Saint Patrick's House

[Earth.Traveller]

The following details are on a death certificate:

Superintendent Registrar's District - Dublin South
Registrar's District - No. 1, South City
Date of death: 29 May 1915
Place of death: St. Patrick's House.

I think there used to be a Saint Patrick's House on the South Circular Road (in recent years converted to an apartment complex).  But does anyone know of another Saint Patrick's that would fit the description?  The deceased was Roman Catholic.

[shanew147]

the only mention I can see of a St. Patricks house on South Circular road in the early 20thC is in the Rialto terrace section of the road which begins :

  Rialto Terrace jct with South Circular Road - A pillar box at St. Patrick's House

I cant see a listing at the moment for St. Patricks house itself..


Shane

[Earth.Traveller]

Below is a recent (June 2009) picture of what I believe was called St. Patrick's House on South Circular Road.  It was converted to apartments and nowadays is called Hybreasal.  There used to be a statue of St. Patrick in the alcove above the centre three windows but it has been removed (I wonder where he went)!

It seems my ancestor spent a number of years in St. Patricks's before his death in 1915.  I tried looking for St. Patrick's in the 1911 census but could not find it on http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/.  The web site allows for searches by name but not location.  Can anyone suggest how I could locate the 1911 on-line census returns for St. Patrick's House, South Circular Road?

[shanew147]

I found St. Patrick's in a Dublin street directory for 1914 :

 South Circular Road (Kilmainham Section)

  St. Marks Terrace

 J.M.J. Little Sisters of the poor
  Home for the Aged - St. Patrick's House
   Sister Mary Stanislaus - superoress
 


Shane

[Earth.Traveller]

Thanks Shane!  There is a pillar post box inset in the wall; beside the bus stop (yellow coloured marker) in the photo I posted above.  The box bears the insignia ER, so I suppose it was put in place during the reign of Edward VII (1901 - 1910).

[aghadowey]

You can search by address- searching Dublin (County), Circular (townland/street), DED (Usher's Quay), then clicking on Elizabeth Andrews age 75 brings up a long list of names in Infirmary which might be the place you want.

[shanew147]

the place aghadowey mentioned certainly fits - the number listed in Thom's for St. Marks terrace are 39 to 45, all odd numbers, and St. Patricks does not have a number mentioned, and is listed after #45, so the 47 on the census record would fit.

 see : http://www.rootschat.com/links/06op/


Shane

[Earth.Traveller]

Thanks aghadowey! Found him!
His name was extracted as Andrew Myland but the original clearly (to me, at least) lists his name as Andrew Mylod. Born in Kildare (correct) but listed in the original as a widower (incorrect); his wife outlived him by four years.

Next week I need to visit the NAI again to see if Andrew was in St. Patrick's in 1901.  I think St. Patrick's was more than an old people's home.

[aghadowey]

Glad you were able to find him- if I'd known the name I could have added 'andrew' to the search box and found him quicker