Mallow Union Workhouse: ground plan


Ground plan of full workhouse including external walls, yards, and entrance, main, dining/chapel and infirmary blocks. Locations of cesspits and tanks are noted. Drawings added later (see related item). Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse Ireland: drawing for cast iron ventilators


Printed front elevation and section for sliding iron vents in walls. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse: drawing for Board Room chimney piece


Plan and elevation of chimney piece for board room. Hand drawn copy drawing. Pin-holes evident. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse Ireland: drawing for 6ft square ventilators over staircases in wings of main building


Printed drawing showing plan, plan of roof, section and elevation on one sheet of ventilation turrets over main staircases. Includes whether vane to be made of 'strong copper'. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Interior view of part of a workhouse building shewing the construction & arrangement of the sleeping platform, bedsteads


Printed interior perspective of main block shewing the construction arrangements of the sleeping platforms and Bedsteads. This copy of the interior view is from the documents relating to Lismore Workhouse.

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Castleblaney Union Workhouse: section on line C.D. on ground plan


Printed section through central section of main block. Castleblayney Union Workhouse is now part of St. Mary's Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse Ireland: drawing for windows no. 2


Printed drawing for two and three light windows above the ground floor. Inside and outside elevations with full-size details. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse: plan of drains


Block plan of workhouse with drains, cesspits, and tanks. Some specifications are included on the drawing. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse: elevations


Hand-drawn elevations of entrance and main block. Pin-holes evident. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse: two pair plan


Plan of roof timbers and roof over entrance, plan of second floor of end wings of main block and plan of roof timber and roof over central section of main block. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse: section on line A.B on ground plan


Printed section though end wing of main block. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse Ireland: patterns for gable boards for entrance block


Printed elevations showing 'Pattern for Gable Boards to Entrance Front Building' and 'Pattern for Gable Boards over Windows of Board Room'. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse Ireland: drawing for windows marked B on plan


Printed drawing showing inside elevation, plan and section with full-size hinge detail, for ground floor rear windows to main block. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Castleblaney Union Workhouse: drawing for vane to be constructed on roof over stone turrets of staircases


Amended printed drawing issued in Dec 1840 as the vane was considered too large. As with the original, this vane was to be of 'strong copper'. Castleblayney Union Workhouse is now part of St. Mary's Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse Ireland: pattern for gable boards to wings of the main building


Printed elevation showing 'Pattern for Gable Boards to Wings of the Main Building'. Information on centering is proved with the observation 'The Boards to be all in one width without join'. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse: drawing for partition across Dining Hall


Hand-drawn plan and elevation of partition for the dining hall/chapel. Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Mallow Union Workhouse: sections on line E.F and line L.M on ground plan


Printed sections through entrance block (EF) and infirmary (LM). Mallow Union Workhouse is now Mallow General Hospital.

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Castleblaney Union Workhouse: list of the several locks, hinges, and window fastenings, forwarded to the above workhouse


As the printed specification had stipulated, these ironmongery elements were sourced and supplied centrally from Wilkinson's office. The list is divided into the following sections: Ledged and Sparred Doors, Doors to Store Rooms, Carpenter's Patent Locks, Stock Locks, Drawback Locks, Norfolk Thumb Latches, Bolts. Castleblayney Union Workhouse is now part of St. Mary's Hospital.

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Particulars of the fittings to be provided for the Castleblaney Union Workhouse


Particulars of fixtures for Castleblayney Workhouse. Material is listed under the following headings: Rail &c. for Bedsteads, Grates and Stoves, Iron Boilers, Dressers, Water Works, Baths, Painting (of letters on doors), and Shelves. Castleblayney Union Workhouse is now part of St. Mary's Hospital.

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[Response to questionnaire from William Keane, Moate, Co. Westmeath, collected by Brigid Keane]


Response to questionnaire from William Keane, Moate, Co. Westmeath, collected by Brigid Keane.

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[Response to questionnaire from Miceál Ó Coincheannain]


Response to questionnaire from Miceál Ó Coincheannain, Rinn na h-Áirne, Corr an Dola, Co. Galway, collected by Liam Ó Coincheannain.

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[Response to a questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852) / From Tomás Ó Ceallaigh]


Response to a questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852) / From Tomás Ó Ceallaigh, Caherea, Co. Clare.

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[Response to a questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852) in the province of Connacht/ From Pádraic Ó Díscín]


Response to a questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852) in the province of Connacht/ From Pádraic Ó Díscín, Milltown, Co. Galway, 5 April 1945.

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[Response to questionnaire from Jimmie Donnan]


Response to questionnaire from Jimmie Donnan, (aka The Lucky Fellow), a fisherman, aged 80.

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