Parke House in Castlebar

Nora:

There are a number of articles online on the Park House. Here is one article.  http://www.museumsofmayo.com/museum-country-life/building.html

Let us know if you need more information.

Roger McDonnell

Nora:

One of our volunteers pointed out to me that the death record actually shows Workhouse rather than Park House. The W does look like a P. The workhouse in Castlebar would have had a "hospital" and Anne was brough there when she became sick. You can also see that Derrylahan is mentioned. I assume you have the 1901 and 1911 census records which are below.

Roger

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Burren/Derrylahan…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Burren/Derrylahan…

Thanks, Roger. I looked again and I see workhouse, not Park House on the record.

Why would she have been placed in a workhouse? As I mentioned in my original posting, at least two of her siblings died around the same time but died at home. Bridget (7) died on Aug 15th, Honor (5) died on Aug 29th, Anne died (8) on the 29th and Michael (4) died on the 30th. Looks like they all died of scarlatina (scarlet fever). 

I've been to the Country Life Museum. Very nice.

Thanks.

Nora

Nora:

Maybe they thought she could be helped by getting out of the house and being treated at the Workhouse. 

Roger

In general, in 1904, you had to pay for medical treatment. Not everyone could afford that. However nearly all workhouses had a hospital wing and if you were admitted, your medical treatment was free. So many poor people who were ill, presented at the workhouse in order to get free medical treatment. They had little choice. No state care or insurance cover then. If the admission records still exist, you can often determine whether that was the case. For many admissions, it will just comment on their circumstances and they’ll be admitted to the workhouse itself, but with someone admitted because they were ill, it will usually say “to infirmary” or similar.  

Thank you, Elwyn. 

Does anyone know where I can search for the info on th workhouse, Archives or Library.

Thanks.

Nora

Nora,

Try Castlebar Central Library for the records. See:

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Castlebar/