Which MAYO Workhouse?
Workhouses serving this county
Ballinrobe (opened 1842) townlands & parishes
Castlebar (opened 1842) townlands & parishes
Ballina (opened 1843) townlands & parishes
Westport (opened 1845) townlands & parishes
Swinford (opened 1846) townlands & parishes
Opened in the wake of the Great Famine
Belmullet (opened 1852) townlands & parishes
Claremorris (opened 1852) townlands & parishes
Killala (opened 1852) townlands & parishes
Newport (opened 1852) townlands & parishes
COUNTY BOUNDARIES
Some workhouses located in a neighbouring county also served some Co. Mayo residents who loved on the county border (that town being in closer proximity).
MAYO NORTH-EAST > SLIGO
Dromore West (opened 1852) townlands & parishes
Tobercurry (opened 1853) townlands & parishes
MAYO EAST > ROSCOMMON
Castlerea (opened 1846) townlands & parishes
MAYO SOUTH > GALWAY
Clifden (opened 1847) townlands & parishes (esp. Co. Mayo islands)
Oughterard (opened 1852) townlands & parishes
Workhouse PLU Boundaries
Poor Law Union (PLU) or workhouse boundaries were unrelated to those of the civil parishes and in some cases only served a handful of townlands within a given parish (the remainder being served by an entirely different workhouse and PLU).
To figure out which workhouse an ancestor may have resorted to, or which parish of origin a known inmate had to have previously resided...
SEARCH the PLU Boundary Maps HERE.
Link an Ancestor to a Workhouse
To connect your ancestor to any of these workhouses, all you have to do is:
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create an Ancestor Chronicle,
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under "Link a Building" start typing the name of the workhouse
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select workhouse from the dropdown list and
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save.
By doing this, you have the potential to discover more by way of other members who share the same connections.
About Irish Workhouses
READ The Workhouse Story (Irish Workhouse Centre)
READ The Workhouse in Ireland (Higginbotham)
| Address | Co. Mayo, Ireland |
| Parish(es) | Mayo Ballinrobe (Mayo) Aglish (Mayo) Kilmoremoy (Mayo) Oughaval (Mayo) Kilconduff (Mayo) Kilcommon Erris (Mayo) Kilmore (Mayo) Claremorris (Mayo) Killala (Mayo) Burrishoole (Mayo) |
| Category (ies) | Heritage/Culture |