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The workhouse has been described as “the most feared and hated institution ever established in Ireland.” The Irish Workhouse Centre tells the story of the workhouse poor, remembering those who are often lost and forgotten to history’.
The workhouse was an institution which operated in Ireland for a period of some 80 years, from the early 1840s to the early 1920s. There were 163 workhouses in total.
If people could not support themselves, they could come into the workhouse. Here they would do some work in return for food. People had to stay and live in the workhouse and so the system was known as indoor relief.
We are delighted to share further details of our September Conference, ‘Famine, Workhouses and Institutional Care: The Role of Institutional Care and Carers during the
What’s on – Looking forward to Heritage Week 2023 National Heritage Week is a nine-day celebration of Ireland’s natural, built and cultural heritage. The main
The management and staff of the Irish Workhouse Centre were delighted to formally launch An Bhean Ghlúine, an exhibit by Emma Laffey, in the Dining
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