Index to Council Books of the Corporation of Cork
TitelIndex to Council Books of the Corporation of Cork
SignaturIE 627/U11
Datum
1710-1846
Datum 1710 - 1841
Form und InhaltU11/1
Ms Index to Council Books of Cork Corporation [1710-1841]. The index consists of an alphabetical subject index, with some additional information, particularly dates, added in pencil (by John O'Shea, historian). Pages 1-18 are not present. Pages 47 to 244 contain, under 'Freemen', an 'Alphabetical List of Admissions of Freemen from 31st October 1710 to 25th October 1841, being the last assembly of the Council as constituted previous to the coming into operation in this Borough of the Act 3 & 4 Victoria Cap. 108. where the power of admitting Freemen, except by right, ceased, with their style or occupation so far as they appear in the Council Books'. Additions in pencil [by O'Shea], note dates of admission. Throughout the volume, many of the entries contain further information on the subject addressed (by the original indexer). Some dates attached to these entries suggest the index continued later than 1841. There is a reference to the 1808 moving of a statue on the Grand Parade stating that it moved to its present '1846' location (p.257). The index appears to have been compiled c.1846. The first index term occurring is 'Bulke' [1724 re City Walls], the last being 'Woollen Manufactures' (1739).
Index terms include 'Common Speakers' [giving names and dates of speakers], 'Council' [referring to dates and membership of new Councils], Lords Lieutenant of Ireland (names, 1728-1841), Mayors (names, 1710-1841), Recorders (1712-1808) [incomplete], Sheriffs (names, 1710-1841).
Other terms include [eg]: 'Bye Laws' (1721-86), 'Christ Church' (1718-59), 'Collar of SS and Chains' (1755-87), 'Entertainments' (1714-1836), 'Levellers' (1762), 'Pipe Water' (1739-73), 'Protestant Stranger' (1710-1830), 'Strolling Beggars' (1762), 'Tholsel Court' (1710-46).
U11/2
Typescript, 'A Transcription and Extension of an Index of the Council Books of the Corporation of Cork from 31st October 1710 to 25th October 1841', By John J O'Shea, [195?]. There is a Preface by O'Shea, and an editorial note explaining pagination. O'Shea notes 'Old Volume' pages as per the Index and 'New Volume' based on Caulfield's 'Council Book'. O'Shea routinely supplements the transcription from the index with information derived from Caulfield, resulting in a longer, more detailed version rather than a true copy. Other lists and information on mayors, Corporation officers, and freemen, and on other matters, follows the Index. The typescript is arranged into 8 folders.
Folder 1 (pp1-82) contains contents, title page, preface and note, and index entries, with additional information, from 'Bulke' to Freemen' [not including the list of freemen].
Folder 2 (pp83-162) begins with an additional title page: 'Alphabetical List of Freemen of the City of Cork. With Date of Admission...' (1710-1841), by O'Shea [based on the Index and Caulfield]. Contains entries 'Abbott' to 'Fortesque'.
Folder 3 (pp163-251) contains continuation of the List of Freemen, 'Forward' to 'Perry'.
Folder 4 (pp252-339) contains continuation of the List of Freemen, 'Persse' to 'Young' (pp252-313), and Index entries 'Free School and Church' to 'Judges of Assize'.
Folder 5 (pp340-408) contains Index entries 'Judges of Assize' to 'Potatoe Dock' [sic].
Folder 6 (pp409-487) contains Index entries 'Potatoe Dock' to 'Woollen Manufactures' (pp409-79), and a list of Provosts, Mayors and Lord mayors of Cork from 1199 to 1645 and 1656 to 1955 (pp480-85), and a list of Propositors, Bayliffs and Sheriffs of Cork City, 1199 to 1645, and 1656 to 1920 (pp485-89).
Folder 7 (pp488-573) contains last two pages of preceding list, Roll of the Hon. Burgesses of the City of Cork (1887 to 1955; pp490-92), Freemen Admitted from 1800 to 1841 (pp494-573)
Folder 8 (pp575-636) 'The Honorary Freemen of Cork, 1690 - 1946', MV Conlon, from Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Vol LII (1947), pp74-85 (pp575-577); Freemen Admitted from 1 July 1609 to 21 October 1710, in chronological order (pp578-610) and alphabetical order (pp611-632) [derived from Caulfield]; Legal and Other Terms (definitions, pp633-35); Reckonings of the Year in Various Styles (Past and Present) [calendars] (p636).
Although the loss of Cork Corporation minutes in the fires of 1891 and 1920 has done irreparable harm to the city's historical record, the present Index, and O'Shea's edition with additional information, do much to compensate for this lack. O'Shea draws heavily on Caulfield's 'Council Book', but the Index itself is an original record, apparently prepared at the end of the period which it covers, and is of particular value for the period from 1800 to 1841 not covered by Caulfield. O'Shea's edited version of the List of Freemen is a useful research tool, and his wedding of information from Caulfield with Index entries provides a deft amalgamation of the two main sources for Council history in this period. The collection is of interest to those studying the development of local government in Cork, the operations of the pre-1840 Corporation, the city's mayors and officials, leading personages, the city's buildings, and notable events in this long, key period in Cork's history.
Ms Index to Council Books of Cork Corporation [1710-1841]. The index consists of an alphabetical subject index, with some additional information, particularly dates, added in pencil (by John O'Shea, historian). Pages 1-18 are not present. Pages 47 to 244 contain, under 'Freemen', an 'Alphabetical List of Admissions of Freemen from 31st October 1710 to 25th October 1841, being the last assembly of the Council as constituted previous to the coming into operation in this Borough of the Act 3 & 4 Victoria Cap. 108. where the power of admitting Freemen, except by right, ceased, with their style or occupation so far as they appear in the Council Books'. Additions in pencil [by O'Shea], note dates of admission. Throughout the volume, many of the entries contain further information on the subject addressed (by the original indexer). Some dates attached to these entries suggest the index continued later than 1841. There is a reference to the 1808 moving of a statue on the Grand Parade stating that it moved to its present '1846' location (p.257). The index appears to have been compiled c.1846. The first index term occurring is 'Bulke' [1724 re City Walls], the last being 'Woollen Manufactures' (1739).
Index terms include 'Common Speakers' [giving names and dates of speakers], 'Council' [referring to dates and membership of new Councils], Lords Lieutenant of Ireland (names, 1728-1841), Mayors (names, 1710-1841), Recorders (1712-1808) [incomplete], Sheriffs (names, 1710-1841).
Other terms include [eg]: 'Bye Laws' (1721-86), 'Christ Church' (1718-59), 'Collar of SS and Chains' (1755-87), 'Entertainments' (1714-1836), 'Levellers' (1762), 'Pipe Water' (1739-73), 'Protestant Stranger' (1710-1830), 'Strolling Beggars' (1762), 'Tholsel Court' (1710-46).
U11/2
Typescript, 'A Transcription and Extension of an Index of the Council Books of the Corporation of Cork from 31st October 1710 to 25th October 1841', By John J O'Shea, [195?]. There is a Preface by O'Shea, and an editorial note explaining pagination. O'Shea notes 'Old Volume' pages as per the Index and 'New Volume' based on Caulfield's 'Council Book'. O'Shea routinely supplements the transcription from the index with information derived from Caulfield, resulting in a longer, more detailed version rather than a true copy. Other lists and information on mayors, Corporation officers, and freemen, and on other matters, follows the Index. The typescript is arranged into 8 folders.
Folder 1 (pp1-82) contains contents, title page, preface and note, and index entries, with additional information, from 'Bulke' to Freemen' [not including the list of freemen].
Folder 2 (pp83-162) begins with an additional title page: 'Alphabetical List of Freemen of the City of Cork. With Date of Admission...' (1710-1841), by O'Shea [based on the Index and Caulfield]. Contains entries 'Abbott' to 'Fortesque'.
Folder 3 (pp163-251) contains continuation of the List of Freemen, 'Forward' to 'Perry'.
Folder 4 (pp252-339) contains continuation of the List of Freemen, 'Persse' to 'Young' (pp252-313), and Index entries 'Free School and Church' to 'Judges of Assize'.
Folder 5 (pp340-408) contains Index entries 'Judges of Assize' to 'Potatoe Dock' [sic].
Folder 6 (pp409-487) contains Index entries 'Potatoe Dock' to 'Woollen Manufactures' (pp409-79), and a list of Provosts, Mayors and Lord mayors of Cork from 1199 to 1645 and 1656 to 1955 (pp480-85), and a list of Propositors, Bayliffs and Sheriffs of Cork City, 1199 to 1645, and 1656 to 1920 (pp485-89).
Folder 7 (pp488-573) contains last two pages of preceding list, Roll of the Hon. Burgesses of the City of Cork (1887 to 1955; pp490-92), Freemen Admitted from 1800 to 1841 (pp494-573)
Folder 8 (pp575-636) 'The Honorary Freemen of Cork, 1690 - 1946', MV Conlon, from Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Vol LII (1947), pp74-85 (pp575-577); Freemen Admitted from 1 July 1609 to 21 October 1710, in chronological order (pp578-610) and alphabetical order (pp611-632) [derived from Caulfield]; Legal and Other Terms (definitions, pp633-35); Reckonings of the Year in Various Styles (Past and Present) [calendars] (p636).
Although the loss of Cork Corporation minutes in the fires of 1891 and 1920 has done irreparable harm to the city's historical record, the present Index, and O'Shea's edition with additional information, do much to compensate for this lack. O'Shea draws heavily on Caulfield's 'Council Book', but the Index itself is an original record, apparently prepared at the end of the period which it covers, and is of particular value for the period from 1800 to 1841 not covered by Caulfield. O'Shea's edited version of the List of Freemen is a useful research tool, and his wedding of information from Caulfield with Index entries provides a deft amalgamation of the two main sources for Council history in this period. The collection is of interest to those studying the development of local government in Cork, the operations of the pre-1840 Corporation, the city's mayors and officials, leading personages, the city's buildings, and notable events in this long, key period in Cork's history.
UmfangOriginal index: 322pp (pp1-18 not present); Typescript 'Transcription and Extension': 636pp (8 folders)
SpracheEnglish
PersonenschlagwortCork City Council, Cork Corporation
SchlagwortLocal Government, Local Government, Reform, Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act, 1840, Cork City, development of, 18th century, Nineteenth Century Cork, Protestant Ascendancy, City Walls, Cork, Town Planning, Architecture, Trade
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