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The '''Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland''' or '''Lunacy Commission for Ireland''' were a [[public body]] established by the [[Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821]] to oversee asylums and the welfare of [[mental illness|mentally ill]] people in [[Ireland]].
==Establishment==
The Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland, more strictly known as the "Commission of General Control and Correspondence", was established in 1821 by the Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821.<ref></ref> The commission consisted of four doctors and four lay members.<ref name=greta></ref> It was responsible for designating the districts to be served by the asylums, selecting the locations and approving the designs.<ref name=greta/>
==Asylums commissioned==
The [[Our Lady's Hospital, Cork|Eglinton Asylum]] in [[Cork (city)|Cork]] and the [[St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin|Richmond Asylum]] in [[Dublin]] existed at the time the legislation was enacted and were incorporated into the new district asylum system as the Cork Asylum and the Dublin Asylum in 1830 and 1845 respectively.<ref name=kindred>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The new asylums that were commissioned under the auspices of the Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland included:<ref name=kindred/>
* [[Holywell Hospital|Antrim Asylum]], 1899
* Armagh Asylum, 1825
* Ballinasloe/Connacht Asylum, 1833
* Belfast Asylum, 1829
* [[St. Dympna's Hospital|Carlow Asylum]], 1832
* Clonmel Asylum, 1835
* [[St. Conal's Hospital|Donegal Asylum]], 1866
* Killarney Asylum, 1852
* Kilkenny Asylum, 1852
* Limerick Asylum, 1827
* Londonderry Asylum, 1829
* Maryborough Asylum, 1833
* [[St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar|Mullingar Asylum]] 1855
* [[Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital|Omagh Asylum]], 1853
* [[St. Ita's Hospital|Portrane Asylum]], 1903
* Sligo Asylum, 1855
* Waterford Asylum, 1835
==See also==
*[[Commissioners in Lunacy]] (for England and Wales)
*[[Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland]]
==References==
[[Category:History of mental health in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Mental health law in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Defunct public bodies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:History of psychiatry]]
==Establishment==
The Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland, more strictly known as the "Commission of General Control and Correspondence", was established in 1821 by the Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821.<ref></ref> The commission consisted of four doctors and four lay members.<ref name=greta></ref> It was responsible for designating the districts to be served by the asylums, selecting the locations and approving the designs.<ref name=greta/>
==Asylums commissioned==
The [[Our Lady's Hospital, Cork|Eglinton Asylum]] in [[Cork (city)|Cork]] and the [[St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin|Richmond Asylum]] in [[Dublin]] existed at the time the legislation was enacted and were incorporated into the new district asylum system as the Cork Asylum and the Dublin Asylum in 1830 and 1845 respectively.<ref name=kindred>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The new asylums that were commissioned under the auspices of the Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland included:<ref name=kindred/>
* [[Holywell Hospital|Antrim Asylum]], 1899
* Armagh Asylum, 1825
* Ballinasloe/Connacht Asylum, 1833
* Belfast Asylum, 1829
* [[St. Dympna's Hospital|Carlow Asylum]], 1832
* Clonmel Asylum, 1835
* [[St. Conal's Hospital|Donegal Asylum]], 1866
* Killarney Asylum, 1852
* Kilkenny Asylum, 1852
* Limerick Asylum, 1827
* Londonderry Asylum, 1829
* Maryborough Asylum, 1833
* [[St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar|Mullingar Asylum]] 1855
* [[Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital|Omagh Asylum]], 1853
* [[St. Ita's Hospital|Portrane Asylum]], 1903
* Sligo Asylum, 1855
* Waterford Asylum, 1835
==See also==
*[[Commissioners in Lunacy]] (for England and Wales)
*[[Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland]]
==References==
[[Category:History of mental health in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Mental health law in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Defunct public bodies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:History of psychiatry]]
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