Tuam Poor Law Union, Board of Guardian Minutes, 1864
Includes:-
-Resolved ‘That this Board is prepared to afford every encouragement and support, both collectively and individually, to the important movement now proceeding for the promotion of the growth of flax, in this locality, as we consider that its extension, will prove of infinite advantage to the country at large, especially to the labouring population’ (p9, see also p389 & p448).
-Chargeability of Mary Jackson, Mary Nolan, Mary Corcoran and Peter Maher be changed from Tuam ED to Union at Large (p9).
-Registered religion of Michael Wynne to be changed from RC to Protestant (p9, see also p51).
-Anne Carter, in Separation Ward, ‘cut in pieces her blanket & sheet’ (p27).
-Margaret Burke ‘with her illegitimate child applied for admission to the workhouse (she having taken her discharge there from on the day previous). Her admission was refused on the ground of misconduct, she having stated that she was then with child from a pauper inmate of the House, named Thomas Noone. Noone having been called before the Board admitted the improper connection but that such had not taken place in the Workhouse. The Board ordered the immediate discharge of Thomas Noone...’ (p29, see also pp148-9 & p168, p471).
-Chargeability of Margaret Hession, Ellen Byrne and Margaret Hanley (p29).
-Master reported several inmates, namely Denis Mohan, Pat Hughes, Edmond Hopkins and Michael Wynne, had been gambling. ‘The Master was directed to sop the breakfast milk from the parties each day for one week’ (p51, see also p68 & p89).
- Warrington Removal Officer left Stephen Collins, his wife and four children, and a woman named Ellen Healy and one child in Tuam workhouse (p87).
-Chargeability of Honor Rush, John, Pat, Honoria, Sally, Catherine and Margaret Rush (p169, see also p229, p369).
-Peter Curran, RO, Headford ‘laid before the Board Notice which had been served on him in the eviction of Robert Botteral and William Boyle of the house and premises in the town of Headford. Richard J. M. St. George Plaintiff’ (p209).
-Chargeability of Winifred Walsh (p229).
-Death of Martin Walsh, a lunatic (p288).
-‘A Committee from the Town Commissioners Board having visited upon the Guardians, and having explained the necessity that existed for having a Fire Engine in the Town, as shown by the late calamitous fire that occurred, it was resolved that, the PLC be requested to sanction a grant of Ten pounds out of the Union funds, towards procuring a Fire Engine for the Town of Tuam in co-operation with the other public bodies and owners of House property connected with it, so as to have arrangements made for all proper precaution against damages in future to life or goods’ (p389, see also p408).
-Edmund Acton applied to be admitted to the Workhouse (p409).
-Andrew Hession and Thomas Noone applied to be admitted to the workhouse (p471, see also p507).
-Anne Carty, pauper in the Separation Ward, requested her discharged, and ‘on being searched before leaving the Workhouse, there was found on her person a flannel petticoat, the property of the Union...’ (p507).