| ID | 22038 |
|---|---|
| Collection | St Dympna's Psychiatric Hospital, Carlow |
| Collection Description | Carlow District Lunatic Asylum admitted its first patient on 7 May 1832 and initially served the counties of Carlow, Kildare, Wexford and Kilkenny, and the city of Kilkenny. The Asylum District changed twice: in 1852 and 1868, asylums opened to cater for Kilkenny and Wexford patients, respectively. After 1868 then, Carlow District Lunatic Asylum catered only for Carlow and Kildare patients. From the enactment of the Local Government Act, 1925, Carlow District Lunatic Asylum became known as Carlow District Mental Hospital. It became known by its current name, St Dympna’s Hospital, in 1958. Records are arranged in sixteen thematic sections: Minute books (1832-1912); Patient registers (1832-[1980]); Reports and publications (1844- [2001]); Maps and drawings [c 1870-1900]; Finance (1891-1971); Employees (1892-1948); Male case book (1906-1915); Media ([1909]-1994); Miscellaneous (1911-[1980]); Provisions and stock records (1939-1982); County Manager’s Orders (1942-1960); Legislation (1945); Diet (1947-1975); Farm (1961-1976); Photograph (1971). (delanyarchives.ie)delanyarchive.ie) |
| Collection Web Address | https://www.delanyarchive.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/StDympnasHospitalCLD.pdf |
| Reference | IE DA SDH |
| Description | General Register of Patients: October 1849-December 1854 January 1857-August 1876 November 1876-April 1888 July 1863-April 1947 January 1947-July 1953 January 1908-March 1947 October 1958-December 1962 |
| Access | Restricted. |
| Date | 1849-1962 |
| Century | 19th, 20th |
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| Note | Access applications are administered by the Delany Archive and are subject to the approval of the Health Service Executive (HSE). In general, the following access conditions are in place: records regarding individual patients shall be available 100 years after date of admission; County Manager’s Orders and personnel records shall be available 50 years after date of creation; and administration records shall be available 30 years after date of creation. Queries relating to more recent records should be addressed directly to St Dympna’s Hospital. (delanyarchive.ie) [Original Directory] The material in this repository was uncatalogued. Staff of the Women's |
| Repository Name | St Dympna's Hospital, Carlow |
| Address | Delany Archive Trust Carlow College St Patrick’s College Street Carlow |
| Eircode | R93 A003 |
| Telephone | (059) 915-3200 |
| Email Address | info@delanyarchive.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.delanyarchive.ie/ |
| Comment | The material in this repository was uncatalogued. Staff of the Women's History Project constructed an outline list. Due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually. The records of St Dympna's Hospital were deposited in The Delany Archive in 2014. |
| latitude | 52.83763 |
| longitude | -6.92704 |