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Newspaper cuttings, some mounted on card, with corresponding catalogue numbers, which were placed on display during An Tóstal exhibitions in Tullamore in 1953 and 1954:
'Geashill Cauldron Given to Nation', Midland Tribune, 4 April 1954 2.'The Lays of Tullamore'
'Tony Molloy Wrote for Nation's Youth'
'Kilcormac's Famous Missal - a historic manuscript'. By 'P.F.' Offaly Independent, 16 August 1952
'The Famed Blue Ball - an incident of the Land War.' By 'P.F.'
'Offaly's Fighting Story' - a series of articles on the War of Independence and Civil War published in the Offaly Independent in March 1954, by 'P.F.' Includes photocopied duplicates of same. Articles include 'The Ambush at Raheen', 'Attempted Ambush at Blue Ball', 'Mount Lucas Ambush' and 'the Fight for Freedom'.
'We Sail the River Shannon - St Ciarán of Clonmacnois' by H. J. Rice.
Lists of photographs which were on display during An Tóstal exhibitions in Tullamore in 1953 and 1954:
Letter from L. C. Sweeney, Bureau Manager, Irish Tourist Association, informing the county librarian, P. Daly, that the ITA would donate 31 photographs to the exhibition. The letter contains the list of photographs which were originally enclosed.
List of photographs from Fr Hurley collection accessioned and added to the photographic collection in Tullamore Library 3/11/1983.
Draft Ms proposal of Banagher Fairs & Improvements Committee calling for 'efforts to preserve and protect the Banagher Great Fair and calling also for an end to 'The pernicious practice of forestalling or pre-buying'.
Oversized printed broadsheet of the annual report from the King’s County Infirmary for the year 1896-1897. Gives an overview of the charges of the infirmary which include the annual subscriptions, grants, donations, and the annual income received from pay patients; and the discharges for the year which includes sundry expenses such as food, fuel, salaries, and repairs. Contains a report of patients admitted and discharged for the year. Also provides a list of the life governors of the infirmary (the Earl of Rosse, the Lord Digby, John G King, Rev Hugh Behan PP), the governors ex-officio, the Rev Graham Craig, and a list of governors and their annual subscriptions.
Oversized printed broadsheet of the annual report from the King’s County Infirmary for the year 1897-1898. Gives an overview of the charges of the infirmary which include the annual subscriptions, grants, donations, and the annual income received from pay patients; and the discharges for the year which includes sundry expenses such as food, fuel, salaries, and repairs. Contains a report of patients admitted and discharged for the year. Also provides a list of the life governors of the infirmary (the Earl of Rosse, the Lord Digby, John G King, Rev Hugh Behan PP), the governors ex-officio, the Rev Graham Craig, and a list of governors and their annual subscriptions.