Ballycotton Poor Relief Report
TitreBallycotton Poor Relief Report
RéférenceIE 627/SM924
Date
1850
CréateurSociety of Friends
Date 1850 - 1850
Etendue et contenuSmall pamphlet detailing relief for the poor in Ballycotton following the Great Famine. The text focuses on 'reproductive relief': fishing and other industry in the seaside village. The report refers to the recent efforts of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in providing food relief to the poor, and to efforts to acquire bigger boats and build a lighthouse to better take advantage of fishing in the area. The pamphlet was one of a number of reports produced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) Cork Auxiliary Committee for poor relief during the famine era.
Etendue1 item (16 pp.)
LangueEnglish
SujetFamine, 19th century, Quakers
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