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- 1896 (Creation)
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1 folded lease
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High Sheriff of King's County for 1887, and resident of Kinnitty Castle (also known as Castle Bernard).
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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.
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Counterpart of lease between Captain Caulfield French and Margaret French of Castlebernard of the first part, and the Guardians of the Poor of Parsonstown Union of the other part concerning a plot of land adjoining the village of Kinnitty in the townland of The Walk, Parish of Kinnitty, in the barony of Ballybritt and King’s County containing three roods statue measure, on which plot the lessees intend erecting a residence for the Medical Officer of the Kinnitty Dispensary District. It is proposed that the premises will be held by the lesees and their successors for the term of 60 years from the 1 November 1896 for the yearly rent of 18 shillings and nine pence by equal half yearly payments. Includes small map of the plot of land, drawn by James Kennedy, Parsonstown. Scale, 1 inch to a statute chain.
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By appointment only. Contact Offaly Archives at [email protected]
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May be reproduced in accordance with provisions of the Copyright and Related Rights Act (2000). No reproduction online, in print or broadcast without express permission of copyright holder.
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- French, Caulfield, Captain (Subject)
- Parsonstown (Birr) Poor Law Union (Subject)