Title: Supporters of and Subscribers to Charitable and Public Causes
Dates: 1781-1900
Description: This database brings together a diverse range of historical records documenting individual and collective contributions to charitable, religious, social welfare, and community improvement initiatives across Ireland from the late 18th to the late 19th century. The index consolidates subscriber and donor information from a variety of distinct sources, providing insight into patterns of philanthropy, civic engagement, and local support for public causes during this period.
Source(s): Included in the database are the following sources
- A list of those who contributed to the funds of the House of Industry Belfast, 1834
- Building Fund for New Mater Hospital, Belfast, 1894 (Mater Infirmorum Hospital Publications)
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Contributors to an
Envelope Collection for New Mater Hospital Belfast, 1900 (Mater Infirmorum
Hospital Publications)
- Contributors to Ballymoney Mendicity Association, 1832-1833 (Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland: Parishes of County Antrim V, Volume 16)
- Hillsborough Charitable Society Subscribers, County Down, 1836-1837 (Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland: Co. Down III, Vol. 12)
- List of Subscribers to the Belfast Charitable Society with Statement of Accounts, Belfast, 1830
- Members of Central Committee appointed in 1894 to raise funds for new Mater Hospital (Mater Infirmorum Hospital Publications)
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Persons who Donated
Money at Formal Opening of New Mater Hospital Belfast, 1900 (Mater Infirmorum
Hospital Publications)
- Rebuilding of First Derry Presbyterian Church, List of original contributors 1781 (Derry Standard, 14 June 1855)
- Reward for information relating to the murder of Joseph Beard, Derrynoose Co. Armagh (Reward Subscribers Derrynoose Co. Armagh, 1795)
- Subscribers to charity sermon at opening of new Mater Hospital, Belfast, 1900 (Mater Infirmorum Hospital Publications)
- Subscribers to Newry Workhouse, 1834 (Ordnance Survey Memoirs, Co. Down I, Vol. 3)
- Subscribers to the Killyleagh, Killinchy, Kilmood and Tullynakill branch North-East Farming Society, 1835 (PRONI, D3550/1)
- Subscribers to the Leckpatrick Famine Relief Committee, 1846-1847 (Famine Relief Commission Papers, NAI RLFC 3/2/28/36)
- Subscription List for new church in Crossgar (Irish News, 03 June 1899)
Compiled by: David Keane, Alba De Evan Freijedo, Kathryn McKelvey, William Hull, Ronnie Hastings, Gillian Hunt