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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
- „Master reports there was a woman named Mary Williams admitted to the Workhouse on
Saturday night last who was completely out of her mind, from her violence she had to be tied,
put into the probationary ward, and two able bodied women kept night and day in close
attendance on her. He also begs leave to state he went to the Courthouse on yesterday in
order to have her committed to jail but there being but one magistrate present no committal
could be got. Begs Board‟s directions in the matter.
Ordered That the Master hold over this woman until a warrant can be obtained the best way
he can‟ (p133).
- „Notice of Motion: I shall on this day three weeks move that the Doctor be directed to visit the
Island of Bofin periodically, say at least once a month or to make such other arrangements as
may secure proper medical attendance to the people of the island‟ (3 Apr 1861, f165, see also
ff194-195).
- „The Medical Officer reports that there was an entire family of 8 persons admitted from Clifden,
six of them suffering from fever who were at once admitted to Hospital as there seems a
tendency for fever to increase both in Clifden and the country part and as there may be many
more applicants for admission to Hospital by parties suffering from fever it is necessary to use
the utmost precaution to prevent the spread of the disease and to make the necessary
preparations for treating such cases as may be admitted…‟ (5 Jun 1861, f253).
27. 1 January 1862 – 2 July 1862 Includes:
- „Ordered - That from this day forth we strictly order that any woman within the walls of this
house having a bastard child shall not be placed in any office, or hold any supervision in any
department whatsoever under suspension of the Officer who shall so place her‟ (f15).
- „In consequence of the fearful increase of applications for admission into this workhouse of
women with illegitimate children and the fact of such women in many cases having more than
2 illegitimate children, I will on this day fortnight propose a Resolution that our county
members be called on to bring such facts before parliament with a view to amend the Laws
relative to the support of illegitimate children‟ (15 Jan 1862, f25).
- „Master begs leave to state there is neither turf nor coal in the House for the coming week...‟
(f34).
- „Order. That a temporary shed be erected in [___] yard to be used as a privy and the Master
cautioned to see to the sanitary condition of the House in future…‟ (f55).
- Letter from the Relieving Officer, Con King, to the Board relating to the administering of
„outdoor relief to parties in the Island of Bofin. I regret that any answer I might have given to
Dr Brodie on this subject should have led the Commissioners to consider that I was not
cognisant of the powers I possessed as Relieving Officer. I was aware of the [length] to which
I might go but it is so long since outdoor relief was been administered in this Union and there
being plenty of room in the Workhouse I offered it in the first instance but I would by no means
take a person to the Workhouse that I considered would be injured by the removal or required
immediate assistance and I will take care in future to attend to this matter strictly‟ (f115).
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