A new online collection from ClareArchives – the Corofin Board of Guardians Records – is now digitised and available to view on the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI).
Corofin Union was created in 1850 consisting of the electoral divisions of Ballyeighter, Boston, Corofin, Glenroe, Killinaboy, Kiltoraght, Muckanagh, Rath and Ruan. A workhouse was built in 1852 with accommodation for 600 people.
The documents span 1850 to 1924 and contains details of workhouse financial administration and population, including the 'sick and luncatics', as well as noticies of marriages; costings of provisions and essentials such as clothes; listings of cess (tax) payments; and matters relating to school inspections. Other correspondence relates to decisions made on the general running of the workhouse, tenders and contracts for its maintenance, staff recruitment and remuneration, and disciplinary matters.
The online collection includes an abstract of letters received from the Local Government Board with a note of decisions reached and orders made. These deal with the general running of the workhouse, tenders and contracts for maintenance, workhouse staff recruitment, remuneration and disciplinary matters.
You can view and download pdfs of the Corofin Board of Guardians collection on the DRI.