Richmond Surgical Hospital

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The Richmond Surgical Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Máinliachta Richmond) was a general hospital in Grangegorman, Dublin, Ireland.

History

The building has its origins in a convent originally constructed by some Benedictine nuns on the site around 1688.[1] A later Georgian building was altered to became part of the House of Industry who commissioned a hospital to care for the 'ruptured poor'; it opened in 1810.[1][2]

The hospital was completely rebuilt to a design by Carroll & Batchelor in the English Renaissance style in red brick and terracotta tiles and was officially opened by The 5th Earl Cadogan, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in April 1901.[3] After services transferred to the Beaumont Hospital, the Richmond Surgical Hospital closed in 1987.[1]

In the early 1990s the building was acquired by businessman Rory O'Meara who, in 1996, converted it into a courthouse.[4] Then in 2013 it was acquired by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) which, in 2018, converted it into an education and event centre.[1]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]"It all started when..." The Richmond Education and Event Centre. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. 2.Clerkin, Paul (4 June 2025). "Archiseek.com - 1810 - Richmond Surgical Hospital, North Brunswick Street, Dublin". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. 3."Co. Dublin, Dublin, Brunswick Street North, Richmond Surgical Hospital". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. 4."Former Richmond hospital for €3.5m". Irish Times. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2019.