Our Lady's Hospital, Ennis Explained

Our Lady's Hospital
Map Type:	Ireland
Region:	Ennis, County Clare
Country:	Ireland
Type:	Specialist
Speciality:	Psychiatric hospital
Founded:	1868
Closed:	2002

Our Lady's Hospital (ga|Ospidéal Mhuire) was a psychiatric hospital in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland.

History

The hospital, which was designed by William Fogerty,^[1] opened as the Ennis Asylum in 1868.^[2] It became Ennis Mental Hospital in the 1920s and went on to become Our Lady's Hospital in the 1950s.^[2] After the introduction of deinstitutionalisation in the late 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline^{[3] [4]} and closed in March 2002.^[5] The site, which has changed hands several times since the hospital closed, was acquired by a new developer in March 2018.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Fogerty. Archiseek. 2 June 2019.
2. Web site: Our Lady's Hospital, Gort Road, Ennis, County Clare. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 2 June 2019.
3. Web site: After the Asylum. 13 July 2013. Irish Times. 29 May 2019.
4. Web site: Transfer of Care? A Critical Analysis of Post-Release Psychiatric Care for Prisoners in the Cork Region. 5. Noelle . Cotter. University College Cork. 1. 2009. 29 May 2019.
5. Web site: Oral history project launched with records of Our Lady's Hospital. Clare Archives. 2 June 2019.
6. Web site: Our Lady's Hospital site sold for €750,000. Clare Champion. 23 March 2018. 2 June 2019.