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| Picture No | 10220185 |
| Date | 1850 |
| Description | A child lies dying in a poor house in Ireland 1850 |
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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.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 5 January 1850, page 4 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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