Light shed on day-to-day life of workhouse inmates

A HISTORY of people sent to the workhouse in Limerick during the 18th century was launched yesterday.

The Register of the Limerick House of Industry (1774-1793) preserves in print a manuscript register with the name, age, sex, place of origin, religion, medical condition with admission and discharge details of 2,747 inmates.

The book was edited by David Fleming and John Logan, at the Department of History at the University of Limerick, and published by the Irish Manuscripts Commission.