Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site
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The Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site is a former 19th-century Irish poorhouse complex in County Leitrim, now recognized as a significant historical landmark reflecting the social history of the Great Famine era.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century building
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former workhouse ⓘ historic site ⓘ poorhouse complex ⓘ |
| architecturalType | institutional complex ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Irish Great Famine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTopic |
Irish Poor Laws
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
workhouse system in Ireland ⓘ |
| condition | surviving historic complex ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
memorial to famine-era hardship
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reminder of 19th-century poverty ⓘ |
| governingTerritory | County Leitrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Irish social history
ⓘ
history of welfare institutions in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Great Famine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBuilding |
institutional residential building
ⓘ
poorhouse ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | local heritage site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized historical landmark ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carrick-on-Shannon
NERFINISHED
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County Leitrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
poor relief institution
ⓘ
workhouse for the poor ⓘ |
| region | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
Irish poor law history
ⓘ
social history of the Great Famine era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
housing destitute people
ⓘ
relief of poverty ⓘ |
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