Kilkenny Union Workhouse

GPTKB entity

Properties (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf workhouse
gptkbp:architect gptkb:George_Wilkinson
gptkbp:associatedWith social welfare
gptkbp:capacity 1000 inmates
gptkbp:currentStatus derelict
gptkbp:currentUse none
gptkbp:established 1840
gptkbp:floors 2 acres
gptkbp:function poor relief
gptkbp:governedBy Kilkenny_Poor_Law_Union
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Irish Famine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kilkenny Union Workhouse
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kilkenny,_Ireland
gptkbp:notableEvent Great Famine
gptkbp:opened 1921
gptkbp:originalPurpose housing the poor
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kilkenny_City
gptkbp:recordings poor law records
gptkbp:renovated unrestored
gptkbp:structureType multiple
gptkbp:style Victorian architecture
gptkbp:type public institution
gptkbp:visitors historical tours