In the shadow of Famine workhouse

OLD WORKHOUSE AND RATHCOOL WALK

In the shadow of Famine workhouse
Mon, 23 Dec, 2013 - 00:00
Dick Warner

WE walk left off the main road, towards the hills. The high stone wall runs for a hundred yards before an opening, barred with an elaborate iron gate. Inside can be seen the ruins of the workhouse and hospital, built to lodge, feed and minister to victims of the Great Famine, 1845 to 1848.

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