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Poverty and the Poor Law in Ireland, 1850-1914

Poverty and the Poor Law in Ireland, 1850-1914

Crossman, Virginia

Paperback

Series: Reappraisals in Irish History, Book 4

General World HistoryIrish HistoryPoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 1789620554
ISBN13: 9781789620559
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: Oct 8 2019
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
The focus of this study is the poor law system, and the people who used it. Introduced in 1838, the Irish poor law established a nationwide system of poor relief that was administered and financed locally. This book provides the first detailed, comprehensive assessment of the ideological basis and practical operation of the poor law system in the post-Famine period. Analysis of contemporary understandings of poverty is integrated with discussion of local relief practices to uncover the attitudes and responses of those both giving and receiving relief, and the active relationship between them. Local case studies are used to explore key issues such as entitlement and eligibility, as well as the treatment of 'problem' groups such as unmarried mothers and vagrants, thus allowing local and individual experience to enrich our understanding of poverty and welfare in historical context. Previous studies of poverty and welfare in Ireland have concentrated on the measures taken to relieve

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