The Inspector of Lunatics
The Inspectorate in Lunacy was legislated to oversee the asylum and its medical staff. It was set up in 1846 in Dublin Castle…
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Gleann na nGealt
Story on the way which focuses on the involved myths and folk cures in relation to Gleann na nGealth, the valley of the…
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4585 Days in the Asylum
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…
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