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The Carlow Courthouse
- Image from Carlow Co Museum
The image above is the Carlow Courthouse
c.1950
The
Carlow
Courthouse, a fine polygonal classical building of 1830 designed
by Sir Richard Morrison. The portico is modelled on the Parthenon
in Athens.
CARLOW COURTHOUSE ARCHIVE
Jury Room Shelving
Corridor above Jury Room
Attic Shelf
CARLOW COURTHOUSE – Survey of Contents,
Dec 1991
Contents of Jury Room
Printed Volumes (not transferred to
Dublin)
[note: several of the volumes listed below bear the
inscription 'This book is to be Perpetually Preserved in the Library of
the Carlow Court House (For the use of the County of Carlow')
This material has not been published before so it is
another "first" for the IGP Carlow Website.
The following inventory of Carlow Courthouse archives
was compiled in 1991 by archivists from the National Archives of
Ireland.
Some of the material was identified as part of the
Jackson Collection.
Most of the items surveyed were transferred to the
National Archives , Bishop Street, Dublin , where said items may be
viewed by researchers. I will point out the papers that were transferred
to Dublin at commencement of each section.
It would have been more beneficial for researchers and
Carlow if we could have kept this archive in the county but because
Carlow does not have a Heritage / Archival Centre the collection was
moved to Dublin. Hopefully this situation is about to change with the
presentation of the Browne-Clayton Archive to Carlow County Library in
April 2007 and it will highlight the need and importance of having such
a centre in our county and that this awareness will lead to the
appointment of a qualified archivist and the establishment of proper
functioning Heritage / Archival Centre for Carlow county.
The Courthouse Archives inventory was transcribed by
Michael Purcell and typed and checked by Noel Roche.
Source:
Michael Purcell
provided this material)
Carlow Courthouse Archives & Courthouse
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