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Editorial Rubric -- Introduction: A history of the experience of poverty : "It is hard to state my case in writing"--The Social Setting : "Is this a Civilized Country?" -- Artefacts of Poverty : "I Crave your Holy Pardon for Writing" -- The "Poor" Make their Case : "Surely they are Worth Helping" -- Hidden Poverty : "I bear my Poverty in Silence" -- The Cost of Poverty : "To Live or Rather Exist" -- Vetting and Vouching : "It would be a Charity to Help Him" -- Conclusion: "Peopling the Past."

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Editorial Rubric -- Transcription Guidelines -- Editorial Principles -- Introduction: 'It is hard to state my case in writing' -- Text and Context -- Irish History and Irish Poverty -- A 'New' History from Below -- Who Were the Poor? -- Conclusion -- 1 The Social Setting: 'Is this a Civilized Country?' -- 'Apathy of citizens who lack confidence in the existing regime' -- 'Our own poor' -- 'I am striving to live on the old age Pension' -- Widows: '[I]t is hard cruel world for those, whom God has bereft of their ''Bread-winners''' -- Housing: '[T]he kernel of the great nut that has to be split' -- 'Workless army still growing' -- 'The true concept of charity' -- Conclusion -- 2 Artefacts of Poverty: 'I Crave your Holy Pardon for Writing' -- 'Your saintly face ... told me to write to you' -- 'I take the liberty of writing' -- Sub-Literacy and Oral Writing -- 'Excuse writing and spilling' -- Begging Letters as Sources -- Conclusion -- 3 The 'Poor' Make Their Case: 'Surely they are worth helping' -- 'One of Almighty Gods destitute deserving poor' -- 'My husband was 10 months from mass for want of clothes' -- 'I think I've told you every-thing there is to tell now' -- 'The Convert Stunt' -- 'My husband is a Protestant by birth' -- 'Is there no reciprocal duty?' -- Conclusion -- 4 Hidden Poverty: 'I bear my poverty in silence' -- 'I feel my position keenly' -- 'As a man who has seen better days' -- 'My very manhood seems sapped' -- 'For the four little -- Foxrock Orphans' -- Conclusion -- 5 The Cost of Poverty: 'To live or rather exist' -- 'The usual thing has happened, my bed clothes are in the pawn' -- 'The Landlord is pressing me for the rent' -- 'I am In Delicate state of health'.

'I have one daughter my only support' -- '. . .to be near my kiddies' -- 'She said she was put down as a beggar and it is still playing on her mind' -- Conclusion -- 6 Vetting and Vouching: 'It would be a charity to help him' -- 'A good living man' -- 'An ideal layman' -- '[H]e is one of the most notorious touchers in my district' -- 'She is an exceptionally good woman + mother' -- '. . .the woman herself is very worldly.' -- 'I arranged to have her sent to Pelletstown' -- 'These are the facts of his case' -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: 'Peopling the Past' -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Pamphlets and Official Reports -- Archival Sources -- Newspapers, Journals and Periodicals -- Secondary Sources -- Books, Chapters and Articles -- Theses -- Index.

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