The Night of the Big Wind': Reticent Subjects and the Introduction of Old Age Pensions in Ireland.
When the non-contributory old age pension was introduced in 1908, claimants had to provide written proof that they were at least seventy years of age and of limited means. A greater number of claims emerged than the Treasury predicted, but instead of recognizing the limitations of historical record-...
| Publicado en: | History Workshop Journal Vol. 99; pp. 29 - 52 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Spring2025
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