rathdrum work house or hospital 1925- completed

[gina45]

was there a hospital in rathdrum in 1925 or a workhouse.. and where would you get records for either for 1925.. records of inmates and deaths.. can anyone help me

[shanew147]

Slater's directory of 1894 mentions that Rathdrum has a workhouse and lists the following :

  Richard R. Leeper  F.R.C.S.I. surgeon & surgeon to the Workhouse infirmary



Shane

[aghadowey]

Here's a nice bit of information about Rathdrum Workhouse (scroll down left side for Rathdrum):
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/index.htm

Many hospitals were formed from the workhouses in Ireland.

[gina45]

thanks for that information .. does anyone know what it was in 1925 a workhouse a hospital or a mental home.. where would i find out records and stuff
my uncle died there in 1925 which has really shocked us as a different story was told to my father... any suggestions.. the child was only 24 days old when he died and his name was john joseph brennan...

[aghadowey]

I suspect that the death certificate will give you more information (cause of death as well as name of the place at that time).

[gina45]

i have the death certificate but its difficult to read whether it says rathdrum home or rathdrum hospital.. but i know the place was a mental home at some time and a workhouse and now present day a old folks home and hospital... and the death cert does say what the child died from..

[aghadowey]

Can you post just the bit that gives place of birth? it's probably hospital but can't be 100 % sure without seeing it.

Rathdrum started out as a workhouse (opened 1841) and like most of them devolved into a hospital where people went when they were extremely ill.

Would suggest comtacting Wicklow County Library in Bray to see if they can help:
www.library.ie/weblog/public-libraries/wicklow-county-library

[shanew147]

looking at the maps I dont think that the Current hospital (St. Colman's) is in the the same location as the older Workhouse/Infirmary




Shane

[shanew147]

from a search of Irish Statutes in 1923 - refers to Institutions to be Provided by Board of Health in Co. Wicklow.

extract : '...(a) A County Home at Rathdrum for aged and infirm persons, chronic invalids, and expectant mothers...'

link to full Act : http://www.rootschat.com/links/05zb/

Assuming this act was was carried then it may account for mention of the word 'Home' as the location on the cert.


Shane