Cork City Council Minutes (Formerly Cork Corporation)
TitleCork City Council Minutes (Formerly Cork Corporation)
ReferenceCP/CO/M
Date
Oct 1710- Sep 1732, Jul 1901- Oct 1906, Dec 1912 - Jun 1991; April 1992 - Dec 2016
CreatorCork City Council
Production date 1710 - 2016
Scope and ContentMinute book volumes containing the final official record of the proceedings and resolutions of meetings of the full Cork City Council / Council of Cork Corporation and also including full or partial resolutions or minutes of some of its principal constituent or standing committees and some smaller sub committees.
Records the major decisions and resolutions made by the Council and covering many of the financial, political, administrative, and civic matters involved in the governance of the city of Cork by Cork Corporation. The first volume from 1710-32 is an important source for the history of the pre-1840 or unreformed Corporation. The volumes from the early 20th century are of particular interest to the study of Irish nationalism, republicanism and the war of independence. Of major interest for local history including the economic, social and physical development of Cork City, as well as information on various prominent local people and events. The volumes document the various changes in local government administration and legislation, particularly for the 1924-1945 period, and are thus of interest to the history of local government in Ireland.
Meetings include minutes of full Council meetings and quarterly/monthly meetings and decisions referred by sub committes such as, those on working class housing, public works, tolls and markets, waterworks, public health, Fitzgeralds Park, law and finance, and later on the general purposes committee, committee of whole Council, estimates meetings, special meetings, sanitary services/environmental committee, finance committee, planning committee, roads/traffic/transportation committee, joint Corporation/County Council committee, and various small sub-committees such as the arts, itinerant, and markets sub committees.
No original full Council minute books have survived for pre-1710 or between Sept. 1732 and July 1901. Volume no.11 (original No.30) covering the period Nov 1906 – Nov 1912 is also missing.
10 of the volumes up to June 1967 include an integrated index which is arranged alphabetically, except for volume nos. 12, and 16. This index has been digitised and is available as a separate finding aid (no digital index to vol. 15 ; available in original index volume format only).
The volumes from 1901 to 1967 are each over 600pp in size.
(Items are normally consulted in Microfilm format)
Records the major decisions and resolutions made by the Council and covering many of the financial, political, administrative, and civic matters involved in the governance of the city of Cork by Cork Corporation. The first volume from 1710-32 is an important source for the history of the pre-1840 or unreformed Corporation. The volumes from the early 20th century are of particular interest to the study of Irish nationalism, republicanism and the war of independence. Of major interest for local history including the economic, social and physical development of Cork City, as well as information on various prominent local people and events. The volumes document the various changes in local government administration and legislation, particularly for the 1924-1945 period, and are thus of interest to the history of local government in Ireland.
Meetings include minutes of full Council meetings and quarterly/monthly meetings and decisions referred by sub committes such as, those on working class housing, public works, tolls and markets, waterworks, public health, Fitzgeralds Park, law and finance, and later on the general purposes committee, committee of whole Council, estimates meetings, special meetings, sanitary services/environmental committee, finance committee, planning committee, roads/traffic/transportation committee, joint Corporation/County Council committee, and various small sub-committees such as the arts, itinerant, and markets sub committees.
No original full Council minute books have survived for pre-1710 or between Sept. 1732 and July 1901. Volume no.11 (original No.30) covering the period Nov 1906 – Nov 1912 is also missing.
10 of the volumes up to June 1967 include an integrated index which is arranged alphabetically, except for volume nos. 12, and 16. This index has been digitised and is available as a separate finding aid (no digital index to vol. 15 ; available in original index volume format only).
The volumes from 1901 to 1967 are each over 600pp in size.
(Items are normally consulted in Microfilm format)
Extent55 vols.
Physical description(Older items are normally consulted in Microfilm format)
LanguageEnglish, some Irish
SubjectLocal Government, Cork Corporation, Cork City, development of, Cork City, local government 1900-1984, Housing Schemes, Planning Control and Policy, Cork Corporation, Staff, Roads and Transportation, Politics, local, Health functions, local authority, Lord Mayors of Cork, Irish Republicanism, Freedom of Cork City, City Manager, Cork, Local Government, Ministry / Department of
AccessOpen by appointment to those holding a current readers ticket. Older items are normally consulted in Microfilm format.
RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved.
Levelseries
RepositoryCork City and County Archives
Object categoryText
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