Articles – Page 2 – St Finan's Hospital, Killarney

The Inspectorate in Lunacy was legislated to oversee the asylum and its medical staff. It was set up in 1846 in Dublin Castle…

There is a growing interest in the history of mental health care in Ireland and internationally. Some of the present day interest is…

Some terms used in historical records may now be considered derogatory or offensive but reflect the attitudes and language of the time. ‘Idiots’…

Story on the way which focuses on the involved myths and folk cures in relation to Gleann na nGealth, the valley of the…

The 1845 Act allowed for the

Details have been altered to protect the patient’s identity. William was a 45-year-old married ex policeman, he was of good health and usually…