Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1904 - 1998 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
15 Minute Books (some over-sized)
3 Valuation Lists
105 Manager's Orders
12 Officer's Orders
78 Registers
2 Ledgers
8 Files
5 Items of printed material
5 Posters (over-sized)
17 Books (some over-sized)
1 Lodgement record
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
King's County Council was formed under the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898. At the annual meeting of 19 June 1920, a proposal was put forward to change the name of King's County Council to that of Offaly County Council, with all printed matter in connection with the Council to bear the new title from that date.
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Scope and content
14 Minute Books -
OFCC10/1/1: 2 September 1912 - 25 November 1919, King's County Council.
OFCC10/1/2: 25 February 1920 - 19 June 1920, King's County Council.
OFCC10/1/3: 24 August 1920 - 22 October 1925 Offaly County Council (name changed onwards to Offaly County Council 19 June 1920).
OFCC10/1/4: 5 November 1925 - 2 june 1927
OFCC10/1/5: 23 June - 25 February 1929
OFCC10/1/6: 21 March 1929 - 13 May 1931
OFCC10/1/7: 22 May 1931 - 18 September 1936
OFCC10/1/8: 17 July 1941 - 5 December 1945 (Minutes of Finance Committee Meetings 3 August 1922 - 5 October 1923 bound with this volume).
OFCC10/1/9: 28 June 1945 - 6 September 1950
OFCC10/1/10: 4 October - 16 May 1955
OFCC10/1/11: July 1955 - June 1960
OFCC10/1/12: July 1960 - june 1967
OFCC10/1/13: July 1967 - August 1969
OFCC10/1/14: September 1969 - February 1973
105 County Manager's Orders
5 Authorised and Approved Officer's Orders -
OFCC10/3/2/1: 10 October 1962 - 12 May 1969
OFCC10/3/2/2: 25 June 1969 - 10 February 1981
OFCC10/3/2/3: 2 November 1970 - 15 November 1982
OFCC10/3/2/4: 26 June 1981 - 29 December 1981
OFCC10/3/2/5: 5 January 1982 - 30 December 1982
7 Authorised and Approved Officer's Orders -
OFCC10/3/3/1: 9 January 1983 - 15 February 1984 (1-107)
OFCC10/3/3/2: 9 January 1984 - 19 December 1984 (1-182)
OFCC10/3/3/3: 9 January 1985 - 6 November 1985 (1-96)
OFCC10/3/3/4: 9 January 1986 - 2 December 1986 (1-99)
OFCC10/3/3/5: 5 January 1987 - 30 December 1987 (1-127
OFCC10/3/3/6: 8 January 1988 - 31 March 1988 (numbers not assigned).
OFCC10/3/3/7: 31 March 1988 - 16 December 1988 (numbers not assigned).
59 Registers of Electors: County of Offaly
3 Valuation Lists relating to Electoral Divisions and Townlands -
OFCC10/4/2/1: Revised valuation lists for the County of Offaly for year ending 28th of February, 1931. Electoral Division: Geashill.
OFCC10/4/2/2: Revised valuation lists for the County of Offaly for year ending 28th of February, 1937. Electoral Division: Philipstown.
OFCC10/4/2/3: Revised valuation lists for the County of Offaly for year ending 28th of February, 1937. Electoral Division: Roscomroe.
1 Register of Motor Cars -
OFCC10/5/1: January 1904 - December 1923
5 Registers of Driving Licences -
OFCC10/5/2/1: January 1904 - December 1923
OFCC10/5/2/2: June 1923 - January 1928
OFCC10/5/2/3: January 1928 - January 1934
OFCC10/5/2/4: February 1948 - January 1949
OFCC10/5/2/5: April 1950 - January 1954
2 Registers of Registration and Licences for road vehicles -
OFCC10/5/3/1: 1945 - 1946
OFCC10/5/3/2: 1947 - 1960
Housing Section -
Register of Dairymen -
OFCC10/6/1: 5 February 1937 - 31 December 1986
1 Register of slaughter licences -
OFCC10/6/2: 30 November 1938 - 24 January 1984
2 Labourers' cottages ledgers -
OFCC/Lab/15/1: 1947 - 1955
OFCC/Lab/15/2: 1954 - 1964
5 Registers of vested cottages -
OFCC10/6/3/1: 21 March 1946 - 25 June 1953
OFCC10/6/3/2: 25 June 1953 - 28 September 1956
OFCC10/6/3/3: 28 September 1956 - 1 November 1959
OFCC10/6/3/4: 30 September 1959 - 1 November 1963
OFCC10/6/3/5: 30 September 1963 - 24 January 1975
Cemetery Records -
1 Register of interments -
OFCC10/7/1: 26 February 1947 - 30 September 1970 (Ballinakill Cemetery).
1 Register of Interments -
OFCC10/7/2: 3 May 1957 - 14 December 1980 (Gallen Cemetery).
1 Register of Interments -
OFCC10/7/3: 15 June 1958 - 17 May 1977 (Garr Cemetery).
1 Register of Interments -
OFCC10/7/4: 9 November 1956 - 18 July 1978 (Kilmurryely Cemetery).
1 Register of Interments -
OFCC10/7/5: 30 April 1958 - 5 June 1975 (Monasteroris Cemetery).
Offaly County Libraries Committee -
1 Minute Book -
OFCC10/8/1: 4 September 1925 - 27 June 1939
3 Correspondence files -
OFCC10/8/2/1: 1923 - 1925
OFCC10/8/2/2: 1925 - 1930, including appointment of Offaly County Libraries Committee 1925, and contract for taking of two rooms at Charleville Parade for use as a library, 1926.
OFCC10/8/2/3: 1938 - 1947
Other files -
OFCC10/8/2/4: 1933 - 1945 (Birr Library).
OFCC10/8/2/5: 1937 - 1946 (Clara Library).
OFCC10/8/2/6: 1948 - 1958 (Stocktaking).
OFCC10/8/3: 1963 - 1964 Primary Schools Scheme.
OFCC10/9: 1966 Commemorations Committee
Printed Material - Tullamore Technical School -
3 Booklets -
OFCC10/8/4/1: 1919, Students Union sports, Ballyduff sports field.
OFCC10/8/4/2: 1916, Students Union pamphlet.
OFCC10/8/4/3: 1917, Students Union entertainment.
1 Poster -
OFCC10/8/4/4: 1918, Students Union drama concert,'Knocknagow'.
1 Programme -
OFCC10/8/4/5: 1919, Students Union drama programme, Castletown Geoghegan Hall, 'Knocknagow' and 'The Pantry Boy'.
County Library -
5 Library Posters -
OFCC10/8/5/1: "Smoking strictly forbidden",
OFCC10/8/5/2: "Dogs are not allowed in the Library".
OFCC10/8/5/3: "Notice - if a borrower is of the opinion that any book is unsuitable for circulation the matter should be reported to the Librarian".
OFCC10/8/5/4: "Rules and Regulations" etc.
OFCC10/8/5/5: Notice regarding renewal of membership at annual fee of 1/=.n.d.
4 Expenditure books -
OFCC10/8/6/1: 1925 - 1936
OFCC10/8/6/2: 1937 - 1946
OFCC10/8/6/3: 1946 - 1954
OFCC10/8/6/4: 1954 - 1976
1 Petty cash account book -
OFCC10/8/7/1: 1925 - 1945
2 Receipt books -
OFCC10/8/7/2/1: 1925 - 1946
OFCC10/8/7/2/2: 1937 - 1951
7 Postage books -
OFCC10/8/8/1: 1925 - 1937
OFCC10/8/8/2: 1937 - 1945
OFCC10/8/8/3: 1949 - 1955
OFCC10/8/8/4: 1942 - 1988 (Birr branch).
OFCC10/8/8/5: 1942 - 1986 (Clara branch).
OFCC10/8/8/6: 1945 - 1992 (Banagher branch).
OFCC10/8/8/7: 1947 - 1983 (Kilcormac branch).
1 H.Q. Lodgement record -
OFCC10/8/8/9: 1947 - 1978
3 Books -
OFCC10/8/10/1: 1936 - 1955 (Tullamore branch issues book).
OFCC10/8/10/2: 1937 - 1943 (County issues book).
OFCC10/8/10/3: 1955 - 1973 (County issues book).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
OFCC10 is arranged as follows -
OFCC10/1/1-14: Minute Books
OFCC10/3/1/1-105: County Manager's Orders
OFCC10/3/2/1-5: Authorised and Approved Officer's Orders
OFCC10/3/3/1-7: Authorised and Approved Officer's Orders
OFCC10/4/1-59: Registers of Electors (County of Offaly)
OFCC10/4/2/1-3: Revised Valuation Lists
OFCC10/5/1: Register of Motor Cars
OFCC10/5/2/1-5: Register of Driving Licences
OFCC10/5/3/1-2: Register of Registration and Licences for road vehicles
OFCC10/6/1: Register of Dairymen
OFCC10/6/2: Register of Slaughter Licences
OFCC/Lab/15/1-2: Labourers' Cottages Ledgers
OFCC10/6/3/1-5: Registers of Vested Cottages
OFCC10/7/1:Cemetery Records (Ballinakill Cemetery: Register of Interments)
OFCC10/7/2: Cemetery Records (Gallen Cemetery: Register of Interments)
OFCC10/7/3: Cemetery Records (Garr Cemetery: Register of Interments)
OFCC10/7/4: Cemetery Records (Kilmurryely Cemetery: Register of Interments)
OFCC10/7/5: Cemetery Records (Monasteroris Cemetery: Register of Interments)
OFCC10/8: Minute Book
OFCC10/8/1-6: Files (Offaly County Libraries Committee)
OFCC10/8/3: Files (Library Primary Schools Scheme)
OFCC10/9: 1966 Commemorations Committee
OFCC10/8/4/1-5: Printed Material (Offaly County Libraries Committee)
OFCC10/8/5/1-5: Library Posters
OFCC10/8/6/1-4: County Library Expenditure Books
OFCC10/8/7/1: Petty Cash Account Book
OFCC10/8/7/2/1-2: Receipt Books
OFCC10/8/8/1-3: Postage Books
OFCC10/8/8/4-7: Postage Books
OFCC10/8/9: H.Q. Lodgement Records
OFCC10/8/10/1-3: Issues Books
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
By appointment only. Contact Offaly Archives at [email protected]
Conditions governing reproduction
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.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Michael Murphy, Anne Coughlan and Gráinne Doran, 'Grand Jury to Áras An Chontae', (Jetprint: Tullamore, 2003).
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Publication note
Michael Murphy, Anne Coughlan and Gráinne Doran, 'Grand Jury to Áras An Chontae', (Jetprint: Tullamore, 2003).
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Offaly County Council was known as King's County Council from 1898-1920.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
July 2019, Erin Sears
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Michael Murphy, Anne Coughlan and Gráinne Doran, 'Grand Jury to Áras An Chontae', (Jetprint: Tullamore, 2003).