A child lies dying in a poor house in Ireland 1850
A house at Fahey's Quay, Ennis, Ireland, showing the widow O'Connor praying over her dying child. The squalid conditions in the poorhouse are a reflection of the misery perpetuated by the potato famine, tenant farmer evictions and the poor law legislation that was extended to Ireland
Picture No
10220185
Media ID
45987720
Size
4754px x 4886px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News', 5 January 1850, page 4
Date
1850
