The workhouse as a mode of relief for widows and orphans
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Hancock, W. Neilson. 'The workhouse as a mode of relief for widows and orphans'. - Dublin: Dublin Statistical Society, Vol.1, Part II, 1855, pp84-91Download Item:
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Abstract:
The principles on which the Irish Poor Law is to be
administered for the future must be learned not from the traditions
of the changes introduced in England in 1834, nor from the idle
theories prevalent in Ireland in 1838, but from a careful consideration
of the present state of the poor and of the country in which
they are to pass their lives.
The changes which I have recommended are of general application,
but they are specially required for the widows and orphans of
soldiers. The Patriotic Fund supplies only support but not control;
the guardianship of each orphan family is entirely unprovided for.
The consideration of the questions which I have raised ought not
therefore to be postponed until the termination of the war. If the
policy recommended is worthy of adoption, it is right that it should
be introduced without delay.
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Read 29th January, 1855
Author: Hancock, W. Neilson
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Dublin Statistical SocietyType of material:
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Journal of the Dublin Statistical SocietyVol.1, Part II, 1855
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Widows and orphans, Paupers, Poverty, Poor Law, WorkhousesISSN:
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