Croom Workhouse

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The Croom Poor Law Union was officially declared in 1850. The Workhouse was opened at a cost of £7,350. It was built to house a maximum capacity of 600 inmates. The Croom Workhouse was built to accomodate people from the areas of Abbeyville, Adare, Ballingarry, Ballyagran, Ballygrennan, Ballynabanogue, Ballynoe, Castletown, Coolrus, Crean, Crecora, Croom, Dunnaman, Fedamore, Garrane, Grange, Kilfinny, Kilpeacon, and Rathmore.

In 1924, Croom Workhouse became the county home. It was later converted into the Mid-Western Orthopaedic Hospital.

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	Limerick County Archives & Information	Ireland	VIEW SOURCE

Type of Building:

Workhouse

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Great information! This has solved a conundrum for me tonight. I believe my ancestor Johanna Reardon (nee MacInerney) of Croom, died here in 1867. When her daughter Margaret, native place Croom, was on route to Sydney as an Irish orphan in 1850, the record stated her mother was in Rathkeale Union. But I believe the most likely death place with the likely ages, for anyone named Johanna Reardon was Croom workhouse. So I think what happened is that as her mother was from Croom, she was moved to the new building which opened in 1850, unbeknownst to her daughter, whilst her daughter was on the high seas. I do hope her daughter found out (she could read).