Assisted Emigration
Assisted Emigration Schemes
A number of assisted emigration schemes also acted as a spur for those who could not afford to emigrate. Between 1856 and 1906 the Irish Poor Law Boards of Guardians financed the emigration of about 25,000 paupers, primarily to the United States and Canada. In 1882-83 Parliament passed legislation which subsidized transportation for over 54,000 more. Passage money also came from landlords, charitable institutions and private philanthropists such as Vere Foster and James Hack Tuke who together financed about 30,000 departures in the 1880s.
Notice to Quit served on Patrick Smith Esq. and tenants by Stuart de Decies of Dromana House in County Waterford signed 14th of March 1845. Such notices were served on tenants who would be evicted from their holdings if they did not leave by the date specified.
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