Simpson's Hospital, Dublin
Simpson's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Simpson) is a nursing home in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland.
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| Geography | |
| Location | Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.2869°N 6.2488°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Care for the elderly |
| History | |
| Opened | 1779 |
History
The hospital was founded under the terms of the will of George Simpson, a merchant who lived at 24 Jervis Street, Dublin, in 1779.[1] He suffered from blindness and gout. He devised his estate for the purpose of founding an asylum for blind and gouty men in reduced circumstances. Inmates of the hospital were to be lodged, fed and clothed.[2]
On his death in 1775 his trustees bought Putland House for £3,600, but it was found inconvenient as a hospital. In 1784 the inmates were removed to Judge Robinson's house in Jervis Street (on part of the Jervis Street Hospital site), before the hospital moved to a house known as Wyckham, its present location, in Dundrum in 1925.[3] It continues to function as a nursing home for elderly people.[4]
References
- "An Irishman's Diary". Irish Times. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- Barrett, Rosa (1884). Guide to Dublin Charities. Dublin: Hodges, Figgis. p. 16.
- Daly, James F. (1 September 1959). "An 18th Century Charity-Simpson's Hospital". Dublin Historical Record. 15 (3): 74–85. JSTOR 30105138.
- Hopkins, Frank (2008). Hidden Dublin: Deadbeats, Dossers and Decent Skins. The Mercier Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-1856355919.