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The Poor Law was extended to Ireland by an Act of 1838, based on the English Poor Law Act of 1834 and operated until 1923. The country was divided into Poor Law unions, each of whi

Clare County Archives and Library Service

Sybil Connolly (1921–1998) was a pioneering fashion innovator renowned for creating haute couture from Irish textiles. Dubbed by the media as ‘Dublin’s Dior’, she was one of the fi

Hunt Museum, Limerick