This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ...whole Union, V in Ireland they are " struck " or levied for each Poor Law electoral division; as already stated, the parish has been disused for civil purposes. In England the tenant pays all the poor rates, in Ireland the landlord i pays a half, so that in this respect the Irish tenant is, much better off. In fairly good districts in Ireland /. poor rates are lower than in England. In parts of Ulster they often do not exceed ninepence or tenpence in the pound. From the great dislike of the workhouse, there are comparatively few paupers in Irish Unions. From au electoral division in Ulster, which was several miles across either way, there was at one time but a single pauper in the workhouse. It was found on looking at the rateable value of the division, that a rate of less than a farthing in the pound, would have given a cottage rent free and fifteen shillings a week to this pauper. The average number of paupers for a term of years from this district ranged from nil to two or three. Irish workhouses appear to be much larger than those in the rural parts of England. They are gloomy, ugly buildings, and all are built in the same style. They are generally to be found in the outskirts of a small country village or town. There is a medical officer for each division; he is appointed by the Board of Guardians, and is but poorly paid. He has a private practice as well, but this is not worth much for different reasons. Doctors complain that persons well able to pay get tickets for gratuitous medical advice.1 These tickets are given by Guardians to those who are in need of medical advice and are unable to pay for it. The workhouse is just as unpopular with the farmers and ratepayers generally as with the poor. It is thought by many people that if...