Dingle or Daingean Uí Chúis in the Irish (Kerry)
The Dingle Poor Law Union was officially declared in 1847. The Workhouse was opened in 1852 at a cost of £8,230. It was built to house a maximum capacity of 700 inmates. The Dingle Workhouse was built to accomodate people from the areas of Ballinvoher, Ballyduff, Ballynacourty, Brandon, Castlegregory, Cloghane, Deelis, DIngle, Dunquin, Dunurlin, Inch, Kilmalkedar, Kilquane, Kinard, Lack, Marhin, Minard, Stradbally, and Ventry.
In 1889 the Sisters of Mercy became involved in providing nursing care at the Dingle Workhouse.
The Dingle Workhouse was closed in 1922 and the building was repurposed as the local communtiy hospital which closed in 2010.
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Type of Building:
Workhouse
Some communities associated with this building
Some ancestors associated with this building
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Owen Lloyd Esq.
Boyle (Roscommon) Estersnow (Roscommon) Killukin Boyle (Roscommon) Cloone (Leitrim) Ardcarn (Roscommon) Creeve (Roscommon) Kilmacumsy (Roscommon) Elphin (Roscommon) Killummod (Roscommon) Roscommon Leitrim
DOB:1631
Owen Lloyd Esq.
Boyle (Roscommon) Estersnow (Roscommon) Killukin Boyle (Roscommon) Cloone (Leitrim) Ardcarn (Roscommon) Creeve (Roscommon) Kilmacumsy (Roscommon) Elphin (Roscommon) Killummod (Roscommon) Roscommon Leitrim
DOB:1631
Some buildings associated with these communities
Some timeline events associated with this building
1790
The Dingle Massacre
Jun 1793
2000
Statue of Fungi the Dolphin Unveiled
2nd Jan 2000