Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hospital
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Kevins Institution
- Coordinates
- 53.34149, -6.29399
- SMR number
- DU018-020304-
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American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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 Foundling Hospital formerly in James Street on the present site of St. Kevins Hospital, was found by the Duke of Ormonde in 1703 originally serving as a workhouse but converted in 1730 to cater for foundlings (Craig 1969, 75, 283; O'Dwyer 1981, 94). In 1839 it reverted once again to its role as a workhouse. It was removed in 1957. The principal feature of the building was the central dining hall with lofty windows and a vaulted plaster ceiling. It was modified by Frances Johnston in 1798 by the addition of wings, crenellated parapet and a cupola. The OS 1867 ed (5' to 1 mile) shows the hospital at the front of the South Dublin Union Workhouse incorporated into the buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Workhouseunder 1 mi
- House - 18th centuryunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- House - 18th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.