Welfare Regimes under the Irish Poor Law 1850-1921
Lead Research Organisation:
Oxford Brookes University
Department Name: Faculty of Tech, Design and Environment
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Virginia Crossman (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Crossman V
(2011)
'One Huge Abuse': The Cork Board of Guardians and the Expansion of Outdoor Relief in Post-Famine Ireland
in The English Historical Review
Crossman V
(2010)
Politics, Society and the Middle Class in Modern Ireland
Crossman V
(2010)
'FACTS NOTORIOUS TO THE WHOLE COUNTRY': THE POLITICAL BATTLE OVER IRISH POOR LAW REFORM IN THE 1860s
in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
Crossman, V.
(2013)
Poverty and the Poor Law in Ireland 1850-1914
Crossman, V.
(2011)
Poverty and Welfare in Ireland 1838-1948
Crossman, V.
(2011)
Cardinal Paul Cullen and His World
Crossman, V.
(2013)
Medicine and the Workhouse
Crossman, V.
(2010)
Enniscorthy: A History
Laragy, G.
(2011)
Poverty and Welfare in Ireland 1838-1948
| Description | The project has produced new insights into the causes and experience of poverty in Ireland in the post-Famine period, and into the nature and operation of poor relief. It is now clear that there were significant differences in the way the poor law system operated in different parts of Ireland; levels of relief were highest in the south-east and lowest in the north. These differences reflected regional economies, but also social and cultural attitudes. Throughout the country, levels of poor relie |
| Exploitation Route | The project identified patterns in the distribution of poor relief that indicated the existence of distinct welfare regimes in Ireland. There is potential for researchers to take this forward by investigating how the history of poor relief in their own locality fits in to the welfare regime model proposed by the project. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | http://www.history.brookes.ac.uk/Research/Health-Welfare-and-Society/Irish-Poor-Law-Project/maps/ |
| Description | Interview with Sean Lucey on Radio Kerry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Paper entitled 'Rethinking the History of the Irish Poor Law', Royal Historical Society Symposium, Queen's University Belfast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Paper followed by questions and discussion n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Paper entitled The romance of poverty in Irish and Welsh nationalism, Ireland-Wales Symposium, Cardiff, September 2009 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk followed by questions and discussion n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Papers delivered by project team at summative conference at Queen's University Belfast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The panel presentation was followed by questions and stimulated a lively discussion n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Participant in international panel at the European Social Science History Conference, Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk followed by questions and discussion n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Poverty and poor relief : the experiences of the poor in Ireland 1850-1920 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | n/a There were no notable impacts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| URL | http://brochure.seven-digital.co.uk/?id=RF_vol7_iss1_Nov10 |
| Description | Talk by Olwen Purdue to local history society in Belfast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk followed by questions and discussion n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Talk by Olwen Purdue to local history society in Monaghan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk followed by questions and discussion n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Talk by Sean Lucey to local history society in Dingle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk followed by questions and discussion n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Talk by Sean Lucey to local history society in Tralee |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk followed by questions and discussion n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Talk on poverty and the poor in nineteenth-century Cavan to local history society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public lecture followed by questions and discussion. After the talk a teacher from the local school contacted the speaker with a request for further information and is planning to use some of the information from the project in history classes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Talk on the poor of nineteenth century Meath to local history society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lecture to the Meath Historical and Archaeological Society. The talk stimulated a lot of questions and prompted a good discussion on the use of poor law sources for the study of local history. A number of people contacted the speaker after the talk for further information on the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |