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 |
| Territorial extent | Ireland[a] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 February 1847 |
| Commencement | 23 February 1847[b] |
| Repealed | 11 August 1875 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1875 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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] The act drew inspiration for its public–private soup kitchen programme from Skibbereen, one of the areas hardest hit by the famine during the winter of 1846–47.[3]
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ Section 23.
- ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
edit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Götz, Norbert (2026). "Coping with the Great Irish Famine: The Agency of Skibbereen". Irish Historical Studies. doi:10.1017/ihs.2026.10127.
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