Temporary Relief Act 1847
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the temporary Relief of destitute Persons in Ireland. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 10 & 11 Vict. c. 7 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 February 1847 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Temporary Relief Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 7) 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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References
- ^ 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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