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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
his duties as a member of the Visiting Committee. Resolved that the Board enquire into
all the circumstances of the case on Tuesday next…‟(p278).
- Report from the Medical Officer advising that „disease is much on the increase in your
workhouse and ancillaries. Fever, Dysentery and Bowel complaints have become very
prevalent. The Infirmary and Fever Hospital are over-crowded with patients, and I was
yesterday obliged to refuse admission to many sick paupers for want of room. It will be
therefore necessary that further Hospital accommodation be provided without delay,
numbers of paupers come into the workhouse suffering from disease and the majority of
them are much reduced by previous want and starvation. The severe cold and want of
sufficient clothes increase the evil‟ (p279).
- PLC letter advising they had received communication from „Rev Mr O‟Malley in which he
acknowledged that he was the author of the letter bearing date the 15 th January which
appeared in the Tablet Newspaper but stated that he did not intend to convey an
insinuation that the object of the Guardians in administering relief to the Poor was to
Proselytize the applicants for relief‟ (p367).
- „Mr Griffith Inspector reported that he had received from the PLC £150 to be applied
exclusively in aid of the rates for the relief of the destitute poor also that he had received
£500 for the purpose of providing clothing & bedding and additional workhouse
accommodation‟ (p368).
- „Ordered that Mr Colles, solicitor, be directed to take proceedings by Civil Bill against Mr
Edward Coneys.
Ordered that Mr Colles be directed to take proceedings by Civil Bill against Mr J D‟Arcy at
Sessions where he resides for £24.60 amount due by him as occupier….‟ (p368)
(11-13)
14. 21 January 1852 - 4 August 1852 Volume of rough minutes. Includes:
­ „Resolved that the Committee to meet on Saturday the 31 st inst be requested to draw up a
full statement of the hopeless embarrassment of this Union, point out the utter impossibility
of the rate at present in course of collection being more than sufficient to meet the current
expenses of the House, and the utter ruin that would be caused by an attempt to increase
the local taxation, and to prepare a resolution requesting the Commissioners to bring the
unfortunate and hopeless state of his Union before government in the hope that some
necessary relief may be devised‟ (28 Jan 1852, p13).
­ Absconded during the week ended 21 st February, Pat Mannion and Thomas [McDono]
both admitted on the 18 th and absconded on the 20 th inst, taking with them a full suit of
clothes each.
Ordered to be prosecuted. (25 Feb 1852, p7).
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