The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1847
[ ( 10 & 11 Vict. c. 31), also known as the Irish Poor Law Extension Act 1847 or the Poor Law Amendment Act 1847 was an 1847 act of the ]Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...
which altered the Irish Poor Law
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 ...
system. The passing of the act meant that the full cost of the Irish Poor Law system fell upon Irish property owners.
See also
*Irish Poor Law
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 ...
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References
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Irish Poor Laws
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1847
1847 in Ireland
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Ireland