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

GPL3/ Clifden Poor Law Union
here with the greatest advantage for the convenience as well as relief of the distressed
districts. We earnestly request the LGB to come to our assistance at once. We respectfully
point out the embarrassed financial position of our Union renders it impossible for us to
meet the great demands made upon us and again we appeal to the LGB in the deplorable
circumstances‟ (p452).
(62.)
63. 24 November 1886 – 15 June 1887 Includes:
- „Master reports that some of the inmates amongst the class privileged to wear boots, are
doing considerable damage to the sheets, shirts and bedding of the house generally, by
tearing portions of these articles and using them as stockings on their feet, those very
necessary requisitions not being supplied them. I would respectfully suggest, in order to put
a stop to this practice that some ten or twelve pounds of woollen yarn and some knitting
needles be ordered and that the old women be employed at stocking making, thereby
encouraging some little industry amongst this class and with some advantage to the Union‟
(p87).
- „Ordered that the sum of two pounds be allowed to the child Patrick Berry for travelling
expenses to a Dublin Hospital and back for treatment to the eye, he being a destitute poor
person‟ (p170).
- „Resolved: That the names of the families residing in Inishlackan (Roundstone) and who are
anxious to go to America be submitted to Father Maloney, together with a copy of Sir Arthur
Hayton‟s letter…‟ (p289).
- Report from Chaplain‟s Book regarding a call to attend Mary Keane from
Rusheennamanagh, Skannive who arrived at the workhouse at 4.45, when he got there at 9
pm the woman was dead and „“…evidently the Relieving Officer has neglected to do his
duty, her appearance after death was most deplorable. I request that the Guardians will
make most particular inquiries in reference to this shocking case of manifest neglect and
put an end to the inhuman system of hastening or causing the death of persons unfit to be
removed”‟ (pp427-428, see also p449 & p469 & p508).
64. 22 June 1887 – 18 January 1888 Includes:
­ „Master reports….Bridget Corbet of Barnahallia (Selerna) came to the workhouse with an infant
and stated that it was found in a cock of hay in her husband‟s land and that the Police Sergeant
at Cleggan told her to bring it here….if she had any suspicion as to who was the mother, she
replied she had. He took her to the Police Barracks where she stated that a girl named
Margaret Courcey of Barnahallia was the mother…‟ (p127).
­ Details of estimates for the coming year (p211).
­ „Resolved. That the services of a Medical Officer and Relieving Officer for Inishbofin be
dispensed with, subject to approval of LGB, as we consider that a people who refuse to pay
rates or taxes are not entitled to such accommodation and it is very hard on the impoverished
rate payers of the Clifden Dispensary District to meet such expenditure‟ (p449).
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