The crown solicitor, as the title suggests, represented the government much as the state solicitor does today. It was, and is, the practice to appoint a legal representative in each county to whom the garda refer their cases for prosecution. The document shown here was Brenan’s appointment on 27 July 1916. Brenan was saved by a few months in having to act against those concerned in the Tullamore Incident (released June 1916).
Offaly History has been collecting primary historical sources in the form of manuscripts, photographs, maps, plans and drawings for many years. Until recently, this material has been kept safe and secure but inaccessible. It was understood that the material would have to be professionally catalogued and carefully preserved before it could be offered as a resource for historians and other researchers. There are hundreds of bound volumes, thousands of manuscript pages and dozens of trunks full to the brim with historical treasures. In 2015, an archivist began the mammoth task of physically rehousing the material in archival boxes, and cataloguing the contents for publication in our new online catalogue which we hope to launch in the coming months.
Welcome to our library of blogs. You can view here and at http://www.offalyhistory.com. There are over 680 articles to choose from on people and places around Offaly. On http://www.offalyhistory.com or offalyhistoryblog.com you can search them and view by category. We welcome contributions in the range of 1,000 to 2,000 words. Pictures you may supply should be free of copyright issues. Images downloaded from the internet may be owned by others. We may well be able to help with pictures and captions.
Enjoy the offer here and why not add to it. You can contact us info@offalyhistory.com with an article, suggestions or amendments. The blog articles reach about 100,000 views per year and have been going since 2016. Thanks to all our contributors, to Offaly Heritage Office, Decade of Centenaries. the Commemorations Series, Heritage Towns Series, Grand Canal Series and Creative Ireland.
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