St. Canice's Hospital Explained

St. Canice's Hospital
Map Type:Ireland
Region:Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Country:Ireland
Type:Specialist
Speciality:Psychiatric hospital
Founded:1852
Closed:2006

St. Canice's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Cainneach) was a psychiatric hospital in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

History

The hospital, which was designed by George Papworth in the Elizabethan style, opened as the Kilkenny Asylum in 1852.[1] It became Kilkenny Mental Hospital in the 1920s and went on to become St. Canice's Hospital in the 1950s.[1] After the introduction of deinstitutionalisation in the late 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline[2] [3] and closed in July 2006.[4] A modern facility, St Gabriel's Ward, has been created in the grounds of the old hospital.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Canice's Hospital, Dublin Road, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 31 May 2019.
  2. Web site: After the Asylum. 13 July 2013. Irish Times. 29 May 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: St Canice's hospital in Kilkenny closes. 13 July 2006. Irish Times. 29 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Two mental health units criticised for shortcomings. 6 January 2017. Irish Examiner. 29 May 2019.

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