1938 – Sanatorium, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
Architect: J.R. Boyd Barrett
Castlerea was established as part of the system of district mental hospitals in 1939 as a Psychiatric Hospital annex to St Bridget’s Hospital in Ballinasloe.
1943 – Former Hotel / Hospital, Foynes, Co. Limerick
Architect: Desmond Fitzgerald
The former St. Senan’s Hospital was built by the Government as a hotel accommodation for passengers travelling on the flying boats which passed through Foynes while en-route to America and Continental Europe.
1947 – Shriners’ Hospital, Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg
Architect: George Teeter
Officially the Shriners’ Hospital for Crippled Children,
1952 – Ardkeen Sanatorium, Waterford, Co. Waterford
Architect: Nolan & Quinlan
In 1947, Waterford County Council acquired Ardkeen House and 50 acres of surrounding land.
1952 – Ballyowen Sanatorium, Co. Dublin
Architect: Peppard, Duffy & Manahan
The new sanatorium at Ballyowen was formally handed over on 28th April 1952.
1952 – St. Luke’s Cancer Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin
Architect: TP Kennedy & Partners
Part of the modernisation of the Irish healthcare system in the 1950s when larger specialised hospitals were constructed including sanatoriums and orthopedic units.
1953 – Calvary Hospital, Renmore, Co. Galway
Architect: Robinson, Keefe & Devane
Now known as Galvia Hospital,
1953 – Cherry Orchard Fever Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope
Commissioned to replace the old Cork Street Fever Hospital.
1954 – Unexecuted design for County Hospital, Carlow
Architect: Michael Scott Architects
Carlow did not get a County Hospital in the 1920s or 1930s when many counties were constructing new hospitals replacing old Victorian infirmaries.
1955 – Former Meath Hospital, Heytesbury St., Dublin
Architect: Andrew Devane, Robinson Keefe & Devane
Extension to the original 19th century hospital in a Dutch modern style.
