| ID | 22055 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Minutes of the Board of Governors: 13 February 1832-18 July 1864 15 August 1864-9 January 1871 10 January 1870-9 May 1873 14 February 1879-12 January 1883 12 January 1883-8 October 1886 12 November 1886-8 August 1890 12 September 1890-8 June 1894 9 September 1898-10 January 1900 11 July 1900-8 January 1902 12 February 1902-13 January 1904 10 February 1904-23 March 1906 11 April 1906-8 January 1908 12 February 1908-13 April 1910 11 May 1910-11 September 1912 13 November 1912-10 March 1915 14 April 1915-8 August 1917 12 September 1917-11 February 1920 10 March 1920-13 September 1922 11 October 1922-10 June 1925 15 July 1925-10 November 1927 9 December 1927-14 May 1930 11 June 1930-9 November 1932 14 December 1932-8 May 1935 5 June 1935-3 November 1937 1937-1940 1940-1942 |
| Access | Restricted. |
| Date | 1832-1942 |
| 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 |