Cousins, Mel.

Poor relief in Ireland, 1851-1914 [electronic resource] / Mel Cousins. - Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, c2011. - xiii, 307 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Poor relief in Ireland, 1851-1914 -- Regional trends in the Poor Law -- Poor relief and family structures -- The Poor Law in the post-famine decades, 1851-1878 -- The land war and local politics, 1879-1891 -- Outdoor relief and labourers' cottages : nationalism and/or economics? -- The Poor Law and the "plan of campaign", 1886-1891 -- The democratisation of local government and the Poor Law, 1892-1906 -- The broader role of the boards of guardians in local politics and community -- The end of the Poor Law, 1907-1914.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Public welfare--History--Ireland--19th century.
Public welfare--History--Ireland--20th century.
Poor laws--History--Ireland--19th century.
Poor laws--History--Ireland--20th century.
Poor--Government policy--History.--Ireland
Poverty--Government policy--History.--Ireland


Electronic books.

HV250.3 / .C69 2011eb

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