Clifden Poor Law Union archive collection, Descriptive List, GPL3.pdf

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
- „Read letter from Miss Goulding of Warwick Sq., London, requesting permission to send
toys, sweets, tea, tobacco, etc. to the children, invalids and old people in the workhouse at
the coming Xmas tide‟ (p84, see also p191).
- „Read letter from Mr Baird, Waterworks Contactor, relative to the keys of the waterworks
which he had left in charge of a man named Mullen, and stating that it would only half cure
matters if he were to send duplicate keys as there would be always the danger of
interference with the others…‟ (p147)
- Details of notice of eviction of Anne Cunningham, Aughrismore, Silerna ED. and Michael
Halloran (p229).
- Master advised the Guardians of the „great want of cooking arrangements in the kitchen of
this House. Now as the new dietary is in force I cannot bring it into operation until such time
as you erect a better mode of cooking. I consider it out of place to have potatoes, fish, tea
etc cooked in the different wards of the house…‟ (p245).
- John Conroy aged 9 years admitted provisionally, deaf and dumb (p339, see also p360).
- Bridget Conneely, Roundstone arrived ‘here per workhouse van, dead…‟ (p375, see also
pp394-5, p417).
- Pat Wallace, Protestant, inmate, changed religion (p415).
- Patrick Mullen, query over chargeability (p434, see also p489).
82. 9 May 1897 - 1 December 1897 Includes:
- „That in future, at all future Fairs to be holden in the town of Clifden persons offering pigs for
sale on any day except the one next preceding the day upon which the Ordinary Fair is held
will be prosecuted. Provided however that when such Fair day falls on Sunday and is holden
on the Monday following, persons will be at liberty to offer pigs for sale on the Saturday
previous‟ (pp62-3, see also p139).
- „That Bridget Coyne and her two children, inmates of the workhouse, be allowed £1 worth of
clothing provided she takes her discharge‟ (p88).
- Master reported that „Michael Laffey, an inmate, alleged that he was assaulted by another
inmate named Michael Conroy…‟ (p111, see also p163, p217, p372).
- „There are two tenders for the repair of the avenues, etc. at Ardbear Cemetery …‟ (p139).
- Master reported on the conduct of ‘three of the inmates, Sally O‟Donnell, Mary Lavery and
Mary Walsh, whose conduct by the use of dirty, filthy language towards one another was so
bad as could not be described…‟ (p163, see also p189).
- Margaret Davis was admitted, suffering from typhoid fever (p189, see also p192).
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