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Report - - Ennis District Asylum - Ireland - September 2017 | Asylums and Hospitals | 28DaysLater.co.uk

Report - Ennis District Asylum - Ireland - September 2017

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Krypton

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Our Lady’s Hospital first opened its doors in 1868 and was then known as Ennis District Lunatic Asylum. For 134 years it continued to operate on the same site as a mental hospital and indeed until the 1950s very little changed in the manner in which it was run. The hospital was one of the largest public buildings in County Clare and was both a large employer and purchaser of goods from local suppliers.It played an important role in the economic life of Ennis, especially in earlier years when jobs were scarce and pensionable positions were highly prized. Wards were very overcrowded with up to 70 beds per room, with only inches between. It closed in 2002 and there are currently no plans for its development. It was raining very heavy outside and indeed inside. Water was literally gushing from the top of the building to the bottom. Some parts seem to have been host to the local kids but others are very much left as they were.

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Krypton :)
 

Calamity Jane

i see beauty in the unloved, places & things
Regular User
Impressive building. What a shame re the rain getting in. What are the big round metal things in kitchen area? Great report. :D
 

MrDevla

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Wow, what a place that is. Loads of nice features still present. Cracking set of photos also.
 
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