The New Ross Workhouse Riot of 1887: Nationalism, Class and the Irish Poor Laws

Poverty and power: the Irish Poor Law in a north Antrim town, 1861–1921

“…Unlike normal inmates, these people were allowed to wear their own clothes and stay together as families in separate rooms from the pauper classes. 34 In contrast, most Ulster boards sedulously avoided any attempt to introduce political agendas into the boardroom, priding themselves, rather, on their strict adherence to Poor Law regulations, particularly those that forbade the passing of political resolutions. 35 In Ballymoney, although the guardians refused to pass resolutions in favour of home rule, they fiercely defended what they saw as their right to pass such motions should they so desire.…”

Manifestations of Institutional Reform and Resistance to Reform in Ulster Workhouses, Ireland, 1838-1855

“…There has been extensive research on the Poor Law Act in Ireland, ranging from broad historical and economical accounts (Crowley et al 2012;Gray 2009;Purdue 2011) to local historical studies on several workhouses across Ireland and Britain (Crawford 2004;Crossman 2003;Lucas 1999;O'Mahony 2008;Scannell 2006). Historical archaeologists have established that institutional buildings reflect ideologies, and identified the ritual and symbolic use of space (De Cunzo 1995Lucas 1999;McKee 1992;Piddock 2001Piddock , 2007.…”

El pueblo en movimiento: protesta social en Aragón (1885-1917)

“…Este recurso al motín entre las primeras organizaciones obreras y las implicaciones de relaciones, lazos y también líneas de fractura comunitarios sobre los que se asentaban, ha sido igualmente resaltado en otros contextos, en DavidSmith (1980),Chakrabarty (1981),Roediger (1985) oCrossman (2003) …”