Swift practiced medicine in Nantucket but moved to Philadelphia in 1841. The notice states that in 1840 ... skulls from “unmarked communal burial ground of the Philadelphia almshouse, a free public ...

The history of a town's almshouse for poor people has inspired a new play devised by a youth theatre. The Red Rose Chain has been researching Tooley's Court in Ipswich town centre, which was ...

Picture: Larry Cummins Funding of €150,000 has been approved for Alms Houses in Glanmire to support roof and window repairs, as well as rainwater goods to facilitate their reuse as residential ...

€150,000 has been allocated to Alms Houses in Glanmire for repairs to roof, windows, and other aspects to facilitate their reuse as residential homes, providing much-needed housing while ...

“In about 1590, there were 1.2 million people living on the island of Ireland. By 1841, a few years before the Famine, there were 8.4 million people or so,” said Mac Con Iomaire. “Ireland at ...

GEORGE TOWN: In celebration of the country’s 67th National Day, 67 monks of the Theravada tradition took part in the sacred Pindapata ceremony (traditional alms offering or receiving) during the ...

In those days, the town cared for its elderly folk, and in 1805, three women selected from the poor inhabitants of the area moved into the Page’s Almshouses in Hackwood Road. They received money every ...

Photograph of a poster advertising a benefit in aid of almshouses in St. John's Wood, Marylebone on 30th October, 1837. This reproduction was made from the original poster held in the Ashbridge ...

The Almshouse Resilient Communities (ARC) is a collective project to tackle and explore different options for better quality social housing for older people. This project investigates the need for ...