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Title: edgeworthtown workhouse
Post by: Kerrill on Friday 17 January 14 14:05 GMT (UK)

Could anyone tell me if there was a workhouse in or around Edgeworthtown , Longford, and if so would there be any records kept of the people who lived there during 1850-60.   
   
                                            Yours hopefully Kerrill

Title: Re: edgeworthtown workhouse
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 17 January 14 14:49 GMT (UK)

That would be the workhouse at Longford:

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Longford/

Any records will be at Longford County Library.

Title: Re: edgeworthtown workhouse
Post by: Kerrill on Saturday 18 January 14 14:35 GMT (UK)

Thanks very much for the info, have sent them a e mail to see if I can have access to there records.