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Regional Patterns of Poor Relief in
Ireland, 1850-1914
Dr Georgina Laragy
Queen’s University, Belfast
@belfastpoorsick
[email protected]
Themes
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Becoming poor –
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Survival Strategies;
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how did that happen?
What were the regional factors that played into that?
options available in the local area, other institutions, emigration,
seasonal migration, rent arrears etc.
Entering the workhouse/admission;
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Political composition of the Board of Guardians
distance from the workhouse
maintenance of the workhouse etc
Proportion of land valued at £4 and under, 1881
100%
80%
60%
40%
48.40%
20%
29.40%
26.20%
0%
South
West
North
Outdoor relief in welfare regions, 1851-1911
180
160
140
120
Rate per 1,000
100
80
60
40
20
0
1851
1861
1871
1881
Year
1891
1901
1911
Indoor and Outdoor Relief in north,
south and west Ireland, 1861-1911
Number per 1,000 of migratory agricultural labourers in Irish
counties, 1881
Kildare
Queen's
Clare
Dublin
King's
Wexford
Limerick
Wicklow
Carlow
Westmeath
Tiipperary
Cork
Antrim
Kerry
Kilkenny
Waterford
Londonderry
Down
Fermanagh
Tyrone
Meath
cavan
Louth
Longford
Monaghan
Armagh
Donegal
Sligo
Leitrim
Galway
Roscommon
Mayo
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Maps available online
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http://www.history.brookes.ac.uk/research/groups/irishpoor-law/maps/