Zone d'identification
Type of entity
Collectivité
Forme autorisée du nom
Roscrea Rural District Council
forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates d’existence
1898 - 1925
Historique
Rural district councils were created through the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898, and were eventually abolished after the partition of Ireland, by the Local Government Act of 1925.
The first meeting of the Roscrea Rural District Council No. 2 was held on Saturday 15th of April, 1899, in the boardroom of the Union Workhouse, Roscrea.
Lieux
Statut légal
Functions, occupations and activities
Rural District Councils were responsible for the provision of public health and sanitation, as well as social housing. They were also responsible for the administration of malicious injuries legislation, public lighting, public libraries and telegraph services.
Mandates/sources of authority
Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898