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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
in the body of the house generally on three or four days in the week. Of the 35 cases at present
in Hospital, 31 [came into] the House sick and went direct to the Hospital.
I would also recommend the milk for classes 4, 5 & 6 for supper, as suggested in PLC‟s letter of
4 th inst…”‟(6 Jul 1859, p9).
- „Notice of Motion
“I hereby give notice that consequent upon the continued excessive high rates of this Union,
which appear to be increasing instead of diminishing and over which I feel there is no control I
or some other members competent to do so will on this day fortnight, move that an
amalgamation of either Oughterard with this Union or this Union with Galway shall take place
and the Commissioners be requested to give this important subject their kind consideration as
most competent to assist us in this matter”, signed M. R. Hart‟, (10 Aug 1859, p10).
- „Notice of Motion
“I hereby give notice that I will on this day fortnight bring forward a resolution that all the women
having bastard children in the House be questioned as to who is the father of same and that the
names of said fathers be placed up on a conspicuous part of the Board Room over the fire
place in large class writing and be kept always there for general information”‟ (5 October 1859,
p10).
- „We have visited the House – the children‟s schoolroom and dormitory – we are of opinion that
from the great size of both [they] are too cold for the number of children in the school. We
recommend that a partition be erected in each and that they be reduced to a suitable size for
the number of children in them, which will make the rooms more compact, and warm. We also
recommend that the floor in one of the temporary sheds which are now rotting and sinking into
the earth be raised at once and that they be used in making partitions so required, this will save
what remains of the boards from rotting and save considerable expense‟ (22 Febr 1860 106 , p6-
7)
- „Master reports that the infirm men in the workhouse at present are not able to work or
discharge the dung from the dung pit. He would suggest the propriety of employing 3 or 4 men
for one week and particularly of the Guardians‟ intent on sowing potatoes in the laundry yard‟
(21 Mar 186, p7).
25. 4 April 1860 – 31 October 1860 Includes:
- „The grandmother and mother of John Grehan having applied for his discharge, it was
Proposed that this boy John Grehan be allowed to remain in the house till the Relieving Officer
will make inquiry as to whether the grandmother will and is able to support the boy, and report
on next Board day‟ (2 May 1860, p9; see subsequent entries including 23 May 1860, p8).
- „That the situation of Matron and Schoolmistress be amalgamated and that Matron be
appointed to take charge of the school from this date subject to the approval of Doctor Brodie‟
(9 May 1860, p9).
- „Ordered That Mary Carroll being taking her discharge and she being in the House several
years she get a suit of clothes not to exceed 5/10‟ (6 Jun 1860, p11).
106 At that time there were 8 girls aged between 9-15 in the workhouse, 4 children between 5-9 and 10 between 2-5, and also 25
infants under 2 years.
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