Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hospital
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hosp.
- Coordinates
- 53.34616, -6.25440
- SMR number
- DU018-020061-
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American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The Hospital of St. James was founded by Archbishop Henry of Dublin at the Steyn c. 1216. It was referred to as Lazar's Hill up to the 19th century (De Courcy 1996, 381-2). The endowments included the church of Delgany (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 350; Bradley & King 1987, 2, 147; FMD map (1978 J1). This was the embarking point for pilgrims to Compostella in Spain. In 1992 some human remains were exposed at Tara Street south of the site of the medieval hospital (pers. com. C. Manning). There are no visible remains above ground.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 3 August 2012
References
Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.
De Courcy, J. 1996 The Liffey in Dublin. Dublin. Gill and Macmillan.
Clarke, H.B. 1978 Dublin c. 840 - c. 1540: the medieval town in the modern city. Dublin.
Clarke, H.B. 2002 Irish Historic Towns Atlas No. 11: Dublin, part I, to 1610. Royal Irish Academy. Dublin.
Bradley, J. & King, H. (1988) Urban Archaeological Survey, Dublin, Volume 4. A report commissioned by the Office of Public works (Unpublished).
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