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'''St. Brigid's Hospital''' was a [[psychiatric hospital]] in [[Ballinasloe]], [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].
==History==
The hospital, which was designed by William Murray, opened as the Connacht Asylum in 1833.<ref name=hi>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> It was renamed the Ballinasloe District Asylum after a redrawing of the asylum district boundaries in 1850 and new wings were completed in 1871 and 1882.<ref></ref> As it expanded conditions became very overcrowded with nearly 1,200 patients by November 1900<ref name=hi/> and some 2,000 patients by the 1950s.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> After the introduction of [[deinstitutionalisation]] in the early 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 2013.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:Hospitals in County Galway]]
'''St. Brigid's Hospital''' was a [[psychiatric hospital]] in [[Ballinasloe]], [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].
==History==
The hospital, which was designed by William Murray, opened as the Connacht Asylum in 1833.<ref name=hi>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> It was renamed the Ballinasloe District Asylum after a redrawing of the asylum district boundaries in 1850 and new wings were completed in 1871 and 1882.<ref></ref> As it expanded conditions became very overcrowded with nearly 1,200 patients by November 1900<ref name=hi/> and some 2,000 patients by the 1950s.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> After the introduction of [[deinstitutionalisation]] in the early 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 2013.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:Hospitals in County Galway]]
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