The Sacred Heart Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal an Chroí Ró-Naofa) is a state-run

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, located just outside

Roscommon Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who built ...

town.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Roscommon Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1842. It was later converted for use as a

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sanatorium and as a

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, and eventually used for rehabilitative services and care of the elderly.

References

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