Jervis Street Hospital, Dublin
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Jervis Street Hospital was a former hospital in Dublin, Ireland
, that became part of Beaumont Hospital, which was completed in 1987. The site of the hospital became the Jervis Shopping Centre
.
In 1786, when the new Four Courts
were about to be erected on the quays, a bargain was made with the Earl of Charlemont to move into his former mansion at 14 Jervis Street, and the Infirmary moved there in October 1796. Some time afterwards alterations were made in the house to suit it for hospital purposes. The hospital occupied a central place in the most populous part of the city, also being close to the markets, railway termini, goods stores and the shipping.
In 1854 the nursing and internal management were placed under the control of the Sisters of Mercy
. The hospital was rebuilt and enlarged in 1877.
The hospital staged Araby, an oriental fête, in 1894, to raise much-needed funds. The name, Araby, would live as the title of one of James Joyce’s short stories in Dubliners
.
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, that became part of Beaumont Hospital, which was completed in 1987. The site of the hospital became the Jervis Shopping Centre
Jervis Shopping Centre
The Jervis Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre in Dublin, Ireland. Opened in 1996, the centre is located in the area bordered by Jervis Street, Upper Abbey Street, Mary Street, and Liffey Street. -History:...
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History
The hospital was founded by six Dublin surgeons as the Charitable Infirmary in Cook St., Dublin, in 1718, at their own expense. They were: George Duany, Patrick Kelly, Nathaniel Handson, John Dowdall, Francis Donany and Peter Brenan. Ten years later they moved to a larger premises on King's Inn's Quay.In 1786, when the new Four Courts
Four Courts
The Four Courts in Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's main courts building. The Four Courts are the location of the Supreme Court, the High Court and the Dublin Circuit Court. The building until 2010 also formerly was the location for the Central Criminal Court.-Gandon's Building:Work based on...
were about to be erected on the quays, a bargain was made with the Earl of Charlemont to move into his former mansion at 14 Jervis Street, and the Infirmary moved there in October 1796. Some time afterwards alterations were made in the house to suit it for hospital purposes. The hospital occupied a central place in the most populous part of the city, also being close to the markets, railway termini, goods stores and the shipping.
In 1854 the nursing and internal management were placed under the control of the Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. , the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations....
. The hospital was rebuilt and enlarged in 1877.
The hospital staged Araby, an oriental fête, in 1894, to raise much-needed funds. The name, Araby, would live as the title of one of James Joyce’s short stories in Dubliners
Dubliners
Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They were meant to be a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century....
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Notable physicians
- Robert AdamsRobert Adams (physician)-Life:He was born in Ireland, studied at Trinity College, Dublin between 1810 and 1814 and received his B.A. in 1814. He began his medical training under William Hartigan and George Stewart, leading Dublin surgeons...
(1791-1875) was elected surgeon in the 1820s. - Dominic CorriganDominic CorriganSir Dominic Corrigan was a physician, known for his original observations in heart disease. The abnormal "collapsing" pulse of aortic valve insufficiency is named Corrigan's pulse after him.-Birth and Education:The son of a dealer in agricultural tools, Corrigan was educated in St...
(1802-1880): after his return to Dublin from Edinburgh, where he qualified as an MD, he was appointed physician to the hospital, which had only six medical beds at the time. He was later elected Liberal MP for Dublin and was five times president of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland. - Stephen Myles MacSwiney, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians and member of the Royal Irish AcademyRoyal Irish AcademyThe Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
. His first professional appointment was Resident Medical Officer at St. Vincent's Hospital, DublinSt. Vincent's University HospitalSt. Vincent's Hospital is a teaching hospital located at Elm Park, south of the city of Dublin, Ireland. It is at the junction of Merrion Road and Nutley Lane opposite the Merrion Centre and adjacent to Elm Park Golf Club.-History:St. Vincent's Hospital was founded in 1834 on St...
. He was afterwards physician to Jervis Street Hospital. He filled with marked ability a chair of Medical jurisprudence, and contributed papers to the Dublin Journal of Medical ScienceDublin Journal of Medical ScienceThe Irish Journal of Medical Science is a peer-reviewed medical journal that was established in 1832 by Robert Kane as the Dublin Journal of Medical & Chemical Science. Besides Kane, it had distinguished editors like Robert James Graves and William Wilde...
, the Irish Hospital Gazette, and the Medical Press. He died in 1890. - John King Forest was Surgeon to the hospital and also to the Theatre Royal, Dublin, who died on 17 April 1882, aged 78 years.
- Sir William ThompsonWilliam Thompson (physician)Sir William Thompson was a physician who becameRegistrar General for Ireland from 1909 to 1926.-Life:He was born in County Tyrone to William Thompson, a farmer. He was educated at Enniskillen, at Trinity College, Dublin and at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin...
(1861 - 1926) was a physician in the hospital in the early part of the 20th century. He later became Registrar General for Ireland from 1909 to 1926.