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The people and the poor law in 19th century Ireland

Title
  1. The people and the poor law in 19th century Ireland / Helen Burke.
Published by
  1. [Ireland] : WEB ; Littlehampton, England : Distributed by George Philip Services, 1987.
Author
  1. Burke, Helen, Ph. D.

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Additional authors
  1. Women's Education Bureau.
Description
  1. xiv, 369 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Subject
  1. Public welfare
  2. Poor laws
  3. Poor > Services for
  4. History
  5. Armenrecht
  6. Public welfare > Ireland > History > 19th century
  7. Poor laws > Ireland > History > 19th century
  8. Irland
  9. 1800-1899
  10. Fürsorge
  11. Geschichte (1838-1872)
  12. Poor > Services for > Ireland > History > 19th century
  13. Ireland
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. The social services in Ireland in 1838 -- How the Poor Law came to Ireland -- The South Dublin Union and its workhouse -- The early years of the Irish Poor Law 1838-1845 -- The Great Famine and the statutory social services it generated outside the Poor Law -- The famine forces the Poor Law to change -- The poorest people: patterns in indoor and outdoor relief, 1852-1972 -- Tentative steps towards specialized services, 1852-1872 -- Health service provided by the Poor Law, 1852-1872 -- Fro the roots of Irish Social Policy: some conclusions and questions.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-362) and index.