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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 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 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 ...
Belfast Union Workhouse was established along with the Poor Law Union under the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 56). The buildings on Lisburn Road in Belfast were designed by George Wilkinson, who, having designed many workhouses in England, had now become the architect for the Poor Law Commission in Ireland. [3]
This article lists all poor law unions in Ireland. [1] Map of poor law unions in 1897. Antrim. Antrim, Ballycastle, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Belfast, Larne, Lisburn.
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 ...
Under the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1838, three Poor Law Commissioners divided Ireland into poor law unions, in which paupers would receive poor relief paid for by a poor rate extracted by local poor law valuations (ratings of rate payers). [7] [8] The name "union" was adopted from the English model although boundaries were unrelated to civil ...
The Waterford Poor Law Union was established under the Poor Law Union Act in 1838, and covered an area of 230 square miles. During this period in Ireland, the country was divided into Poor Law Unions which each had a workhouse.