Board of Guardian Minute Books
TitelBoard of Guardian Minute Books
SignaturBG/98/A
Datum
1858-1924 (Gaps)
Form und InhaltA record of meetings and decisions made by the board of guardians in administering the workhouse and poor relief generally. At meetings, administrative, financial, rates, and medical books were examined, officers’ reports and committee findings heard, correspondence read and considered, and applications for admission decided on. Matters arising with regard to the workhouse, staff, provisions, bills, rate collection, the Poor Law Commissioners/Local Government Board, and other issues, were also discussed. The minutes also include weekly statistics of admissions, discharges, and deaths in the workhouse, and of outdoor relief. There are many gaps in the series, with no volumes present before that beginning 25 Feb 1858, although the board held its first meeting on 27 Feb 1840. Gaps occur throughout the series, as indicated below.
Includes (for example):
25 Feb 1858 Ordered, ‘the medical officer having consented to the appropriation of a yard in the ophthalmia hospital with the small yard to the rere, for the use of females of immoral character, the master of the workhouse was directed to carry out the arrangement as speedily as possible’.
8 April 1858 Names of persons elected to be members of boards of management for the dispensary districts of Newmarket, Kanturk, Milford, and Boherbue.
15 Nov 1877 Master’s report stating that a man ‘who was brought over from one of the London Unions on the 6th July 1875 with his two children and who absconded over the wall leaving his two children behind on the 17th July 1875 came back for readmission here last night, and is now in the workhouse. His children are out at nurse’. It is ordered that the children be brought back and that the man be prosecuted.
17 Jan 1878 Resolution, to be sent to the lord lieutenant, chief secretary and county members, regarding ‘proposed legislation for the restriction of the Irish cattle trade’. Suggestions are made regarding limiting restrictions in cases of pleura pneumonia and foot and mouth disease, and it is added ‘this board would deem further restrictions on the Irish cattle trade highly detrimental to the interests of this country’.
21 Mar 1878 Medical Officer’s report, referring to an injury done to the male warden of lunatics by an inmate, causing ‘partial paralysis with impaired intellect’. A pauper is presently discharging the work, and it is advised that the warden not be replaced ‘as there is now facility of speedily transmitting dangerous and acute maniacs to the Lunatic Asylum’.
25 Apr 1878 Letter from Poor Law Union Inquiry Commissioners regarding a meeting to hear evidence on the proposed dissolution of Millstreet union, and its amalgamation into those of Macroom, Killarney, and Kanturk.
27 Sep 1899 Visiting Committee’s report, noting ‘we think the system of placing lunatics in the Dark Room should be discontinued as illegal, also the adoption of straight waistcoats, and that violent lunatics should be sent to Cork Asylum immediately on admission’.
13 Jul 1921 Master’s report noting that on 4 July he received notice ‘from the Officer Commanding the Troops Kanturk Sub-Area, that all civilians in the Workhouse would be removed therefrom to the Mallow Workhouse by Wednesday the 6th instant’. He outlines his actions in complying with this notice. The board resolved ‘that we condemn the unchristian action of the military in removing patients to Mallow who were unfit to be removed’.
8 Feb 1922 Notification received from the Battalion Adjutant, 4th Battalion, Cork No 4 Brigade, IRA, that ‘the workhouse is taken over by our troops and will be used by them as a barrack until further orders’.
23 Aug 1922 Engineer’s report of his visit on 11 August to the workhouse premises, ‘which were destroyed by fire on the previous evening’. He notes ‘looting took place extensively’.
Missing volumes/dates: A/2 (5 Aug 1858-2 Mar 1859); A/5 (7 Dec 1860-21 Aug 1861); A/7-8 (14 Feb 1862-25 Feb 1863); A/11-14 (19 Feb 1864-7 Mar 1866); A/16-19 (31 Aug 1866-2 Sep 1868); A21-32 (26 Feb 1869-12 May 1875); A/34-36 (5 Nov 1875-9 May 1877); A/39-45 (3 May 1878-5 Oct 1881); A/47-50 (22 Sep 1882-24 Sep 1884); A/52-53 (27 Mar 1885-10 Feb 1886); A/55-58 (6 May 1887-17 Apr 1889); A/60-61 (4 Oct 1889-13 Nov 1890); A/64-68 (30 Oct 1891-24 May 1893); A/70-75 (24 Nov 1893-1 Jan 1896); A/77-82 (3 Jul 1896-26 May 1899); A/84 (24 May 1900-2 Jul 1901); A/86-89 (22 May 1902-9 Jan 1906); A/91-94 (7 Mar 1907-11 Aug 1911); A/96-97 (5 Sep 1912-4 Nov 1914); A/99 (25 Jan 1917-20 May 1919)
Includes (for example):
25 Feb 1858 Ordered, ‘the medical officer having consented to the appropriation of a yard in the ophthalmia hospital with the small yard to the rere, for the use of females of immoral character, the master of the workhouse was directed to carry out the arrangement as speedily as possible’.
8 April 1858 Names of persons elected to be members of boards of management for the dispensary districts of Newmarket, Kanturk, Milford, and Boherbue.
15 Nov 1877 Master’s report stating that a man ‘who was brought over from one of the London Unions on the 6th July 1875 with his two children and who absconded over the wall leaving his two children behind on the 17th July 1875 came back for readmission here last night, and is now in the workhouse. His children are out at nurse’. It is ordered that the children be brought back and that the man be prosecuted.
17 Jan 1878 Resolution, to be sent to the lord lieutenant, chief secretary and county members, regarding ‘proposed legislation for the restriction of the Irish cattle trade’. Suggestions are made regarding limiting restrictions in cases of pleura pneumonia and foot and mouth disease, and it is added ‘this board would deem further restrictions on the Irish cattle trade highly detrimental to the interests of this country’.
21 Mar 1878 Medical Officer’s report, referring to an injury done to the male warden of lunatics by an inmate, causing ‘partial paralysis with impaired intellect’. A pauper is presently discharging the work, and it is advised that the warden not be replaced ‘as there is now facility of speedily transmitting dangerous and acute maniacs to the Lunatic Asylum’.
25 Apr 1878 Letter from Poor Law Union Inquiry Commissioners regarding a meeting to hear evidence on the proposed dissolution of Millstreet union, and its amalgamation into those of Macroom, Killarney, and Kanturk.
27 Sep 1899 Visiting Committee’s report, noting ‘we think the system of placing lunatics in the Dark Room should be discontinued as illegal, also the adoption of straight waistcoats, and that violent lunatics should be sent to Cork Asylum immediately on admission’.
13 Jul 1921 Master’s report noting that on 4 July he received notice ‘from the Officer Commanding the Troops Kanturk Sub-Area, that all civilians in the Workhouse would be removed therefrom to the Mallow Workhouse by Wednesday the 6th instant’. He outlines his actions in complying with this notice. The board resolved ‘that we condemn the unchristian action of the military in removing patients to Mallow who were unfit to be removed’.
8 Feb 1922 Notification received from the Battalion Adjutant, 4th Battalion, Cork No 4 Brigade, IRA, that ‘the workhouse is taken over by our troops and will be used by them as a barrack until further orders’.
23 Aug 1922 Engineer’s report of his visit on 11 August to the workhouse premises, ‘which were destroyed by fire on the previous evening’. He notes ‘looting took place extensively’.
Missing volumes/dates: A/2 (5 Aug 1858-2 Mar 1859); A/5 (7 Dec 1860-21 Aug 1861); A/7-8 (14 Feb 1862-25 Feb 1863); A/11-14 (19 Feb 1864-7 Mar 1866); A/16-19 (31 Aug 1866-2 Sep 1868); A21-32 (26 Feb 1869-12 May 1875); A/34-36 (5 Nov 1875-9 May 1877); A/39-45 (3 May 1878-5 Oct 1881); A/47-50 (22 Sep 1882-24 Sep 1884); A/52-53 (27 Mar 1885-10 Feb 1886); A/55-58 (6 May 1887-17 Apr 1889); A/60-61 (4 Oct 1889-13 Nov 1890); A/64-68 (30 Oct 1891-24 May 1893); A/70-75 (24 Nov 1893-1 Jan 1896); A/77-82 (3 Jul 1896-26 May 1899); A/84 (24 May 1900-2 Jul 1901); A/86-89 (22 May 1902-9 Jan 1906); A/91-94 (7 Mar 1907-11 Aug 1911); A/96-97 (5 Sep 1912-4 Nov 1914); A/99 (25 Jan 1917-20 May 1919)
Umfang26 vols.
PersonenschlagwortKanturk Board of Guardians
SchlagwortPoor Law Unions
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