Identity Statement
Title | Clare Grand Jury |
Archive Reference | IE CL GJ |
Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/clare-grand-jury |
Creation Dates | 1732-1900 |
Level of Description | Fonds |
Extent Medium | 45 volumes |
Context
Creator(s): Clare Grand Jury
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Administrative History ↴
Grand Juries were active in Ireland from Medieval times. Landowners, slected by the Sheriff of the County formed the Grand Jury. Grand Juries had no corporate existence, they were discharged by the Judge of Assize. Before the assizes, presentment sessions were called, where proposals for work to be done were considered and submitted to the Grand Jury for ratification. Grand Juries were responsible for the building and repair of roads, bridges and the construction of courthouses, levying for support of hospitals, lunatic asylums, schools and prisons. Clare's Grand Jury's administrative functions were taken over by Clare County Council and the Rural District and Urban District Councils in 1899. -
Archival History ↴
Official transfer -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Official Transfer
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Clare Grand Jury ↴
Clare County Archives contains a collection of forty-two volumes of grand jury presentments dating from 1784 to 1792, and 1870 to 1900. In addition, the archives holds letters and circulars to the grand jury, and a volume listing the names of judges, sheriffs and grand jury members for the Spring and Summer meetings in Clare from 1732 to 1882.
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
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Arrangement ↴
Arranged in date order
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions | Access arranged by appointment with the archivist |
Creation Dates | 1732-1900 |
Level of Description | Fonds |
Extent Medium | 45 volumes |
Material Language Script | English |
Finding Aids | Descriptive list Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
Archivist Note | Clare County Archivist |
Rules/Conventions | ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000. |
Date of Descriptions | 16-May-11 |