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    Letters of the Catholic poor : poverty in independent Ireland, 1920-1940 / by Earner-Byrne, Lindsey

    Published 2017
    Table of Contents: “…-- '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?' …”
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