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Fever hospital

Lackanalooha (Fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fever hospital, Lackanalooha, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lackanalooha (Fermoy By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1935)
Coordinates
52.14557, -8.65505
SMR number
CO033-003----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On W-facing slope, c. 800m SSE of Mallow County Home (14780). Named 'Fever Hospital' on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Vacant 2-storey gable-ended structure (21.4m E-W) built of roughly coursed smooth faced limestone blocks, rendered to rear. Entrance front (SW) of 3 bays with exposed stone work; stone-arched window opes with sash windows; central round-headed door ope with fanlight; plaque over door reads "Mallow Fever Hospital\Erected by Voluntary Subscriptions\A.D. 1836". Rear elevation similar with central stairway window. One-bay, 1-storey lean-to wings extend from gable ends; front elevation of wings topped by parapet wall. Internal ground floor divided into four rooms with central hall and stairs. Small 2-storey outhouse to SE; known locally as 'laundry house'; wide blocked arch in NE gable with ground-floor door ope in blocking wall and 1st-floor window overhead; two toilet blocks attached to SW gable at lower level. Replaced in mid-19th century by fever hospital adjacent to Union Work House (14780).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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