The Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland or Lunacy Commission for Ireland were a

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established by the

Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 The Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 formed the basis of mental health law in Ireland from 1821 until 2015. Background Prior to the Lunacy (Ireland) Act, there had been only limited progress with establishing specialist accommodation for the mentally ...

to oversee asylums and the welfare of 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. The commission consisted of four doctors and four lay members. It was responsible for designating the districts to be served by the asylums, selecting the locations and approving the designs.

Asylums commissioned

The Eglinton Asylum in

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and the 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. The new asylums that were commissioned under the auspices of the Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland included: * Antrim Asylum, 1899 * Armagh Asylum, 1825 * Connacht Asylum, 1833 * Belfast Asylum, 1829 * Carlow Asylum, 1832 * Castlebar Asylum, 1866 * Clonmel Asylum, 1835 * Donegal Asylum, 1866 * Down Asylum, 1869 * Ennis Asylum, 1868 * Enniscorthy Asylum, 1868 * Killarney Asylum, 1852 * Kilkenny Asylum, 1852 * Limerick Asylum, 1827 * Londonderry Asylum, 1829 * Maryborough Asylum, 1833 * Monaghan Asylum, 1869 * Mullingar Asylum 1855 * Omagh Asylum, 1853 * Portrane Asylum, 1903 * Sligo Asylum, 1855 * Waterford Asylum, 1835

References

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Establishment

Asylums commissioned

See also

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