The Temporary Relief Act 1847 (
10 & 11 Vict. c. 7) also known as the Soup Kitchen Act was an Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
passed in February 1847.
The Act allowed the establishment of
soup kitchen
A soup kitchen, food kitchen, or meal center, is a place where food is offered to the Hunger, hungry usually for free or sometimes at a below-market price (such as via coin donations upon visiting). Frequently located in lower-income neighborhoo ...
s in Ireland to relieve pressure from the overstretched
Poor Law
In English and British history, poor relief refers to government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty. Over the centuries, various authorities have needed to decide whose poverty deserves relief and also who should bear the cost of hel ...
system, which could not adequately feed people suffering from the
Great famine.
See also
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Irish Poor Law Extension Acts
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Irish Poor Laws
The Irish Poor Laws were a series of Acts of Parliament intended to address social instability due to widespread and persistent poverty in Ireland. While some legislation had been introduced by the pre-Union Parliament of Ireland prior to the ...
References
Irish Poor Laws
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1847
1847 in Ireland
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Ireland
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