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Files relating to the plans by Offaly County Council to commemorate the 1916 Rising at 50 years. Includes file containing records of attendance of delegates at the committee meetings (1966); minute book recording resolutions agreed by the County Committee of the 1916 Jubilee Commemorations with Mr Nicholas Egan presiding. The Tullamore Committee, with All O'Brennan as chair, organised the main celebration with a parade on Easter Monday and the commissioning of a commemorative film (1966-1967); large correspondence file concerning the plans for the commemorations and particularly with the commissioning of the film (1966-1967); a file containing the scripts for the film and a recent remastered DVD copy of the film, the original of which is now with the Irish Film Archives; and an accounts book recording subscriptions to the 1916 Commemoration Fund (1966-1967).
Presentment or 'Jobs' books belonging to James Franck Rolleston, Franckfort Castle, Dunkerrin, King's County. Complete for the years 1830 -1868, except for 1863, 1864 and 1865.
Six volumes of abstracts of presentments granted at twice yearly assizes between 1852 and 1878. Annotated and inscribed by Henry Trench, particularly in relation to the barony of Clonlisk.
National and local newspapers and occasional periodicals all with a nationalist outlook, particularly focusing on the 1916 Rising and later, the 1932 Eucharistic Congress in Dublin. Many of the newspapers were grouped together and stitched into brown paper enclosures.
This series relates Offaly and Tipperary local affairs.
The majority of the documents in this file are related to Henry Trench's involvement within the above localities. Included in this file are two volumes of Workhouse accounts books, documents relating to the care and upkeep of Loughton House, Borrisnafarney Church, attempts to improve flooding along the river Shannon and a list of Protestant children attending Cangort School.
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.
