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Stormont has been urged to remove a “cruel clause” that “writes out” thousands of women, girls and their children in a mother ...
In December 1843, work on the workhouse in Athy was completed. The first inmates were admitted to the workhouse on 9 January ...
Women and girls were sent to mother and baby institutions after becoming pregnant in workhouses in Northern Ireland, MLAs ...
In England, between 1601 and 1929, the workhouse provided food, accommodation, medical care and schooling for children after 1834, in exchange for the inmates working for several hours each day.
But a “refuge” it was not, and workhouses were overrun with abuse, neglect, poor working conditions, malnutrition and forced child labor, according to Historic UK.
Murder, tragedy and poverty - the dark history of Hull's asylums and workhouses. Meant to protect Hull's most vulnerable, workhouses and asylums were often the scene of tragedy.
In England, between 1601 and 1929, the workhouse provided food, accommodation, medical care and schooling for children after 1834, in exchange for the inmates working for several hours each day.