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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
90. 17 February 1904 – 18 January 1905 Includes:
- „Resolved: We, the Clifden BG, have pleasure in bearing testimony to the heroism, the
devotion to duty, and the skill shown by Dr O‟Hanlon whilst acting as locum-tenens of Carna
Dispensary District.
When he came there an epidemic of typhus fever of a malignant and treacherous kind
prevailed. His predecessor, Dr Coney, had contracted and after 10 days illness fell, a victim
to the disease, but he heroically stepped into the breach with the result that no fresh case
has arisen since his arrival and the old patients are all completely convalescent.
We greatly regret, from a knowledge of Dr O‟Hanlon‟s worth, that he could not be prevailed
upon to accept the permanent appointment of M.O. of Carna Dispensary District. He leaves,
however, with the best thanks and best wishes both of ourselves and of every person in the
Carna District for his future success‟ (p43).
- „LGB letter…requesting to be furnished with plans, specifications and estimates of the works
of erecting the proposed Fever Hospital at workhouse, etc.‟ (p119, see also p229).
- „…a woman named Sarah Conneely was admitted to the house on the 26 th of March last
from [ ] Ballyconneely. She is 26 years of age and single, on the 2 nd of Apr she gave birth to
a female child which was christened on the 11 th instant and called „Mary Early…‟ (p140).
- Condition of patient named Patrick Connolly on his admission to the Ballinasloe District
„Lunatic Asylum from the workhouse…‟ (p208, see also p229).
- „…there is only one wards-woman in the body of the house who has to take charge, wash &
scrub for 33 infirm old women, some of them bed-ridden. Along with that she does the
washing of the male infirm ward. It is very sad as well as dangerous to see 16 or 17 old
women by themselves at night, should any of them fall out of bed there is no one to put them
back…‟ (p250, see also p339, see also pp579-80).
- „In reply to the Guardians order “That unless the Carna Dispensary is put into proper repair
the Guardians will surrender it”; I beg to state for the information of the Board that the
building is now in thorough repair and everything has been done as required by Sir Acheson
MacCullagh…‟ (p373).
- Replies to queries from the Poor Law Reform Commission „...Yes, we consider from the
decreased population and the economic condition of the county of Galway that it would be
advisable to dissolve wholly some of the Unions therein by amalgamation, and we consider
where a workhouse is dissolved that the Hospitals attached to such should also disappear if
a saving of rates is to be effected….‟ (p383).
- „…that the potato crop in this Union is a total failure, (we) beg to place before the
Government the sad state of affairs and we give this timely notice and warning that we
apprehend distress in the coming Winter and spring…‟ (p407, see also pp47102, p537).
- „Read letter from Mrs Hall, Knockbrack, Athenry, stating that she in conjunction with Mrs
Lambert of Castle Ellen and Mrs Hazel of Cashel intended giving their annual Xmas treat to
the workhouse inmates and requesting lists, etc.‟ (p473).
- Details of the quantities of seed potato required (pp515-8).
Cartlann Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe „…cuimhne dhoiciméadach Chontae na Gaillimhe a shealbhú, a chaomhnú agus a dhéanamh inrochtana’
Galway County Council - Archives „…to acquire, preserve and make accessible the documentary memory of county Galway’
57.