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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
- „Ordered that Peter West having applied for his discharge to go to service to John [Hemie]
having a proper person to take him into service the boy be discharged and John [Hemie] be
directed to take proper care of him‟ (27 Jun 1860, p10).
- „Ordered that Bridget Conneely wishing to take her discharge to go to service and she being
living in the Workhouse since a child and having no clothes of her own she get a suit of clothes
not to exceed 4/10‟ (1 Aug 1860, p11).
- „Medical Officer reports that Robert Kane a Lunatic in the workhouse for sometime is now in a
position to be forwarded to the Ballinasloe Lunatic Asylum, and thinks it would be desirable to
have him removed as soon as possible. If the Board approve he will furnish the necessary
forms etc‟ (5 Sept 1860, p7).
- „Notice of Motion That the Collection of rates in Clifden Union be equalised among the present
three collectors as is the case generally in other Unions. One collector having only four
Electoral Divisions while the other two have fifteen between them was proposed…‟ (5 Sept
1860, p9).
- „PLC letter „…Relative to Board‟s resolution directing that the Mothers of illegitimate children be
sent to a separate ward and stating that the Guardians should not place any woman in a ward
apart from the other female inmates of the workhouse unless for impropriety of language or
demeanour on her part etc‟ (24 Oct 1860, p9) (See also GPL3/30, f115).
26. 7 November 1860 – 5 June 1861 Includes
- „The clothing of the Paupers is very deficient and as the weather is cold and severe the
Board‟s attention is called, if not the health of the paupers will suffer. The quantity of turf
should also be increased‟ (19 Dec 1960, f43).
- „Resolved that the paupers be supplied with the usual meat dinner on Christmas day not to
exceed £4.0.0 and that the Clerk be directed to attend at same‟ (19 Dec 1860, f44).
- „The attention of the Board of Guardians is requested to a lunatic of the name of Michael
Kilmartin admitted on the 7 th inst. He exhibits a tendency to do violence and it is unsafe to
have him at large, there is no proper way to confine a lunatic in the workhouse or submit him
to treatment likely to be beneficial. Immediate steps should be taken to have him removed to
Ballinasloe lunatic asylum‟ (f103).
- „Matron reports from the increase of inmates in the House which adds to my duty in every
respect the quantity of clothing I am obliged to cut out and get made together with the
repairing of old clothes (with little or no assistance) occupies the greater part of my time, when
I took charge of the school at the request of the Guardians there were only 13 children, there
are now 21 on rolls and other children which should be classed.
I must respectfully beg to inform the Board that I cannot discharge the entire duties as Matron
and Teacher‟ (21 February 1862, f113).
- „Ordered That the Clerk take steps to have the Deaf and Dumb girl Mary McDonagh forwarded
to the Roman Catholic Institution for Deaf and Dumb mutes with as much despatch as he can‟
(f114, see also f144).
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