History of Medicine Section, Thursday 10th April 2025 at 7pm

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Free Admission

      A Forgotten Dublin Hospital: The Pidgeon House Hospital

Susan Mullaney, M.B. PhD, M.A. Trinity College Dublin

Few people now realize that a hospital existed on the Poolbeg peninsula for 50 years during the 20th century. While it was initially established as a smallpox hospital, the Women’s National Health Association, led by Lady Aberdeen, reopened it as a tuberculosis hospital, the first such hospital in the city. The area has now become an industrial zone and memories of the hospital are fading rapidly. This talk will describe how the hospital was established and trace its history until it closed in the 1950s, describing the lives of those who both lived and worked there. This talk is free, and all are welcome, but registration is required.

The  Link for the Zoom meeting will be issued on the morning of the event to those who have registered.

Image of Pigeon House Hospital and image of Poolbeg penisula, as it appears today.