rathdrum work house or hospital 1925- completed

[aghadowey]

Very interesting, Shane. Looks like 'Rathdrum Home' is a possibilty for the local maternity hospital and would explain an infant death there. Perhaps library will have more information or can suggest where to look next.

[Cara]

was there a hospital in rathdrum in 1925 or a workhouse.. and where would you get records for either for 1925.. records of inmates and deaths.. can anyone help me

Hi Rathdrum indeed had a workhouse or hospital and records of deaths are duly held by the Co Wicklow Heritage Center but denied access, the parish priest at Rathdrum also holds a lot of records in his registers of the deaths there. But if you are looking for a late death c1925 why is that you have not gone to the GRO to order such a record.

I can assist with some deaths but as you quote no names its very hard to guess at what you desire to find.


Cheers Cara

[gina45]

it does say home on the death certificate and john joseph brennan died there in  march 1925 24 days after his birth.. but its all a mystery because his mother was committed to grangegorman in early feb 1925  so we were just curious as to why she had a breakdown before the child died.. the child had obviously been very ill before she was committed.. i got information from grangegorman and there is no mention of a child so i gather the child and the rest of the children where taken into care and he died in rathdrum home.. john joseph was my fathers youngest brother.. my father was five when he was born.. thank you for all the information anyone has helped me with.. thanks

[giuliana]

I can assist with some deaths but as you quote no names its very hard to guess at what you desire to find.


Hi Cara,
I don't suppose you have anything useful on the marriage/births/deaths of John and Honor Moore from Sevenchurches whose two daughters, Bridget (b abt 1829) and Mary (b abt 1831) were sent from Rathdrum Workhouse to Australia as famine orphans under the Earl Gray Scheme in 1849 (parents both deceased by then). I am really having a struggle finding out anything at all about any of them from here in Australia, other than the above info from the shipping records.
Any help greatly appreciated!
Giuliana

[giuliana]

After a year of searching, I think I've solved at least the first part of my quest - details in separate thread (Rathdrum Workhouse 1840s) - any additional info or tips still valued.
G

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[sarabeth]

My great grandmother died there in 1936...She had breast cancer....It was listed on her death record....

[gina45]

i found out front he death cert etc what my uncle died from and what age.. thanks for all replies

[Tochar]

The workhouse is on the gounds beside the present day ST Colmans Hospital.
The workhouse has a grave yard up the lane behind the hospital. Known as the famine
graveyard.
It was set up as a workhouse during the famine. Then after the need for the workhouse
it became known as the county home. Older people that couldn't look after themselves,
went into the home. I wouldn't have called it a mental home.
Unmarried mothers were taken in to have here to
have there babies. The child would be then taken into care and the given out to families that
wanted children.