transfer loan account.
Table B record the sums extracted from the financial statement book of expenditure of payments ordered for the sundry accounts, workhouse burials, district schools account, maintenance in extern institutions, emigration, law and other expense, medical charities, lunacy fees to medical officers, registration of births, deaths, and marriages of vaccinations, superannuation allowances, fees of teachers, expenses of local committees, repayment of loans, relieving officers' accounts, repayment of advances under seed supply acts, unpaid bills and expenditure out of loans.
Also includes summary and reconcilement of treasurers' account for month end.
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