Mental Hospital, Enniscorthy

[mandypea]

Does anyone know of a mental institution in Enniscorthy around the 1920's up to maybe the 1960's? What was it called?and whereabouts in Enniscorthy district was it? thanks Mandy

[aghadowey]

Under Enniscorthy Workhouse website I found this line- "Enniscorthy was also the home of the Wexford County Lunatic Asylum, situated on the opposite bank of the River Slaney."
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Enniscorthy/

[mandypea]

I have just received some interesting information from another rootschat member, St SENENS  is the 'mental' hospital in Enniscorthy,
 thanks

[tomahurra]

The Hospital is called St Senan Psychiatic Hospital and its still a Hopsital but it not currently taking any new admissions.
 'Enniscorthy District Lunatic Asylum for the Insane Poor of Mind' opened in 1868. Suggestions that the design drawings were originally intended for a colonial army barracks at Pretoria in South Africa

[tomahurra]

The Hospital is called St Senan Psychiatic Hospital and its still a Hopsital but it not currently taking any new admissions.
 'Enniscorthy District Lunatic Asylum for the Insane Poor of Mind' opened in 1868. Suggestions that the design drawings were originally intended for a colonial army barracks at Pretoria in South Africa

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/25406452.jpg

http://www.goreyguardian.ie/multimedia/archive/00613/4eb90234-fedc-4295-_613079c.jpg

[mandypea]

Thanks Tomahurra, Mandy

[Tamsin19]

Hi,

Ancestry's section 'The Lawrence Collection of Photographs' (1870-1910) has this picture of an Asylum at Enniscorthy - might by the same one you're thinking of? I'm not sure how clear the writing will come out, but at the bottom, it has written on it 'Lunatic Asylum, Enniscorthy'.

Moderator comment: image removed since it is likely to be covered by some restrictions on use by Ancestry and therefore should not be posted here.

[mandypea]

Thank you for this, Tamsin, I appreciate it!

[tomahurra]

Tasmin what a great photo