Cork Charitable Coal Fund Minute Book
TitleCork Charitable Coal Fund Minute Book
ReferenceIE 627/SM835
Date
1926 - 22 Oct 1986
CreatorCork Charitable Coal Fund
Production date 1926 - 1986
Scope and ContentMinute book containing record of proceedings of the Cork Charitable Coal Fund committee, 1926-86. Meetings were held in November/December each year, with further meetings as required. In addition to written minutes, the volume includes newscuttings of minutes and reports of meetings, and lists of subscribers. Allocations were made to charities such as the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Sick Poor Society, and the Indigent Roomkeepers Society. The committee met at the Commercial Rooms (Chamber of Commerce), South Mall, up to 1951, at Academy St up to 1962, and various places thereafter, including the offices of members, and City Hall.
The committee for 1925-26 included the Lord Mayor as Chairman, Commissioner Philip Monahan, Sir John Scott, RH Beamish, and others, with RA Hall treasurer. There was no fund for 1926-27 owing to a coal strike, an emergency committee instead distributing coal and timber. There was no fund for 1933-34 owing to a Government grant for the free supply of turf to Cork's poor. There were difficulties in securing coal supplies during the years of the Second World War, and up to 1948. Falling subscriptions and increasing fuel prices were ongoing problems.
A note inside the front cover gives a brief summary of the foundation and history of the committee, and states 'all books and papers etc., seem to have been lost before the year 1884 - From this to 1926 the minute book has been kept at Academy Street' [present location of minutes 1884-1925 not known].
The committee for 1925-26 included the Lord Mayor as Chairman, Commissioner Philip Monahan, Sir John Scott, RH Beamish, and others, with RA Hall treasurer. There was no fund for 1926-27 owing to a coal strike, an emergency committee instead distributing coal and timber. There was no fund for 1933-34 owing to a Government grant for the free supply of turf to Cork's poor. There were difficulties in securing coal supplies during the years of the Second World War, and up to 1948. Falling subscriptions and increasing fuel prices were ongoing problems.
A note inside the front cover gives a brief summary of the foundation and history of the committee, and states 'all books and papers etc., seem to have been lost before the year 1884 - From this to 1926 the minute book has been kept at Academy Street' [present location of minutes 1884-1925 not known].
Extentc150pp
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordCork Charitable Coal Fund
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LevelFonds