Derry and the Irish poor law act
Subtitle: a history of the Derry Workhouse
By: Patrick Durnin.
Contributors: Waterside Community Local History Group (Derry, Northern Ireland)
Publisher: Waterside Community Local History Group
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Derry, N. Ireland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Derry (Northern Ireland). Workhouse. -- History.; Workhouses -- Northern Ireland -- Derry -- History.; Poor -- Northern Ireland -- Derry -- History.; Poor laws -- Northern Ireland -- Derry -- History.
Description: Londonderry Poor Law Union lies partly in Londonderry and partly in Donegal, covering an area of 139,199 acres. Its divisions include the city and suburbs of Londonderry, the Upper and Lower Liberties of Londonderry, Waterside, Lough Enogh, Muff, Tamnaherin, Glendermot, Ardmore, Bond's Glen, Claudy, Ballymullins, Banagher, in County Londonderry; Three Trees, Birdstown, Fahan, Inch Island, Burt, Newtown Cunningham, Castle Forward and Killea in County Donegal. The workhouse was located in the city of Londonderry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-198).