12,846 new Monaghan poor list records have been added to an online database at Roots Ireland. They are for the following areas:

Poor List Ellis Bequest (1803) 100 records
Poor List Currin (1811-52) 2208 records
Poor List Mrs Leslie’s (1822-36) 2269 records
Poor List Ematris (1830-50) 2828 records
Poor List Trough Relief Fund (1846) 343 records
Poor List Trough Relief Fund (1847) 3576 records
Poor List Clontibret (1847-64) 1522 records

 

These poor lists contain notes on those in receipt of charity at various dates in County Monaghan, including during the Great Famine.

For more information see here.

 

 

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