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- 1888 - 1899 (Creation)
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1 bound volume; c. 400pp
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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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Rental account book for Labourers' Cottages in the following districts: Derryad, Ferbane, Doon, Gallen, Shannonbridge, Frankford (Kilcormac), Letter, Rathcabban, Moyclare, Kinnitty, Ballycumber, Kilcoleman, Srah, Banagher, Parsonstown (Birr), Seir Kieran, Killylyon.
Folios are arranged by tenant names and record the rental period, the amount of rent, if paid by cash and name of collector. Alphabetical surname index at beginning of volume.
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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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- Offaly (King's) » Garrycastle (Bar.) » Ferbane
- Offaly (King's) » Garrycastle (Bar.) » Gallen
- Offaly (King's) » Shannonbridge
- Offaly (King's) » Frankford » Ballyboy (Bar.)
- Offaly (King's) » Ballybritt (Bar.) » Kinnitty
- Offaly (King's) » Eglish (Bar.) » Derryadd
- Offaly (King's) » Garrycastle (Bar.) » Ballycumber
- Offaly (King's) » Ballybritt (Bar.) » Kilcolman
- Offaly (King's) » Ballycowan (Bar.) » Srah
- Offaly (King's) » Garrycastle (Bar.) » Banagher
- Offaly (King's) » Parsonstown
- Offaly (King's) » Birr
- Offaly (King's) » Ballybritt (Bar.) » Seir Kieran
- Offaly (King's) » Eglish (Bar.) » Drumcullen » Killyon
- Offaly (King's) » Ballyboy (Bar.) » Kilcormac
- Offaly (King's) » Garrycastle (Bar.) » The Doon
- Offaly (King's) » Garrycastle (Bar.) » Moyclare
- Offaly (King's) » Ballybritt (Bar.) » Letter
- Tipperary » Lower Ormond (Bar.) » Derry (Tipp) » Rathcabban