Poor relief in Ireland, 1851-1914
By: Mel Cousins
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9783034307376
Subjects: Poor; Government policy; Public welfare; Poverty; Poor laws; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-302) and index.
Table of contents: title: Poor relief in Ireland, 1851-1914; title: Regional trends in the Poor Law; title: Poor relief and family structures; title: The Poor Law in the post-famine decades, 1851-1878; title: The land war and local politics, 1879-1891; title: Outdoor relief and labourers' cottages : nationalism and/or economics?; title: The Poor Law and the "plan of campaign", 1886-1891; title: The democratisation of local government and the Poor Law, 1892-1906; title: The broader role of the boards of guardians in local politics and community; title: The end of the Poor Law, 1907-1914.