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Image of the opening of the rehabiliation unit at St. Davnet’s in Monaghan town This image is from the World Within Walls collection which is archived at the Irish Qualitative Data Archive (see Related Materials). The World Within Walls collection relates to the histories and

Oral history | Staff images

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Object World Within Walls image collection: Opening of the rehabiliation unitcover

The water towers were an important part of the infrastructure of the campus, as they provided the water supply for bathing, laundry and cooking for the whole institution. These are built in sandstone, and were designed by the architect of the site, John McCurdy, who was based in

Oral history | Buildings and locations

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Object World Within Walls collection: Watertowers at St. Davnet’s in Monaghan towncover

Image of a clock-in point on Ward 15. These points were at the end of the wards and the nurses turned a key in them when doing their rounds. In this way, they could be tracked around the hospital and the RMS could be sure that they were completing rounds. This image is from th

Oral history | Buildings and locations

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Object World Within Walls collection: Image of clock-in point on Ward 15cover

Image of staff at St. Davnet’s in Monaghan town, taken c.1960. Image is courtesy of Harry Hughes. This image is from the World Within Walls collection which is archived at the Irish Qualitative Data Archive (see Related Materials). The World Within Walls collection relates to

Oral history | Staff images

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Object World Within Walls image collection: Image of staff c.1960cover

Ward 3 was one of the wards in the main building which was known as the body of the house. Patients were separated by gender with male patients and staff living and working in a different side of the buildings to the female patients and staff. These images are from the World W

Oral history | Buildings and locations

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Object World Within Walls collection: Ward 3 at St. Davnet’s in Monaghan towncover

Image from a series that was found in a bundle of photographs in the St. Davnet’s in Monaghan town. There is no date or photographer's name on the images but it is belived that they date from approximately the 1970s. The World Within Walls collection is archived at the Irish Q

Oral history | Buildings and locations

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Object World Within Walls image collection: Inside St. Davnet's image number 8cover

This is the original asylum building of St. Davnet’s in Monaghan town which opened in 1869. It was then known as the Cavan and Monaghan Lunatic Asylum. The first patients admitted to the asylum came from Armagh asylum which was at that time very over crowded. Designed by Dublin-b

Oral history | Buildings and locations

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Object World Within Walls image collection: Black and white image of main buildingcover

With an average of 850 patients during its busy years, St Davnet’s generated a large volume of laundry including patients’ clothing, bedclothing, and towels as well as staff uniforms. The matron had charge of the laundry and a laundress (who was seen as a senior member of staff)

Oral history | Buildings

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Object World Within Walls collection: Images of the laundry at St Davnet'scover