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Local Government Archives : Cork City Council

The forerunner of the present day Cork City Council was Cork Corporation which was of ancient origin (see the Council Minute Books list for further information).

City Council archives include:

Council Minute Books (Ref. CP/CO/M)
Date:  Oct 1710- Sep 1732, Jul 1901- Oct 1906, Dec 1912 - May 1984.
Finding Aids:   
CP/CO/M List   (Descriptive List, 1710-1984)
Cork City Council Minute Books Index 1901 - 1967 covering the period  26 July 1901 - 12 Oct 1906 (except the period from 13 Oct 1906 to 12 Dec 1912).

Committee Minute Books, c.1867-c.1960
Including the following committees: Law and Finance, Fitzgerald’s Park, General Purposes, Improvements, Tolls & Markets, Public Health, Public Works, Tuberculosis, School Attendance, Waterworks, Cemeteries, City Hall, Working Class Dwellings, Hackney Carriages, Special Committees.

City Manager’s Orders 1942-1974.
Lord Mayor’s Visitors Book 1934-1959.
Printed Reports of Officers and Committees 1881-1915.
Town Clerk’s Department, General Correspondence and Council Papers c.1930-1965.
Town Clerk’s department General Files 1920-1965.
City Engineer’s Correspondence and Reports, 1920-1950,
Lee Road Waterworks records 1890-1960. 
Rate Valuation Books 1900-1910 & 1950-1970.
Rate Collection Books, 1929 -1961 CP/R/RC List
City Architects Dept. Drawings c.1930-c.1980.
Damage to Property Claims Book 1923-1924,
Corporation News Cuttings Books 1901-1940,
Corporation Year Books 1914, 1940-1970.
Cork Wide Streets Commissioners drawings and legal material c.1820-1860.
Cork District Urban Sanitary Authority letter books, 1863-1892.