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In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... This article lists all poor law unions in Ireland. [1] Map of poor law unions in 1897. Antrim
Belfast Union Workhouse was established along with the Poor Law Union under the Irish Poor Law Act of 1838.The buildings on Lisburn Road in Belfast were designed by George Wilkinson, who, having designed many workhouses in England, had now become the architect for the Poor Law Commission in Ireland. [3]
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger (Irish: an Gorta Mór [ənˠ ˈɡɔɾˠt̪ˠə ˈmˠoːɾˠ]), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, [1] [2] was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and had a major impact on Irish society and history as a whole. [3]
The Irish poor laws were a series of acts of Parliament intended to address social instability due to widespread and persistent poverty in Ireland. While some legislation had been introduced by the pre-Union Parliament of Ireland prior to the Act of Union , the most radical and comprehensive attempt was the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1838 ( 1 ...
An 1849 depiction of Bridget O'Donnell and her two children during the famine, Kilrush Poor Law Union The legacy of the Great Famine in Ireland (Irish: An Gorta Mór [1] or An Drochshaol, litt: The Bad Life) followed a catastrophic period of Irish history between 1845 and 1852 [2] during which time the population of Ireland was reduced by 50 percent.
The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 56) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the system of poor relief in Ireland. The legislation was largely influenced by the English Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. [2] Following its enactment, one hundred and thirty Poor Law Unions were established throughout the country.
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Pauperism (from Latin pauper 'poor'; Welsh: tlotyn) is the condition of being a "pauper", [1] i.e. receiving relief administered under the Irish and English Poor Laws. [2] From this, pauperism can also be more generally the state of being supported at public expense , within or outside of almshouses , and still more generally, of dependence for ...