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Actions	Galway County Council, County Secretary's Office / Piers & Harbours, 1892-201 Remove from selection Add to selection TitleGalway County Council, County Secretary's Office / Piers & Harbours, 1892-201 RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services ReferenceGC/CSO/002 Date1892, 1899-2001 CreatorGalway County Council Production date 1892 - 2001 Scope and Content Series of files, primarily with typed letters and reports, on the maintenance and repair of piers & harbours in county Galway. In particular, contains correspondence between the County Secretary and County Engineer, the Special Employment Schemes Office (Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin) and Office of Public Works (OPW), and in some instances with Roinn na Gaeltachta /The Dept of the Gaeltacht, and Congested Districts Board of Ireland, the relating to the repair and maintenance of, and funding for the marine works and the lighting of piers, the provision of railings and life-buoys (e.g. GC/CSO/002/24, 1 May 1968) and in some instances relating to the tolls. Earlier files may include details relating to the provision and or upgrading of harbour facilities. Many include small specifications relating to works, accompanying drawings and Agreements governing the execution of the works from the Commissioners of Public Works, together with correspondence relating to the issue of Foreshore Licences by the Department of Industry & Commerce or subsequently by the Department of Transport and Power to Galway County Council, wherein the latter takes responsibility for the future maintenance of a marine work, after repair and improvements works have been carried out, generally by the OPW. Also includes a sub-series of public notices (GC/CSO/2/1/xx) relating to the rules and regulation governing the use of the marine works, and schedules of the tolls and rates that apply for such usage. (See National Archives OPW series on Piers & Harbours, 1708-1922, OPW/8). Extent10 boxes / 101 items Physical descriptionThe files are generally in good condition LanguageEnglish Irish Archival historyThe County Sectary's office (General Purpose) looked after this series initially (early 1900s). Since at least the mid-1990s it was administered by the Marine Section which comes under the remit of the Roads and Transportation Directorate. SubjectPiers, Harbours Conditions governing accessAvailable by appointment. Unrestricted access. The material in this collection is available to all bona fide researchers by appointment only, and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at Galway County Council Archives. Conditions governing reproductionNo material may be reproduced from this collection without the written permission of the archivist, and reproductions are subject to the conditions of access. Levelseries Hierarchy browser GC/ Galway County Council 1899-fonds contains 23 parts GC/CSO Galway County Council / County Secretary's Office sub-fonds contains 16 parts GC/CSO/002 Galway County Council, County Secretary's Office / Piers & Harbours, 1892-201 1892, 1899-2001series contains 97 parts

TitleGalway County Council, County Secretary's Office / Piers & Harbours, 1892-201

RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services

ReferenceGC/CSO/002

Date1892, 1899-2001

Production date 1892 - 2001

Scope and Content

Series of files, primarily with typed letters and reports, on the maintenance and repair of piers & harbours in county Galway. In particular, contains correspondence between the County Secretary and County Engineer, the Special Employment Schemes Office (Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin) and Office of Public Works (OPW), and in some instances with Roinn na Gaeltachta /The Dept of the Gaeltacht, and Congested Districts Board of Ireland, the relating to the repair and maintenance of, and funding for the marine works and the lighting of piers, the provision of railings and life-buoys (e.g. GC/CSO/002/24, 1 May 1968) and in some instances relating to the tolls.

Earlier files may include details relating to the provision and or upgrading of harbour facilities. Many include small specifications relating to works, accompanying drawings and Agreements governing the execution of the works from the Commissioners of Public Works, together with correspondence relating to the issue of Foreshore Licences by the Department of Industry & Commerce or subsequently by the Department of Transport and Power to Galway County Council, wherein the latter takes responsibility for the future maintenance of a marine work, after repair and improvements works have been carried out, generally by the OPW.

Also includes a sub-series of public notices (GC/CSO/2/1/xx) relating to the rules and regulation governing the use of the marine works, and schedules of the tolls and rates that apply for such usage.

(See National Archives OPW series on Piers & Harbours, 1708-1922, OPW/8).

Extent10 boxes / 101 items

Physical descriptionThe files are generally in good condition

LanguageEnglish
Irish

Archival historyThe County Sectary's office (General Purpose) looked after this series initially (early 1900s). Since at least the mid-1990s it was administered by the Marine Section which comes under the remit of the Roads and Transportation Directorate.

SubjectPiers, Harbours

Conditions governing accessAvailable by appointment. Unrestricted access. The material in this collection is available to all bona fide researchers by appointment only, and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at Galway County Council Archives.

Conditions governing reproductionNo material may be reproduced from this collection without the written permission of the archivist, and reproductions are subject to the conditions of access.

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