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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
homes on five shillings a week than spend their declining years in a paupers‟ home, we
strongly urge upon our representatives in Parliament to exert themselves, so that our aged
poor in receipt of Poor Law relief may be included in the Pension fund provided by the State.
The matter of pressing urgency is the removal of the poor of 70 years & over from the
workhouse and this can be accomplished by the removal of the limitation which Mr Asquith
proposes. If the PL Boards make an average estimate of the amount they have been
spending on the poor over 70, both in the workhouse as well as in outdoor relief for some
years past, and hand it over to the Government as a contribution to the fund, every poor
person over 70 may receive the promised pension of 5/ per week. The Poor Law system is
bad and vicious. It is costly and demoralising, wherever therefore a better system can be
[adopted] its sphere should be curtailed and give relief to the poor in a form that will be more
acceptable and beneficial‟ (p39b, see also GPL3/96, p223).
- „….inmate named John Conneely summoned another inmate, named Michael King, for
assaulting him…‟ (p404).
96. 8 July 1908 – 23 June 1909 Includes:
- Medical Officer‟s report, „All the fever patients are prepared to proceed home at any time.
They had practically no clothing when brought to the Hospital. They will leave this day if you
provide suitable clothing for them. They were literally in rags on arrival. The longer these
people are retained here the more expense will be incurred. I have discharged the Fever
Nurse. As the children, 3 in number, are unable to walk the long distance, 10 miles, I would
recommend that a car be employed to convey the 3 children and the mother.…‟ (p4).
- Inmate Pat Folan „complained that he had been assaulted by the Wardsman, Pat
Conneely...‟ (p40).
- Visiting Committee reported that they inspected „the work done by Messrs Emerson
Contractors and found that it was done to our satisfaction with the exception of a little limewashing
which the Contractors undertook to complete at once. We recommend that they be
paid the balance of their contract. We recommend that the Matron‟s (room) be put in proper
repair similar to the Master‟s…‟ (p57, see also p78 & p201-203).
- „…John Geary was admitted on the 7 th inst without his wife and children on ticket from the
R.O. and is still in the house…‟ (p202)
- „Relieving Officer Lydon submitted his report for the month of November together with
Teacher‟s Certificate in respect of the boarded out child Annie Conneely‟ (p223, see also
GPL3/97, p66 & p106c)
- LGB letter „...relative to a report received from the Office of the Chief Secretary to the Lord
Lieutenant, transmitted by the Constabulary authorities, in which it is stated that Patrick King,
John and Bridget Moran (Mongan) in the Silerna E.D. of the Clifden Union, were evicted for
non-payment of rent by the Trustees of the late J.J. Eyre etc, and that due notice was not
served on the Relieving Officers‟ (p257, see also 258b).
- „The condition of the female infirm wards is and has been for more than a week practically
uninhabitable owing to the chimney being choked apparently at the top. The poor old
inmates of this ward can scarcely breathe owing to the volumes of smoke which apparently
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60.