POOR LAW (IRELAND). 



RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons, 
dated 14 February 1851; — -for, 

RETURN “of the Number of Paupers in Receipt of Relief in the several Unious. of 
Ireland, in the first Week of February 1851; distinguishing Out-door from In-door 
Relief, and giving, in a separate Column, the Amount of Workhouse Accommodation 
in each Union at the time.” 



Poor Law Commission, Dublin, 
22 February 1851. 



} 



W. STANLEY, 

Secretary. 



Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 7 March 1851. 



RETURN of the Number of Paupers in Receipt of Relief in the several Unions of Ireland, in the 
first Week of February 1851; distinguishing Out-door from In-door Relief, and giving, in 
a separate Column, the Amount of Workhouse Accommodation in each Union at the time. 



UNIONS. 


Extent 

of 

Workhouse 
Accommodation 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Number 
in the 

Workhouses 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Number 

Receipt of 
Out-door Relief 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


OBSERVATIONS. 


Abbeyleix - 


1,690 


1,099 


60 




Antrim ... 


1,050 


353 ; 







Ardee - 


1,183 


972 | 


— 




Armagh - 


1,330 


493 


— 




Athlone ... 


1,570 


1,685 1 


- 


- - Accommodation now 


Athy - 


1,270 


1,235 1 


7 


provided for 2,078. Num- 


JLSailieborough 


1,622 


1,011 


— 


ber of inmates on 15tli 


Ballina - 


4,330 


1,349 


2 


instant, 1,777. 


Ballinasloe - 


2,460 


1,831 


12 


B allinrobe - 


2,669 


1,620 


4 




Ballycastle - 


640 


321 


— 




Ballymahon - - - 


160 


106 


8 




Ballymena - 


1,410 


294 


— 




Ballymoney - 


840 


373 


2 




Bally shannon 


860 


363 


— 




Bally vaghan - - - 


- 




448 


- - Workhouse inmates in- 


Balrothery - 


720 


535 


— 


eluded elsewhere. 


Baltinglass - 


1,100 


956 1 


7 




Banbridge - 


1,410 


496 


— 




Bandon - 


3,185 


1,734 


— 




Bantry - 


1,200 


1,519 


" 


- - There is now accommo- 
dation for 1,700. 


Bawnboy - 


- 


- 


. 


- - Workhouse inmates in- 


Belfast - 


3,500 


1,812 


— 


eluded elsewhere. 


Belmullet - 


1,260 


1,288 


_ 


- - Additional accommo- 


Borrisokane - 


960 


1,076 


— 


dation provided. 


Boyle - 


1,150 


816 


5 




Caherciveen - 


2,870 


3,190 


- 


- - Accommodation since 


Callan - 


2,076 


2,234 


1,326 


increased to 3,646. Number 


Carlow - 


3,726 


2,423 


6 


of inmates on the 12th Fe- 
bruary, 2,982. 


C'arrickmacross 


1,470 


1,676 


7 


- - Additional accommo- 


Carrick-on-Shannon 


1,870 


983 


— 


dation has been since pro- 


Carrick-on-Suir 


2,215 


1,482 


32 


vided. 


Cashel - - - - 


4,300 


3,888 


— 




Castlebar - 


2,490 


1,814 


— 




Castleblayney 


1,235 


845 


— 


- - Workhouse inmates in- 
cluded elsewhere. 

[continued) 


Castlecomer - 

95 - 




804 



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NUMBER OF PAUPERS IN RECEIPT OF RELIEF 



UNIONS. 


Extent 

of 

Workhouse 
Accommodation 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Number 
in the 

Workhouses 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Number 

in 

Receipt of 
Out-door Relief 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Castlederg - 




460 


231 


— 


Castlerea 


- 








Castletown - 


" 


960 


1,094 




Castletowndelvin - 


. 


. 


_ 


. 


Cavan - 


- 


1,960 


1,499 




Celbridge 


- 


660 


528 




Claremorris - 


- 


620 


393 


47 


Clifden - 


- 


2,396 


2,228 


9 


Clogheen 


- 


2,016 


1,905 


— 


Clogher 


- 


900 


495 


1 


Clonakilty - 


- 


... 


... 




Clones - 


- 






— 


Clonmel 


. 


3,080 


3,044 


— 


Coleraine 


- 


920 


360 


— 


Cookstown - 


- 


660 


328 


— 


Cootehill 


. 


1,714 


1,161 


— 


Cork - 


- 


6,200 


6,994 


— 


Corrofin 


_ 


not estimated 


49 


9 


Croom - 


- 


1, 506 


1,596 




Dingle - 


- 


2,924 


3,669 


- 


Donaghmore - 


_ 


- 


. 


. 


Donegal 


- 


750 


405 


— 


Downpatrick - 


- 


1,160 


565 


1 


Drogheda 




1,010 


759 


203 


Dromore, West 


- 


- 


- . - 


4 


Dublin, North 


- 


3,160 


2,671 


— 


Dublin, South 


. 


3,417 


3,175 


221 


Dundalk 


- 


1,198 


869 


— 


D unfan aghy - 


- 


460 


150 


— 


Dungannon - 


- 


840 


354 


— 


Dungarvan «> 


" 


3,029 


1,677 


— 


Dunmanway - 


- 


1,030 


824 


— 


Dunshaughlin 


' 


780 


728 


178 


Edenderry - 


. 


1,083 


1,027 


26 


Ennis - - - 


- 


4,200 


4,249 


— 


Enniscorthy - 


- 


1,672 


1,633 


— 


Enniskillen - 


_ 


1,220 


889 




Ennistymon - 


- 


3,569 


3,811 


1,384 


Ferinoy 


- 


3,810 


2,984 


- 


Galway 


- 


4,644 


3,687 


_ 


Glennamaddy 




- 


- 


8 


Glenties 




690 


378 


— 


Glin - 


. 


790 


865 


. 


Gorey - 


> 


1,780 


1,398 


1 


Gort - 


_ 


3,010 


2,460 





Gortin - 


- 


428 


242 


— 


Granard 


- 


1,730 


2,085 


10 


Inishowen 


- 


690 


685 


- 


Kanturk 




3,996 


4,001 




Kells - 


- 


1,701 


1,361 


— 


Kenmare 




3,360 


3,581 

' 


1 



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OBSERVATIONS. 



- - The number is now 
within the limit. 

- - Workhouse inmates in- 
cluded elsewhere. 



— Workhouse inmates in- 
cluded elsewhere. 



- - Accommodation on 10th 
February, 1640 ; inmates, 
1,616. 

- - Workhouse inmates in- 
cluded elsewhere. 



- - Workhouse inmates in- 
cluded elsewhere. 



- - Accommodation on the 
8th February, 4,129 ; in- 
mates, 3,872. 



- - Workhouse inmates in- 
cluded elsewhere. 

- - Accommodation on the 
16th February, 970 ; in- 
mates, 960. 



- - Additional accommo- 
dation in progress. Number 
of inmates on 15th February, 
2,063. 

- - Additional accommo- 
dation since provided. 

- - Additional accommo- 
dation in progress. 




IN THE SEVERAL UNIONS OF IRELAND. 



3 



UNIONS. 


Extent 

of 

Workhouse 
Accommodation 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Number 
in the 

Workhouses 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Number 

Receipt of 
Out-door Relief 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Kilkeel 


. 


. 


390 


199 




Kilkenny 




" 


3,765 


4,120 


• 


Killadysert - 


- 


- 


730 


797 


100 


Killala - 


. 


. 


1,200 


1,034 


_ 


Killarney 




" 


4,370 


4,419 


. 


Kilmacthomas 


- 


- 


- . . 


- - .' 


- - - 


Kilmallock - 


. 


. 


4,630 


5,084 


9 


Kilrush 


“ 


- 


4,654 


4,981 


523 


Kinsale 


- 


- 


842 


926 


. . 


Larne - 


. 




740 


373 


— 


Letterkenny - 


- 


* 


1,070 


233 


— 


Limerick 


- 


- 


6,252 


7,027 


- 


Lisburn 


. 


- 


1,480 


370 


— 


Lismore 


- 


- 


2,280 


1,586 


— 


Lisnaskea 


- 


. 


924 


526 


— 


Listowel 


- 


- 


4,257 


4,449 


- 


Londonderry 


- 


- 


1,100 


771 


— 


Longford 


- 


- 


2,616 


1,981 




Loughrea 


- 


- 


3,120 


2,386 


— 


Lowtherstown 


- 


- 


500 


276 


— 


Lurgan 


- 


- 


1,760 


416 




Macroom 


_ 


- 


2,770 


2,232 


— 


Magherateit - 


- 


- 


1,200 


423 


— 


Mallow 


- 


- 


3,014 


2,153 


— 


Manorhamilton 


. 


. 


1,260 


627 


— 


Midleton 


- 


- 


2,224 


2,241 


— 


Milford 


- 


- 


570 


342 


— 


Millstreet 


- 


- 


2,500 


2,498 


— 


Mitchelstown 


- 


- 


750 


791 


- 


Mohill - 


- 


- 


1,560 


1,205 


— 


Monaghan - 


- 


- 


1,472 


654 


— 


Mount Bellew 




- 


. 


... 




Mountmelick 


- 


- 


2,076 


1,603 




Mullingar 


- 


- 


2,060 


1,865 


— 


Naas - 


_ 


. 


1,386 


1,443 


5 


Navan - 


- 


- 


1,080 


1,218 


328 


Nenagh 


- 


- 


3,981 


3,301 


22 


Newcastle 




" 


3,375 


4,128 




Newport 


- 


- 


950 


963 


32 


New Ross 


. 


. 


2,157 


2,349 


51 


Newry - 


- 




1,110 


878 


— 


Newtownards 




- 


1,210 


479 


— 


Newtownlimavady 


- 


840 


427 


— 


Oldcastle 


. 




1,644 


1,621 


— 


Omagh 


- 




1,234 


1,017 




Oughterard - 


- 


- 


640 


433 


— 


Parsonstown - 


- 


- 


1,506 


1,510 


— 


Portumna 


- 


- 


300 


224 




Rathdown 


. 


- 


1,280 


631 


5 


Rathdrum - 


. 


- 


1,290 


1,132 




Rathkeale 




- 


3,293 


3,020 


2 


Roscommon - 


. 


. 


2,180 


2,075 




Roscrea 




- 


2,400 


1,992 




Scariff - 


. 


. 


3,005 


3,426 




Shillelagh 


- 


- 


1,030 


853 


— 


Skibbereen - 


- 


- 


3,555 




— 


Skull - 


. 


. 


1,230 


1,156 


— 


Sligo - 




" 


4,210 


2,366 





0 



BSERVATIONS. 



- - The Board of Guardians 
are providing additional ac- 
commodation. 

- - Additional accommoda- 
tion is being provided. 

- - Accommodation increased 
to 4,570. Number of inmates 
on 15th Feb., 4,485. 

- - Workhouse inmates in- 
cluded elsewhere. 

- - Accommodation on 15th 
Feb., 4,654. Inmates, 4,903. 

- - Number of inmates on 
the 15th Feb., diminished to 
884. 

j - - Additional accommoda- 
tion is being provided. 



- - Guardians have adver- 
tized for additional houses. 



- - Additional accommoda- 
tion is being provided. 

- - Workhouse inmates in- 
cluded elsewhere. 



Numbers on the decrease. 

- - Additional accommoda- 
tion provided, and more ad- 
vertized for. 

- - Accommodation now for 
1,250. 

- - Additional accommoda- 
tion since obtained, but not 
yet occupied. 



- - Additional accommoda- 
tion for about 200 has been 
obtained. 

(i continued ) 



95 - 



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4 NUMBER OF PAUPERS IN RECEIPT OF RELIEF, IRELAND. 



UNIONS. 


Extent 
of ■ 

Workhouse 
Accommodation 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Number 
in the 
Workhouse 
on the 

1st Feb. 1851. 


Number 

Receipt of 
Out-door Relief 
on the 

1st Feb. 1861. 


OBSERVATIONS. 


Strabane - 


1,286 


647 






Stranorlar - 


660 


288 


— 




Strokestown - 


800 j 


906 


11 


- - Additional accommoda- 


Swineford - 


1,700 


923 


5 


tion is now being fitted up. 


Thomastown - 




- 


116 


- - Workhouse inmates in- 


Thurles ... 


3,835 


3,057 





eluded elsewhere. 


Tipperary - 


4,629 


4,465 


— 


. 


Tobercurry - 


- 


. 


7 


- - W orkhouse inmates in- 


Tralee - 


6,242 


5,620 





eluded elsewhere. 


Trim - 


914 


SOI 


44 




Tuam - 


3,363 


2,341 


1 




Tulla - 


642 


589 


5 




Tullamore - 


2,614 


2,082 


155 




Urlingford ... 


- 


. 


57 


- - Workhouse inmates in- 


Waterford - 


3,592 


2,951 




eluded elsewhere. 


Westport - 


3,410 


1,809 


6 




Wexford ... 


1,390 


1,455 


1 


- - Additional accommoda- 


Youghal ... 


2,150 


1,765 


- 


tion has been since provided. 


Total - - 


295,663 


244,296 


6,450 






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