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July 1, 1848 Board of Guardians Minute Book for Killarney. There were 148 Applicants admitted to the Workhouse, 22 Applicants disallowed and 120 discharged, nine of these died. The Master’s estimate of Provisions and Necessaries required for the ensuing week was examined, and orders were duly made for 34.5 lbs of meat, 2240 lbs Indian meal, 4800 qts of skim milk, 6720 lbs flour, 4 lbs pepper, 2 slanes turf, 12 lbs dipped candles, 112 lbs soap, 6 lbs mould candles, 6 lbs starch, and 1 load hardwood. The provisions for the Infirmary included: 4 lbs tea, 4 qts whiskey, 10 lbs meat, 3 lbs loaf sugar, and 35 lbs scale sugar. The balance sheets of several District Collectors were checked, authenticated and credited to their Electoral Divisions. Per the orders of a Visiting Committee the Killarney Hospital was requested to take down sheds on the hospital grounds and these sheds would be erected on the Workhouse grounds. The Board made a resolution: The committee of the Killarney Hospital will accommodate patients currently in the sheds belonging to the Union until their removal to the Workhouse grounds is completed. |
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