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The Irish poor laws were a series of acts of Parliament intended to address social instability due to widespread and persistent poverty in Ireland. While some legislation had been introduced by the pre-Union Parliament of Ireland prior to the Act of Union , the most radical and comprehensive attempt was the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1838 ( 1 ...
The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 56) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the system of poor relief in Ireland. The legislation was largely influenced by the English Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. [2] Following its enactment, one hundred and thirty Poor Law Unions were established throughout the country.
The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1847 [1] (10 & 11 Vict. c. 31), also known as the Irish Poor Law Extension Act 1847 or the Poor Law Amendment Act 1847 was an 1847 act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which altered the Irish Poor Law system. The passing of the act meant that the full cost of the Irish Poor Law system fell upon Irish ...
A similar system of Poor Law to that in England and Wales was introduced to Ireland in 1838, with boards of guardians elected by rate-payers. The Irish system differed from that in England and Wales, as the civil parish was not used as the basis for the election of guardians.
Following the reformation of the Poor Laws in 1834, Ireland experienced a severe potato blight that lasted from 1845 to 1849 and killed an estimated 1.5 million people. The effects of the famine lasted until 1851. During this period the people of Ireland lost much land and many jobs, and appealed to the Westminster Parliament for aid.
The Poor Afflicted Person Relief (Ireland) Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 60) Sections 1 and 9 of the Poor Law Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 56) The Poor Law Acts (Ireland) Amendment Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 30) The Poor Law (Ireland) Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 5) The Boards of Management of Poor Law District Schools (Ireland) Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict ...
The medical care of the Waterford Union Workhouse was passed over to the responsibility of the religious order, the Sisters of Mercy in September 1876. The workhouse became St. Patrick's County Hospital following the creation of the Irish Free State in 1921. From 1921, poor relief was relocated to the County Home in Dungarvan in West Waterford.
The New Poor Law Board had a sitting President, usually a Cabinet Minister, so that the Board could be both accountable to Parliament and more responsive to its wishes. The Local Government Board took over the role of the Poor Law Board after the passing of the Second Great Reform Act.