This is a study of the nature and operation of the Irish poor law system in the post-famine period. It traces the expansion of the system to encompass a wide ra

Ireland in the Nineteenth Century: A Breviate of Official Publications offers information on the compilation of documents regarding Ireland from the 1-000 Act o

Much has been written about the politics and government of nineteenth century Ireland at a national level. Yet the point at which government touched the lives o

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