This original 19th century coffin carrier played a vital role during the Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1852).
The body of a person who died in the workhouse was placed in a coffin and brought to their final resting place on the coffin carrier.
Some workhouses found a way to cut costs by using a sliding coffin…
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