Wrapping up...

Hi everyone, my project has came to an end... I have really enjoyed doing my research on Lurgan Workhouse and focused my essay on an evaluation of death and disease in the workhouse during the Famine due to a neglect of the inmates.  I have discovered a lot of interesting theories along the way but my evidence has turned out to be inconclusive, nevertheless it has all been worthwhile.  I would love to find out more about the workhouse and especially the whereabouts of the paupers grave as i feel it should be recognised in some way in memory of all those who lived and died there.  I have learnt a lot this term about researching history and will definately continue my investigations, once i have recovered of course from a very intense but enjoyable second year at Newry SRC!     

My MP3 Film

I have finally managed to make a short MP3 film about the Lurgan Workhouse, I hope you enjoy it!

A short film about the workhouse

Hi everyone, as i have been unable to find any YouTube videos about Lurgan Workhouse i have added this short film Irish Workhouses just to give a bit of an insight into what they were like in general, its pretty depressing stuff!

PAST AND PRESENT

Hi everyone, i have put up two pictures one of what the workhouse would have originally looked like from a birdseye view and the other is of what remains of it today.  The remains appear to be the middle section of the original picture. 

Catching up...

Hi everyone, sorry i have not written in a while. I have been busy gathering all my info together and putting what i have found out down on paper.  I have really enjoyed doing the research on Lurgan Workhouse as it has always been something i have been interested in.  I have found out quite a lot on my journey about what it must have been like for the inhabitants of the workhouse, particualarly during the famine.  I still find it hard to believe when i look across at Lurgan Hospital that everything that i have found out actually happened there, the place is steeped in history.  I have been unable to find any youtube videos about the workhouse in Lurgan to put into my blog and as i mentioned before there is no-one still around to interview that lived way back then! So i am going over tonight to the hospital grounds to make a short video showing what is left of this magnificent building, will keep you all updated.

Background information

The new workhouse, built in 1840, was designed by George Wilkinson. It occupied a six-acre site to the south-west of Lurgan and could accommodate 800 inmates. The cost of the building was £8,581 plus £1,319 for fixtures and fittings etc. It was declared fit for the admission of paupers on 1st January 1841, and admitted its first inmates seven weeks later on the 22nd February 1841. The site location and layout are shown on the 1907 map below.

I plan to do my research on Lurgan Workhouse.