St. Luke's Hospital, Clonmel Explained

St. Luke's Hospital
Org/Group:Health Service Executive
Map Type:Ireland
Region:Clonmel, County Tipperary
Country:Ireland
Healthcare:HSE
Type:Specialist
Speciality:Psychiatric hospital
Founded:1835
Closed:2012

St. Luke's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Lúcás) was a psychiatric hospital in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.

History

The hospital which was designed by William Murray, opened as the Clonmel Asylum in January 1835.[1] It became Clonmel Mental Hospital in the 1920s and went on to become St. Luke'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, following the publication of a highly critical report in 2009,[5] the hospital closed in December 2012.[6] [7]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William Murray. Dictionary of Irish Architects. 29 May 2019.
  2. Web site: St Luke's Hospital, Western Road, Clonmel, Tipperary South. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 29 May 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: Damning report reveals grim state of our psychiatric units. 4 April 2009. Irish News. 29 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Hospital closures pave way for new mental health premises at Portrane. Irish Times. 8 July 2014. 29 May 2019.
  7. Web site: St. Luke’s Hospital (Clonmel) holds its last ball. 6 December 2012. Tipperary Live. 29 May 2019.

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