The workhouses of County Roscommon : a snapshot of the eight workhouses of Roscommon ; Steve Dolan

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portumna, Co. Galway : Irish Workhouse Centre ; ©2019Description: 20 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
Subject(s): Summary: Under the Poor Law Act of 1838, much of County Roscommon was divided into three areas or unions but with large parts of the county's population sent to geographically nearer workhouses in neighbouring counties. Each union was managed by a Board of Guardians which was required to maintain a workhouse where paupers could be housed and fed
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Under the Poor Law Act of 1838, much of County Roscommon was divided into three areas or unions but with large parts of the county's population sent to geographically nearer workhouses in neighbouring counties. Each union was managed by a Board of Guardians which was required to maintain a workhouse where paupers could be housed and fed

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