ID118
CollectionHouse of Industry Register
ReferenceP18
Description

'General Registry of the Poor Received into the House of Industry, from the Institution thereof 1774'. The register covers the period September 1774- May 1793 and contains 2,908 names. In each case it gives name, age, religion, occupation, residence, date of admission, date of death or discharge, comments on health on admission and circumstances on leaving, whether voluntary or committed. Donated by Lord Limerick to Mayor of Limerick, later 1989. Indexed by Anne Fitzgerald, courtesy of Limerick Civic Trust, May-June 1990. Computerised by University of Limerick under John Logan's direction, printout in alphabetical order, available in the Archives.

AccessBy prior appointment
Date1774-1793
Century18th
Keywords
Repository NameLimerick Archives
AddressLimerick City and County Council Merchant’s Quay Limerick City
EircodeV94 EH90
Telephone(061) 557-293
Email Addressarchives@limerick.ie
Repository Web Addresshttps://www.limerick.ie/archives
latitude52.66850
longitude-8.62467