2008

C0136 : Dunfanaghy Workhouse

taken 16 years ago, near to Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal, Ireland

Dunfanaghy Workhouse
Dunfanaghy Workhouse
Note – the Google maps here are useless. Please refer to OSI Discovery Series Sheet 2 from which all accurate grid references have been made.

Last refuge of the destitute poor, Dunfanaghy Workhouse was constructed and opened in 1845. Originally designed to house around 300, at the height of the famine the Workhouse had up to 600 men, women and children packed into the cramped conditions. What remains today is only a small part of the original building, the rest having been demolished, and contains a museum, gift shop and coffee shop. See LinkExternal link for more information. A tour of the workhouse told through the true-life narrative of 'Wee' Hannah Herrity who stayed here around 1855 gives an idea of what the terrible conditions were like.

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Category: Workhouse
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Refer to OSI Discovery Series Sheet [6] · Housing Development [4] · Dunfanaghy Workhouse [3] Other Photos: · Grave of Hannah Herrity, Kill ·
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C0136, 21 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Rossographer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 20 July, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 28 July, 2008
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! C 014 369 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:10.7642N 7:58.6420W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! C 015 369
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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