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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 38

"Ballinlough, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, 19th January, 1880

"Ballinlough, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon,

"My Lord,

"I have been requested, as secretary of a meeting held this day in the Courthouse, Ballinlough, convened to take into consideration the present destitution in this parish (Kiltullagh), to apply to your Lordship for assistance from the Mansion House Relief Fund. On a mere preliminary list made out by the Rev. P. M'Loughlin, P.P., and A. W. Sampey, Esq., J.P., we inserted 179 families—representing about 1,000 I individuals—to a few of whom we have been able to give temporary relief from a small sum (£17) allocated by the Castlerea Union Committee in connection with the Duchess of Marlborough's Fund. The population of the parish amounts to nearly 8,000, and we are within the mark in stating, that within the next few weeks fully 1,500 of these will be absolutely dependent upon the relief which the public may give them. Numbers of the unfortunate people in the parish have been compelled to pawn their clothes and bedding, so that, in addition to the starvation that stares them in the face, they are suffering keenly from want of clothing. We hope your Lordship's Committee will take our ease into their immediate consideration.

"I beg to remain your Lordship's obedient servant,

"James Treanor,

Rector of Kiltullagh."