Hi
Has anyone on here worked at Our Lady's, or have knowledge,information or photos about the place?
I have just set up a Facebook group and anyone interested can click the link below to join.
My father worked there in the late 50's through the 60's and I would love to hear from all interested parties
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourladysennis/
Thanks to Admin for letting me post this
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Our Lady's Hospital Ennis
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Re: Our Lady's Hospital Ennis
Lenc,
Clare County Archives hold the records for the hospital, see http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/archiv ... spital.htm,
Sadhbh
Clare County Archives hold the records for the hospital, see http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/archiv ... spital.htm,
Sadhbh
Re: Our Lady's Hospital Ennis
Eddie Lough gave a talk to the Clare Archaeological and Historical Society on "The Ennis Asylum" back in 2004. Might be worth contacting them - http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cominf ... gical_.htm.
And in 2002, the Clare County Archives launched an oral history project about the hospital:
"Clare County Archives has launched the Clare County Oral History project after it was presented with the completed list of the Our Lady’s Hospital Collection by the Mayor of Clare, Richard Nagle. The project began in July 2002 and is jointly funded by the Heritage Council and Clare County Council. The project has created two oral history collections, a Women’s Oral History Archive and an Oral History Archive of Our Lady’s Hospital. The recordings recall the many changes that occurred in the management of the hospital and care of patients. Interviews with former staff and current staff give an insight into the daily workings of the hospital. From these, a history of the institution from the 1940s to its closure has emerged. The recollections describe the poor conditions of the 1940s, conditions which had changed very little since the hospital opened, and the almost continuous changes and improvements in the following decades. Interviews were conducted with staff who lived in the hospital, who worked on the farm and with children of staff who grew up in Our Lady’s Hospital." From http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/librar ... roject.htm.
There's also a reference to the project at http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/archiv ... roject.htm
And in 2002, the Clare County Archives launched an oral history project about the hospital:
"Clare County Archives has launched the Clare County Oral History project after it was presented with the completed list of the Our Lady’s Hospital Collection by the Mayor of Clare, Richard Nagle. The project began in July 2002 and is jointly funded by the Heritage Council and Clare County Council. The project has created two oral history collections, a Women’s Oral History Archive and an Oral History Archive of Our Lady’s Hospital. The recordings recall the many changes that occurred in the management of the hospital and care of patients. Interviews with former staff and current staff give an insight into the daily workings of the hospital. From these, a history of the institution from the 1940s to its closure has emerged. The recollections describe the poor conditions of the 1940s, conditions which had changed very little since the hospital opened, and the almost continuous changes and improvements in the following decades. Interviews were conducted with staff who lived in the hospital, who worked on the farm and with children of staff who grew up in Our Lady’s Hospital." From http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/librar ... roject.htm.
There's also a reference to the project at http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/archiv ... roject.htm
Re: Our Lady's Hospital Ennis
In January 2010, Eddie Lough also gave a talk to Clare Roots Society entitled "Archives from Our Lady's Hospital".
Re: Our Lady's Hospital Ennis
I've been dying to meet Eddie for ages.Maybe please God next weekend I will get to Ennis and see if he is about.