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The autograph book originally belonged to John Lennon, of Killeenmore, Killeigh, and Harbour St, Tullamore. He was an internee of the Rath Internment Camp at the Curragh (1921) and later of Tintown Camp (1923). The album contains many Laois/Offaly signatories such as E. Forrestal, Tullamore (Rath); Bob Lennon, Killeigh (Rath); Frank Bulfin TD, Derrinlough, Birr (Rath); Seaghan Ó Dulchaointigh, Crinkle, Birr (Rath); J. G. Ross, Killeigh (Rath); Patrick J. Daly, Tullamore (Hut 31, Rath), Jimmie Egan, Henry Street, Tullamore (Hut 25, Rath), Denis Walsh, Tullamore (Hut 40, Rath); Séamus O’Faolain (Hut 12 Camp 3 Tintown), Patrick Boland, Ballycumber, (Camp 3 Tintown), Walter A. Mitchell (Camp 2 Tintown); Edward Dunne, Clonaslee (Camp 2, Tintown), Sean McGuinness TD, Kilbeggan, and P. Bracken, Clonaslee (Hut 12 Tintown). Later non-political entries dating from c. 1927 are by Maggie Corcoran (later Lennon) and her relatives and friends.

This collection is comprised of the records of Patrick Moore & Sons, Victuallers of Edenderry and Rathangan. They were a family business who sold meat to the surrounding towns including Edenderry, Rathangan, Allenwood, Clonbulloge, Enfield, Kinnegad and Rhode. The collection includes ledgers, cash books, stock books, daily order books and van sales books. There are also documents regarding financial accounts such as bank account books, customer account books, bills of account with local traders, Dublin traders and a trader from Manchester. Also includes documents of their accounts with other businesses and legal costs as well as personal family photographs. A note in ledger P1/C/17 from 1923 recounts that Judge Wakely's house, Ballyburly, near Rhode, was 'burned by irregulars' in 1923.

Individuals and businesses that had an account with Patrick Moore & Sons include:
Coopers & Bailey, Central Market London.
H.M. Hawkins, Seifond, Dorchester.
Doctor Hamilton, Edenderry.
E.J.B. Nesbitt, Rutland Gate, London.
E.J.B. Nesbitt, Penton Lodge, Andover.
D. Alesbury.
Civic Guards, Edenderry.
J. Joly, Clonbologue.

Patrick Moore & Sons had accounts with:
William Bros, Edenderry (Grocery Account)
M.J. O'Brien, Edenderry.
William Bros. (Petrol Account)
Offaly County Board of Health and Public Assistance.

Research notebook of Keith Lamb containing images and descriptions of:
Rosemount (Ballybrickoge), Moycashel, County Westmeath;
Donore (Donore Demesne), Moycashel, County Westmeath;
Jamestown, Rathconrath, County Westmeath;
Woodfield, Clara, County Offaly;
Rockfield, Moate, County Westmeath;
Fullerscourt (Ballitore), County Kildare;
Violet Hill (Finglas), County Dublin;
Twyford, Clonlonan, County Westmeath;
Mosstown (Ballinkeeny), Rathconrath, County Westmeath;
Gageborough, Horseleap, County Offaly;
Bracca Castle, Horseleap, County Westmeath;
Syonan, Moycashel, County Westmeath;
Delvin, County Westmeath
Lemanaghan Castle,
Kilcolgan Castle, Ferbane,
Clonlyon Castle,
Garry Castle (Banagher),
Coole Castle (Ferbane),
Banagher Castle,
Clonony Castle,
Ballinaminton;
Sigginstown, Forth, County Wexford;
Clougheast, Forth, County Wexford;
Clougheast, Forth, County Wexford;
Lady's Island, Forth, County Wexford;
Tacumshane, Forth, County Wexford;
Ballyhealy, Forth, County Wexford;
Butlerstown, Forth, County Wexford;
Bargy, Forth, County Wexford;
Rathronan, Forth, County Wexford;
Macmine, Forth, County Wexford;
Auburn House, Glasson, County Westmeath;
Kilcoursey Castle, Clara, County Offaly;
Moyally;
Kilclare, Clara, County Offaly;
Carlow Castle.

Correspondence (1963-70), mainly between Swayne and W. H. Milner, Portarlington, relating to a film made by Fr. Kennedy in 1921 ostensibly on the turf-cutting industry in the area, but also features the exhumation of skulls of the ‘Ballynowlart Martyrs’ who were purportedly burned alive in Ballynowlart church by English forces in the 1600s. Correspondence culminates in the deposit of the film in the National Library of Ireland.

Offaly Sinn Féin material: original resolution from North and South Offaly Executive Sinn Féin signed by Comd. Ua Duinn relating to its support of the Treaty (29 December 1921) and calling on Offaly’s representative Dr McCartan to vote for ratification, and a pamphlet entitled 'Terms of Reference 23 May 1922 Adjourned Árd-Fheis of Sinn Féin'.

Leaflets and other printed material relating to Croghan Feis organised by Offaly Vocational Education Committee (1949).
Manuscripts notes on placenames and history of Killeigh Parish and Philipstown (Daingean).

Publications: Programme for Walsh Island Second National Turf-cutting competition (1935); Knockbeg Centenary Year Book (1948); and Suncroft, a Parish Magazine (1970).

Letter from Doctor Keith Lamb at Ballykilty, Malahide, County Dublin, to his brother Reverend Adam Lamb, regarding the Fuller family of Ballitore, County Kildare.