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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
31. 13 April 1864 – 12 October 1864 Includes:
- „Ordered That a Return be laid before the Board on this day fortnight of all the parties ordered
to be prosecuted as putative fathers of illegitimate children for the last 12 months and what
steps have been taken in each case the name of the other to be given in every instance‟ (f25).
- „Resolved That Peter Lynch having stated before the Board on the 6 th inst that the Master was
drunk on a certain day that the Master be required to give a full explanation to this Board on
this day week‟ (f125, see also ff246-248).
- „Resolved That the hospital nurse be at once dismissed in consequence of impertinence to the
Chairman and Board and also stating that she knew of bad things being done in the House but
refusing to tell the Board what these things were‟ (p176, see also ff186-187, f195).
32. 19 October 1864 – 19 April 1865 Includes:
- „In accordance with the directions of the Board I have looked through the females of the
workhouse and I find none suitable as ward maids for the Hospital except some who have had
illegitimate children. The master informs me there is an order against them being employed
and the medical officer desires to bring the matter under the notice of the Board as very
serious inconvenience is felt by the want of proper hospital attendants‟ (f4).
- „Master reports that Ellen Herman was sentenced to one month‟s imprisonment in Galway Jail
for breach of Workhouse rules‟ (f124).
- „Ordered that Catherine Melody having refused to swear information against the putative father
of her child be discharged‟ (f146).
- „Mary King, John Flaherty & Mary Mullen who were lately admitted, the two former had each
/10, the later 11 /1/3d. We had them searched before reaching their respective places.
Ordered to be placed to the credit of the Union for their support‟ (f154).
- „Ordered that Michael Walsh have 7/6 spent on clothing on his going to service with Mr Coyne
of [Currywongaun] and that John Nally have same on going to service with Michael King of
Errislannon‟ (f155).
- „Ordered that John Flaherty be refunded the 3/0 found in his possession on entering the
workhouse after deducting the expense of his support while in the House‟ (f165).
33. 3 May 1865 – 10 January 1866 Includes:
- Letter from the Secretaries of Education forwarding extracts from District Inspector‟s report
which included „….The teacher, Miss Reilly entered the current course of training in the
Marlboro Street establishment but has not been permitted to complete the term which is much
to be regretted. School on the whole taken progressively‟ (f25).
- Extract of letter from the Protestant Chaplain, Rev. Campbell regarding a little boy entered in
the Register as Protestant but who informs him „“I would like to be a Catholic”’ and asking „Am
I to be watched lest I should unsettle the faith of a Roman Catholic with full reasoning powers
and yet be unable to guard little children in the Protestant faith…‟ (f46).
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’
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