St. Luke's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Lúcás) was a psychiatric hospital in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
| St. Luke's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
 St. Luke's Hospital | |
  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°21′16″N 7°43′02″W / 52.35443°N 7.71732°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1835 |
| Closed | 2012 |
History edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "William Murray". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "St Luke's Hospital, Western Road, Clonmel, Tipperary South". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "After the Asylum". Irish Times. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Cotter, Noelle (2009). "Transfer of Care? A Critical Analysis of Post-Release Psychiatric Care for Prisoners in the Cork Region" (PDF). University College Cork. p. 5. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Damning report reveals grim state of our psychiatric units". Irish News. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Hospital closures pave way for new mental health premises at Portrane". Irish Times. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "St. Luke's Hospital (Clonmel) holds its last ball". Tipperary Live. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
Further reading edit
- Lonergan, Eamonn (1985). St. Luke's Hospital, Clonmel, 1834-1984: a history.