The Schull (sometimes called Skull) Poor Law Union was officially declared in 1849. The Workhouse was opened in 1852 at a cost of £7,115. It was built to house a maximum capacity of 600 inmates. The Schull Workhouse was built to accomodate people from the areas of Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crookhaven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilmoe, Lowerton, Skull, and Toormore.
The Schull Workhouse was burned in 1921 by Irish Republican forces.
All that now remains of the Schull Workhouse are a few overgrown ruins.
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Type of Building:
Workhouse
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1840
Black 47: Starvation in County Cork
16th Jan 1847
1840
Black 47: Sketches at Aghadown
13th Feb 1847
1840
Black 47: Sketches on Skull
13th Feb 1847