ID13173
CollectionDangerous Lunatics Files, 1836-1922
ReferenceWexford 1862/3
Description

Account of the committal of Catherine Laffan, County Wexford, to the District Lunatic Asylum. Her father's deposition reads: 'she was becoming worse every day and has become wicked, tears the clothes off the bed, and when prevented would bite, kick and strike, so that I was obliged to tie her down'. 1862.

AccessBy prior appointment.
Date1862
Century19th
Keywords
Repository NameNational Archives of Ireland
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