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Fort Lurgan Virginia Co Cavan ( Hospital, Nursing Home )??

  • 02-02-2011 6:31pm
    #1
    lynchiered
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭


    Im trying to do a bit of research on the building that currently houses St Josephs Nursing Home in Virginia Co Cavan, Can anybody help me out with some info??

    I have heard it may have been a British Army Barracks, Maternity Hospital, Hospital, Childrens Home can anybody put any truth to this?

    Kind Regards

    Paul


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  • #2
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,234 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Where is it?


  • #3
    lynchiered
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭lynchiered


    Victor wrote: »
    Where is it?

    Its on the oldcastle road between virginia and oldcastle, on the banks of lough ramor.


  • #4
    jonniebgood1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭jonniebgood1


    lynchiered wrote: »
    Im trying to do a bit of research on the building that currently houses St Josephs Nursing Home in Virginia Co Cavan, Can anybody help me out with some info??

    I have heard it may have been a British Army Barracks, Maternity Hospital, Hospital, Childrens Home can anybody put any truth to this?

    Kind Regards

    Paul

    Hey Paul- The building was a Maternity hospital before being a nursing home. I'm not fully sure of the dates but I know I had an uncle born there in the 1950's. It was run as a maternity hospital by an order of nuns. Prior to that I am less sure but I think it was simple a large house. It is marked as 'Fort George Glebe house' on historical maps from 1837-1842. The resurveyed maps from the turn of the century (1888-1913) have the building marked as 'Rectory'. I would be interested to know if you find any more on its history. I don't know of any link with British military but maybe from 1918-22 it may have been a friendly site for them (i'm speculating).

    Map from 1837-42 as reference:

    displayimage.cgi?id=3833&size=f&type=m1


  • #5
    lynchiered
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭lynchiered


    jonniebgood1 wrote: »
    Hey Paul- The building was a Maternity hospital before being a nursing home. I'm not fully sure of the dates but I know I had an uncle born there in the 1950's. It was run as a maternity hospital by an order of nuns. Prior to that I am less sure but I think it was simple a large house. It is marked as 'Fort George Glebe house' on historical maps from 1837-1842. The resurveyed maps from the turn of the century (1888-1913) have the building marked as 'Rectory'. I would be interested to know if you find any more on its history. I don't know of any link with British military but maybe from 1918-22 it may have been a friendly site for them (i'm speculating).

    Map from 1837-42 as reference:

    displayimage.cgi?id=3833&size=f&type=m1

    Any idea of the name of the order that ran it or the name of the Maternity hospital?


  • #6
    lynchiered
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭lynchiered


    I have just found out that french order that ran the maternity hospital was the french sisters of mercy. Any more info would be welcome.


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