St. Brigid’s Hospital
St. Brigid's Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hospital
- Description: psychiatric hospital in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
- Also known as: “Ballinasloe Asylum”, “Ballinasloe District Asylum”, “Ballinasloe Lunatic Asylum”, “Saint Brigid’s Hospital”, and “St. Brigids Hospital”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Creagh National School and Ballinasloe.
Creagh National School
School
Creagh National School is a primary school in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland. Originally founded in 1939, it is a Catholic boys and girls national school located on the outskirts of Ballinasloe in the civil parish of Creagh. Creagh National School is situated 540 metres southeast of St. Brigid’s Hospital.
Ballinasloe
Railway station
Photo: Patrick Wyse Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballinasloe railway station is a railway station in Ballinasloe, County Galway. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann. Opened in 1851, this railway station is a fine and imposing Tudor style building, designed by George Wilkinson. Ballinasloe is situated 2½ km west of St. Brigid’s Hospital.
Duggan Park
Stadium
Duggan Park is a GAA stadium in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland. The ground, named after Bishop of Clonfert Patrick Duggan, was opened in 1934 and has a capacity of 3,000. Duggan Park is situated 1½ km west of St. Brigid’s Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballinasloe and Old Town.
Ballinasloe
Town
Photo: Tournesol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballinasloe is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway, Ireland, situated on the River Suck, which forms the boundary with County Roscommon. Located at an ancient crossing point on the river, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites.
Old Town
Locality
Old Town is a small village in the townland of Cloonfad in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R357 road between Ballinasloe, County Galway and Shannonbridge, County Offaly. Old Town is situated 6 km southeast of St. Brigid’s Hospital.
Aughrim
Village
Aughrim is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located between the towns of Loughrea and Ballinasloe, along the old N6 national primary road that used to be the main road between Galway and Dublin. Aughrim is situated 8 km southwest of St. Brigid’s Hospital.
St. Brigid’s Hospital
- Categories: psychiatric hospital and health care
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.33158° or 53° 19′ 54″ northLongitude
-8.20556° or 8° 12′ 20″ westElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
9C5H8QJV+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 182387234OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hospitalOpenStreetMap feature
healthcare=hospitalGeoNames ID
3313385Wikidata ID
Q65041924
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In Other Languages
“St. Brigid’s Hospital” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Ospidéal Naomh Bríd”
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