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19th Century Burial in Ireland – Part II

19th Century Burial in Ireland - Part II

Part II – Manorhamilton Workhouse (see part I for authors and introduction, here for Part III, the Connaught Asylum in Ballinasloe and part IV for the conclusion and bibliography). Background to Manorhamilton Workhouse Despite a considerable slowing of the growth rate after 1820, the population of Ireland trebled in the century preceding the famine (O’Grada […]