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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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