| ID | 20518 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Mansion House Fund for Relief of Distress in Ireland |
| Collection Description | Successive failures of harvests from 1877 – 1879 led to widespread devastation and hunger, historically known as the "little famine" of 1880. The work of the fund was administered by a voluntary central committee and moneys were raised in Europe, North America, India and Australia. It was an all-Ireland relief fund with over 800 local committees set up in the thirty-two counties, of which membership of clergy of all denominations and poor-law medical officers was a pre-requisite. The central committee provided funds to voluntary committees who distributed in kind, supplying Indian Meal, turf and clothes to the most needy. The "Little Famine" lasted a comparatively short time, autumn 1880 yielded a good harvest and the Mansion House Fund was no longer required for the relief of distress. It was wound up in December of that year [DCLA]. |
| Collection Web Address | https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/libraries/heritage-and... |
| Reference | Ch1/12 |
| Description | Ch1/12/22A Letter to the Lord Mayor from Catherine Gilbey, seeking relief, 21 January 1880, enclosed is a character reference from her previous employer. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1880 |
| Century | 19th |
| Keywords | |
| Note | A specific reference number precedes a description of the document. This is needed to call up each document. Part of a bundle of thirty-two letters received from private persons resident in Dublin, describing the distress experienced by them and requesting financial assistance from Mansion House Fund. |
| Repository Name | Dublin City Library and Archive |
| Address | 138-144 Pearse Street Dublin 2 |
| Eircode | D02 HE37 |
| Telephone | (01) 222-4999 |
| Email Address | cityarchives@dublincity.ie |
| Email Address 2 | dublinstudies@dublincity.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/libraries/find-library... |
| Comment | The information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archive. The lists were compiled by archive staff and we are grateful for their assistance. It must be remembered that due to time constraints, not all items in this repository were examined individually. |
| latitude | 53.34320 |
| longitude | -6.24524 |