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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
complete severance of relations between Irish Public Bodies and that Department of the
English Government.
You are requested to write immediately to the “Chairman of the Estates and Finance
Committee, Dublin Corporation” stating whether minutes are being forwarded to the enemy
institution by direction of your Board and its constituent Councils....‟ (p133, see also p175,
p213).
- Inmate Mrs Annie Hart (p197, see also p211).
- „...the inmate, Kate Faherty, who gave birth to an illegitimate child....‟ (p197, see also p211).
- Artificial limb for Mary Connelly (aged 18) (p212).
- Clerks advises Board of search of his office by „RIC and two of his men (armed)....they made
a thorough search and scrutiny of all the documents, minute books, etc., carrying away with
them recent correspondence, circular letters, etc., received from Dáil Éíreann, and two
letters, one addressed to the Chairman of the Board of Guardians, and the other to the
Chairman of the District Council‟ (p243).
- Inmate Peggy Gorham left the „...house, leaving her child behind her‟ (p276).
- „Proposed by Mrs Gordon
Seconded by Mr Vaughan, & unanimously agreed to
“That from today we, Sinn Féin Guardians sever our connection with the English Local
Government Board and adopt Dáil Éíreann instead‟ (p278).
- „...call on Dr.s Casey of Clifden & MacDonnell of Letterfrack to resign their positions as
Medical Officers of the district. We do so because of the neglect of duty, on Dr Casey‟s part,
in connection with the fever outbreak last May. In Dr MacDonnell‟s case for leaving his
district without leave‟ (p358, see also p406).
- Canon McAlpine, „...I feel bound, in the interests of the sick poor of the Clifden Union, to
express the opinion that the proposed closing of the Hospital, necessitating the removal of
the sick to Galway, will be a grievance and a hardship of the first order, while it will [do]
anything but tend to effect economy‟ (p437).
- Summary of superannuation allowance and gratuities awarded to „dis-employed officers‟ of
the Clifden Union (p438b).
- ‟11 inmates viz:- Martin Coyne, John Wallace, Wm McDermot, Stephen Kearney, Martin
Connolly, John Connolly, Austin Downey, Mrs Lydon, Mrs Mullen, Annie Hart and Mrs Fox
were allowed clothing and bedding to the value of three pounds each (£3)...‟ (p558).
- „That clothing & bedding to the value of £3 each be allowed to Jack Conroy and Mary
Conneely, on their taking their discharge‟ (28 Dec 1921).
- „That the workhouse Porter, Mr Joyce, be allowed to remain in the workhouse for the winter
as he has no home to go to‟ (28 Dec 1921).
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’
68.