St. Canice's Hospital

St. Canice's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Cainneach) is a psychiatric hospital in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

St. Canice's Hospital
St. Canice's Hospital
Shown in Ireland
Geography
Location	Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Coordinates	52.64870°N 7.23213°W / 52.64870; -7.23213
Organisation
Type	Specialist
Services
Speciality	Psychiatric hospital
History
Opened	1852
Closed	2006
Links
Lists	Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland

History

The hospital, which was designed by George Papworth in the Elizabethan style, opened as the Kilkenny Asylum in 1852.[1] It became Kilkenny Mental Hospital in the 1920s and went on to become St. Canice's Hospital in the 1950s.[1] After the introduction of deinstitutionalisation in the late 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline[2][3] and closed in July 2006.[4] A modern facility, St Gabriel's Ward, has been created in the grounds of the old hospital.[5]

References

1. "Saint Canice's Hospital, Dublin Road, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
2. "After the Asylum". Irish Times. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
3. 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.
4. "St Canice's hospital in Kilkenny closes". Irish Times. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
5. "Two mental health units criticised for shortcomings". Irish Examiner. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.