Irish Poor Law Act 1838

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addressed destitution
gptkbp:aimsTo reduce poverty
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:createdBy legal framework for poor relief
gptkbp:criticism harsh conditions in workhouses
gptkbp:defines eligibility for relief
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enforces Poor Law Commissioners
gptkbp:established workhouses
outdoor relief
poor law guardians
gptkbp:hasCitations poverty alleviation efforts.
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus welfare reform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Irish Poor Law Act 1838
gptkbp:impact increased government responsibility for the poor
gptkbp:influenced subsequent welfare policies
Irish_social_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy English_Poor_Laws
gptkbp:installation administrative structure for relief
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Sir_Robert_Peel
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Irish_nationalists
activists
gptkbp:isCitedIn gptkb:British_Parliament
policy discussions
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor social reformers
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn academic literature
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical records
gptkbp:isEngagedIn address social issues
its effectiveness
gptkbp:isExaminedBy historians
legal studies
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy due to its implementation
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy shaping modern welfare systems
economic_conditions_in_Ireland
gptkbp:isLocatedIn various_Irish_counties
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor its_impact_on_Irish_society
gptkbp:isReferencedIn political debates
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Irish_history
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn socioeconomic studies
gptkbp:isVisitedBy subsequent legislation
gptkbp:ledTo social reform debates
formation of charitable organizations
establishment_of_local_Poor_Law_Unions
gptkbp:mandates poor relief assessments
gptkbp:purpose to_provide_relief_for_the_poor_in_Ireland
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:famine_in_Ireland
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1847
gptkbp:requires registration of the poor
gptkbp:resultedIn increased taxation
gptkbp:updates public awareness of poverty issues
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt alleviating poverty
gptkbp:wasPartOf Victorian era
Poor Law system
19th century social legislation
welfare_state_development
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy landowners
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1838