Cork workhouse Board of Guardians (BG69)

Cork Board of Guardians IE CCCA/BG/69

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122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142.

3 May 1906 – 25 Oct 1906 1 Nov 1906 – 4 Apr 1907 11 Apr 1907 – 3 Oct 1907 10 Oct 1907 – 2 Apr 1908 9 Apr 1908 – 8 Oct 1908 15 Oct 1908 – 15 Apr 1909 22 Apr 1909 – 14 Oct 1909 21 Oct 1909 – 14 Apr 1910 21 Apr 1910 – 30 Mar 1911 6 Oct 1910 – 30 Mar 1911 6 Apr 1911 – 3 Oct 1911 5 Oct 1911 – 28 Mar 1912 4 Apr 1912 – 27 June 1912 4 Jul 1912 – 26 Sep 1912 3 Oct 1912 – 2 Jan 1913 9 Jan 1913 – 3 Apr 1913 10 Apr 1913 – 3 Jul 1913 10 Jul 1913 – 2 Oct 1913 9 Oct 1913 – 26 Mar 1914

Missing

1 Oct 1914 – 25 Mar 1915

Includes: Report of Master and Other Officers, mainly re. staff issues and tenders for supplies (p28) Proceedings under Pauper Children’s Acts etc. with details of boarded out children (p35) Resolved that a request is made to the government to take immediate steps to regulate the prices of food stuffs in the City of Cork, ‘…same as the y had done in the case of Sugar, as we could take Tea without Sugar, though not our Breakfast without Bread…’ (p246) Resolved that the Lunatic Asylum Committee transfer all lunatics in the workhouse to the auxiliary asylum in Youghal, to be partly paid for by the government rather than ratepayers. (p437) Auditors report notes increased consumption of whiskey at the workhouse, despite the fact that ’…neither in health nor disease is alcohol necessary or even desirable .’ (p438) Motion by CP O’Sullivan concerning ‘by what means 36 boys were sent out of this house to join the Army without consulting this Board who are the b oys’ Guardians’. (p438) and concerning increase in Outdoor Relief to women and children ‘as [the price of] provisions are gone so high that it is utterly impossible to give children half the amount for same money as eight months ago ’ (p486 )

143. 144. 145. 146. 147 148 149 150 151.

1 Apr 1915 – 9 Sept 1915 23 Sept 1915 – 9 Mar 1916 23 Mar 1916 – 7 Sept 1916 8 Sep 1916 – 21 Mar 1917 22 Mar 1917 – 20 Sept 1917 27 Sept 1917 – 28 Mar 1918 4 Apr 1918 – 26 Sept 1918 3 Oct 1918 – 3 Apr 1919 10 Apr 1919 – 25 Sept 1919

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