Temporary Relief Act 1847
The Temporary Relief Act also known as the Soup Kitchen Act was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in February 1847. The Act allowed the establishment of soup kitchens in Ireland to relieve pressure from the overstretched Poor Law system, which could not adequately feed people suffering from the Great famine. [1] [2]
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- ^ Gwendolyn Mink and Alice O'Connor (2004). Poverty in the United States. ABC-CLIO. p. 321-323. ISBN 1-57607-597-4.
- ^ Campbell Bartoletti, Susan (2001). Black potatoes: the story of the great Irish famine, 1845-1850. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 75. ISBN 978-0-618-00271-9.
Soup Kitchen Act 1847.
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- Irish Poor Laws
- United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1847
- 1847 in Ireland
- Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Ireland
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