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posted on 2017-03-21, 13:58 authored by Fiona Byrne
This chapter explores the history of the former Cavan and Monaghan Lunatic Asylum, now St. Davnet's campus. The site was established in 1869 as part of a wave of asylum building in the country. This chapter focuses on oral history testimony of those that lived, worked and grew up on the site, providing an insight into life at the hospital through the words of those who experienced it first hand. Interviews were conducted with staff,children of staff and a small number of ex-patients.

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World Within Walls: From Asylum to Contemporary Mental Health Services;;chapter 5, pp. 143-156

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Stair: An Irish Public History Company

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Health Service Executive, Cavan and Monaghan division

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English

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