Gort Poor Law Union, 1844-1921
TitleGort Poor Law Union, 1844-1921
RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services
ReferenceG01/12
Date1844 - 1921
Creator Gort Poor Law Union
Production date 1844 - 1921
Scope and Content
This collection of Gort Poor Law Union archives consists primarily of Board of Guardians minute books, 91 in total dating from 1842 to 1921, with some gaps. It also includes an Indoor Relief Register (1914-1920) and an indoor relief list (1917-1919), an incoming letter book (1912-1916), a provisions check account (1917-1919), and 24 volumes of rough minutes (1844-1859).
Several of the earlier volumes have suffered severe mould damage, with resultant loss of substantial qualities of text and rendering other sections illegible.
Available on-line at http://www.galway.ie/en/services/more/archives/digital/
Extentc.120 volumes
Physical descriptionBound volumes
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyFollowing the dissolution of Poor Law Unions (1923), their records were often transferred to the local Rural District Council office and thereafter to the local Co. Co. area office.
The collection was transferred to the custody of Galway County Libraries in the late 1980's?
The collection was transferred to the custody of Galway County Libraries in the late 1980's?
Persons keywordPoor Law Union
SubjectWorkhouses, Famines, Hunger, Living conditions, Sanitation, Emigration
Conditions governing accessAvailable on microfilm by appointment or online at http://www.galway.ie/en/services/more/archives/digital/. Disclosure form required.
The material in this collection is available to all bona fide researchers by appointment only, and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at Galway County Council Archives.
The material in this collection is available to all bona fide researchers by appointment only, and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at Galway County Council Archives.
Conditions governing reproductionNo material may be reproduced from this collection without the written permission of the archivist, and reproductions are subject to the conditions of access.
Digital referencesAvailable online at Access URL Here
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