Clifden Poor Law Union, Minute Book, 1860
Includes:
-‘The grandmother and mother of John [Grehan] having applied for his discharge, it was
Proposed that this boy John [Grehan] be allowed to remain in the house till the Relieving Officer will make inquiry as to whether the grandmother will and is able to support the boy, and report on next Board day’ (2 May 1860, p9; see subsequent entries including 23 May 1860, p8).
- ‘That the situation of Matron and Schoolmistress be amalgamated and that Matron be appointed to take charge of the school from this date subject to the approval of Doctor Brodie’ (9 May 1860, p9).
-‘Ordered That Mary Carroll being taking her discharge and she being in the House several years she get a suit of clothes not to exceed 5/10 ( 6 Jun 1860, p11).
- ‘Ordered that Peter West having applied for his discharge to go to service to John [Hemie] having a proper person to take him into service the boy be discharged and John [Hemie] be directed to take proper care of him’ (27 Jun 1860, p10).
- ‘Ordered that Bridget Conneely wishing to take her discharge to go to service and she being living in the Workhouse since a child and having no clothes of her own she get a suit of clothes not to exceed 4/10’ ( 1 Aug 1860, p11).
- ‘Medical Officer reports that Robert Kane a Lunatic in the workhouse for sometime is now in a position to be forwarded to the Ballinasloe Lunatic Asylum and thinks it would be desirable to have him removed as soon as possible. If the Board approve he will furnish the necessary forms etc’ 5 Sept 1860, p7).
- ‘Notice of Motion That the Collection of rates in Clifden Union be equalised among the present three collectors as is the case generally in other Union. One collector having only four Electoral Divisions while the other two have fifteen between them was proposed…’ (5 Sept 1860, p9).
- ‘PLC letter ‘…Relative to Board’s resolution directing that the Mothers of illegitimate children be sent to a separate ward and stating that the Guardians should not place any woman in a ward apart from the other female inmates of the workhouse unless for impropriety of language or demeanour on her part, etc.’ (24 Oct 1860, p9).