The workhouse, Clifden, Ireland 1850
The workhouse in Clifden, Ireland where dispossessed inhabitants were forced to find refuge from extreme poverty and destitution. The potato rot, forced evictions and poor law legislation combined to make people dependent on workhouses
Picture No
10220186
Media ID
45987729
Size
5939px x 3885px
(3.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News', 5 January 1850, page 4
Date
1850
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Clifden Combined Dependent Destitution Dispossessed Evictions Extreme Forced Inhabitants Legislation Potato Refuge
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