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Castlebar Mental Hospital 'Lunatic Asylum'

MayoCastlebar (Mayo)

Hello,

Through my research I have found a number of ancestors who have died at what was then the Castlebar Mental Hospital. Their causes of death range from 'religious mania' to 'melancholia' which I know would now likely be different diagnosis'. I can only find a record of their deaths and wondered if anybody knew if there were any sort of records about patients and if so, where could they be found?

Thanks in advance!

megan.l.ford

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Please see the website of St. Mary's Heritage Society:

 

https://st-marys-heritage-society.ie/

 

They hold records for the Castlebar hospital, and you can contact them through the site.

glanvil3@aol.com

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