Abstract

Contents: 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.

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