Victorian workhouses were designed as a solution to poverty, offering aid to those in need. In reality, they imposed strict and often harsh conditions meant to discourage reliance on charity. Families ...

An Irish historian has uncovered a workhouse register dating back to the Irish potato famine in 1847 which brutally highlights the horrors of the Great Hunger. Gerard McCarthy, who produced a small ...

As of April 21, the Medium Security Institution, also known as the Workhouse, was only jailing 112 people — though it has the capacity to hold 1,138 people and requires a $16 million annual budget.

On Tuesday, January 14, the organizers of the Close the Workhouse campaign held a press conference showcasing their new report “Close the Workhouse: A Plan and a Vision.” This report showcases the ...

How those in an Irish workhouse during the Great Hunger spent Christmas Day. The year 1847 is known in Irish history as Black ’47. It was, possibly, the worst year of the Great Irish Famine. As the ...

British workhouses were intimately bound up with slavery and imperialism throughout the early modern period, new research from Cardiff University finds. Published in the journal Antipode, the article ...

The Medium Security Institution, commonly called the Workhouse, has been in the news recently again, as activists continue to fight for its closure. But the history of the prison, now located on Hall ...

The only surviving building of Enniskillen Workhouse has been transformed into a business enterprise hub and heritage centre. The site originally opened on 1 December 1845 to accommodate people who ...