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Five 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.

Vere Foster's Programme Drawing Books. Fifth Class. Curved Lin Objects and Simple Ornament.

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.

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.

Undated notes in the hand of R. H. Moore on Grammar, Senior Division and Iambic Pentameter.

This scrapbook comprises mostly of pasted in newspaper clippings on a diverse range of topics.
It includes, for example an account of visit to Banagher Boys National School of Rev Dr Monaghan, PP, Dean of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.
There is a printed petition to Great Southern and Western Railways regarding proposed discontinuance of services from Banagher to Clara, and several published letters relating to promotion of Banagher Great Fair.
Includes also, letter dated 15th May 1906 on the importance of compulsory education and account of the funeral of the Rev. M. J. Moore S. J. in October 1936.

List of protestant children on the rolls of Cangort Park National School.
The list states that one point there were 23 children registered. However this had been reduced to 12 as a number of them were absent for 13 weeks or more.

Letter from J. J. Hogan, Chief Executive Officer, Offaly Vocational Education Committee regarding schemes for the relief of unemployment and in particular of the amount of unskilled labour required to build a school.