Yes folks, the old times in the land of saints and scholars were hard, and as harsh as they were, workhouses offered accommodation to the indigent and those with family who were unable to care for them. Here are a few websites that offer an insight into the workhouses of Co. Tyrone
CASTLEDERG http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Castlederg/ COOKSTOWN http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Cookstown/ DUNGANNON http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Dungannon/ OMAGH http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Omagh/ STRABANE Approx. fifteen years ago, the Strabane District Council erected a memorial to inmates who died during the Great Famine 1848-50 in a field behind the former council offices. No names, as this was prior to the introduction of civil registration in Ireland. The Workhouse registers for the Famine Years have not survived. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Strabane/ Database of approx 5,000 young female orphans sent to the Australian colonies from Irish Workhouses during the great Famine 1848-50 (the database contains details of native place, parents, occupation, religious denomination and much more. Some girls had a living parent, but was unable to care for them http://www.irishfaminememorial.org/en/orphans/database/ Trust this is interesting, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia (descendant of a Famine orphan from Strabane workhouse) Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 ________________________________ From: CoTyroneList <cotyronelist-boun...@cotyroneireland.com> on behalf of Jim McKane via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 8:49:48 PM To: Gordon Wilkinson; CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List Cc: Jim McKane Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Calls for memorial to Dungannon workhouse dead Yes, they had a very tough life which we can only think about but never understand. Jim Jim McKane South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 11:03 PM Gordon Wilkinson via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com<mailto:cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com>> wrote: Jim, Thanks for sharing this. A poignant reminder of what life could be like barely 150 years ago. I haven't found if any of my Dungannon ancestors were in workhouses but I do have an ancestor who was matron of a fever hospital in Londonderry. She died after only 2 years in the job. Life was tough then. Gordon On 28/01/2019 10:55 pm, Jim McKane via CoTyroneList wrote: If you had ancestors in the Dungannon area this may be of interest = https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46813077?fbclid=IwAR2Ezc0RzUMq4U21vU3OsDsYbioJTY4f2kv38AGZlbM8aOrC2hk1isBd_ZU Jim McKane South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList mailing list CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com<mailto:CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/ (_internal_name)s -- _________________________________ Nereda & Gordon Wilkinson, Hyde Park, South Australia. Web: www.ozemail.com.au/~neredon<http://www.ozemail.com.au/~neredon> Skype id: neredon Emails: gordon.wilkin...@ozemail.com.au<mailto:gordon.wilkin...@ozemail.com.au> nereda.wilkin...@ozemail.com.au<mailto:nereda.wilkin...@ozemail.com.au> _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com<mailto:CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com
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