Abbeyleix workhouse

[Jtduffy]

My great grandmother died in the workhouse abbeyleix 1913 she was 36 her name was Margaret rafter born miney I know they closed the workhouse in 1920's what a sad life they had back then  they had no choice to live like that god bless them all who lost there family's  in all those workhouses  rest in peace 🙏

[Kiltaglassan]

My great grandmother died in the workhouse abbeyleix 1913 she was 36 her name was Margaret rafter born miney....

Died 20 June 1913 and from Rathdowney.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1913/05334/4484855.pdf
https://www.townlands.ie/laois/rathdowney2/

Married 1897 to Cornelius Rafter and living at Ballycoolid.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1897/10445/5803668.pdf
https://www.townlands.ie/laois/clandonagh/donaghmore/donaghmore/ballycoolid/

In 1901 census:
House 44 in Moor Street (Rathdowney, Queen's Co.).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Queen_s_Co_/Rathdowney/Moor_Street/1644071/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001164378/


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[Kiltaglassan]

Rafter in 1911 census-
House 31 in Moore Street (Rathdowney, Queen's Co.)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Queen_s_Co_/Rathdowney/Moore_Street/785504/

Five children born, five still living.

Births of Mary 1899, Bridget 1902, John 1905 and Cornelius 1908.
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01row/

Eldest son James born 19 April 1897 at Ballycoolid.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1897/02126/1808248.pdf


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