News: Workhouse demolished April 3, 1909

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File contributed by: C. Hunt  February 22, 2011, 8:30 am

WORKHOUSE DEMOLISHED APRIL 3, 1909

Longford Leader April 3, 1909
One of the most disastrous fires ever known in Longford took 
place on last Monday morning, and resulted in the total 
destruction of the main building of the Longford workhouse. 
The fire broke out in the kitchen of the master's quarters 
at about 2:30 in the morning and was discovered soon 
afterwards in a most providential manner, by Mrs Farrell, 
the master's wife, who was awakened by the crying of one of 
her children. The flames spread so rapidly that the master 
and his family had only time to escape to a place of safety 
without clothing except their night dresses, and the matron, 
Mrs Devlin, under whose bedroom the fire originated, has a 
most miraculous escape, having only time to get out of her 
room when the floor, bed and all collapsed into the flames 
beneath.