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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
104. 25 July 1917 – 11 September 1918 Includes:
- „The Master reports that an inmate, named Bridget O‟Connor, for refusing to obey orders.
She acts in the capacity of an Auxiliary Matron, saying she will do what she likes….‟ (p70).
- Letter of complaint from the Matron regarding the conduct of female inmates, Annie Fox,
Honor Kelly, and Annie Hart who assaulted another inmate, named Sarah Gorham (p224).
- „That we hereby warn the Government that any attempt to force conscription in this Country
will be accompanied with disastrous consequences and we further warn them, if such
measure be enforced, it will be forcibly resisted‟ (p359).
- „That the maintenance allowances for boarded-out children be increased, from three shillings
a week to five shillings, during the war, and that the clothing allowance be increased from
thirty shilling a year to forty shillings‟ (p365).
105. 18 September 1918 – 26 November 1919 Includes:
- Lord Killanin of Spiddal, HM L Co. Galway, County Director Red Cross Committee, notified
that his Committee had a surplus stock of medical and surgical appliances and that they
would be pleased to give a supply of those articles not exceeding one year‟s requirement, to
hospitals in the County of 25 beds and upwards, which was referred to Dr Casey, M.O., who
filled in the necessary form of application and forwarded it to him, at the same time pointing
out the difficulty the Guardians experience from time to time in the conveyance of sick
persons to the Hospital by horse ambulance, particularly that of last year in connection with
the ____ typhus cases, with a request that his Lordship would kindly use his influence in
getting the Guardians a motor ambulance, to which Lord Killanin, replied saying the request
met with his approval and he would have much pleasure in recommending the application to
the Red Cross authorities in Dublin (pp291-2. See also p511 & GPL3/106, p6, p60).
- „Read letter received from Mr James McDonnell of Letterfrack, rural postman, who is the
father of a deaf and dumb child, 6½ yrs old, offering to contribute 5/- a week towards the
maintenance of the child in Cabra Institution provided the Guardians got him admitted
thereto and pay the balance.
His contribution to continue whilst in receipt of war bonus‟ (p490, see also p533).
106. 10 December 1919 – 28 July 1920 Includes some loose correspondence, such as notice
regarding annual meeting June 1920.
- Master reports „there is great difficulty in keeping an inmate named John Reilly from the
female side of the house‟ (p40).
- LGB letter „regarding the correspondence which has taken place between them and the BG
of the Ballinasloe Union and the Boards of Guardians of other Unions in the County Galway
on the subject of the proposed scheme for amalgamation of Unions in the county‟ (p41, see
also p58).
- „Read an application for a little boy named Martin Nee, age 7 years, received from Mr J.J.
King of Leagaun, Clifden under the boarded-out system...‟ (p61).
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’
66.