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Naas Urban District Council
Identity Statement
Repository Code: IE 2036
Archive Reference: KCA/UDCN/
Context
Administrative History: Naas Urban District Council (UDC) was established by the Local Government of Ireland Act 1898. It replaced the Naas Town Commissioners elected in 1855 under the Towns Improvement Act (Ireland) 1854, to provide basic services such as lighting, cleaning, and paving, funded by the levying of a rate on property in the town valued at £4 or over. The Naas Town Commissioners who were in office on 01 April 1900 continued as urban district councillors until an election was held in 1902, while the chairman of the Town Commissioners continued to act as chairman of the UDC. The first UDC meeting was held on 03 April 1900 with Mr. William Staples, chairman, presiding. The other members present were Messrs. S. J. Brown, J.P., C.C.; N. J. Flanagan, James Conway, Richard Sargent, William Quinn, and H. J. Farrell.
Repository Code: IE 2036
Archive Reference: KCA/UDCN/M
Title: Minute books of Naas Urban District Council
Creation Dates: 1902-2001
Extent Medium: 24 Volumes
Copies Information: Three Naas Urban District Council Minute books have been digitised and are searchable via the links below. The books were handwritten and can be searched using Transkribus, handwritten text recognition (HTR). The digitisation of these volumes was funded by the Co. Kildare Decade of Commemorations programme 2023 and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-23 initiative.
UDCN/M/2 21 October 1910 - 06 October 1914
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Naas Town Hall and Free Library
Identity Statement
Repository Code: IE 2036
Archive Reference: KCA/UDCN/SU/ 1-9
Title: Plans of the alterations to the Naas Town Hall and proposed Free Library.
Creation Dates: 1903
Extent Medium: 9 items
Copies Information: The plans have been digitised and can be accessed here.
A recording of the presentation to Naas UDC was made by Mr. Gerry McCarthy, Naas Local History Group. It can be viewed below by kind permission of Gerry. All rights reserved.
On 19 January 1993, Shelia Redmond, née Sargent, presented the 1903 plans to the chairman, Cllr. Patrick C. Behan at a ceremony during a UDC meeting.
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