The workhouses of county Offaly : a snapshot of the workhouses of the faithful county / Steve Dolan

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portumna, Co. Galway : Galway Heritage, ©2020Description: 18 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmContent type:
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Subject(s): Summary: The workhouses were manned by skeleton staffs of inexperienced officers who were charged with the welfare of unprecedented crowds of men, women and children. The inmates and those who looked after them, were often unable to cope with the combination of death, disease and starvation
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The workhouses were manned by skeleton staffs of inexperienced officers who were charged with the welfare of unprecedented crowds of men, women and children. The inmates and those who looked after them, were often unable to cope with the combination of death, disease and starvation

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