The Whitworth Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Whitworth) was a general hospital on Morning Star Avenue in

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History

The facility was designed as a hospital for chronic patients of the House of Industry. The new hospital, which was named after the

Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth, GCB, PC (29 May 1752 – 13 May 1825), known as The Lord Whitworth between 1800 and 1813 and as The Viscount Whitworth between 1813 and 1815, was a British diplomat and politician. Early years Whitwort ...

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, opened in 1816. East and West wings, designed by Carroll & Batchelor, were added in 1900. It close temporarily in April 1849 on account of its high running costs but was re-opened a few months later by order of

George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, (12 January 180027 June 1870) was an English diplomat and statesman from the Villiers family. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs three times as part of a distinguished ...

, the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. It closed permanently in November 1987. In 2002 the building was acquired by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, which has converted it for use as a meeting, training and study centre.

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*{{cite book, last1=O'Brien, first1=Eion, last2=Browne, first2=Lorna, last3=O'Malley, first3=Kevin, title=The House of Industry Hospitals: The Richmond, Whitworth and Hardwicke (St Laurence's Hospital); A closing memoir, publisher=Anniversary Press, year=1988, isbn=978-1870940023 Hospitals in Dublin (city) 1816 establishments in Ireland Hospitals established in 1816 Defunct hospitals in the Republic of Ireland 1987 disestablishments in Ireland Hospitals disestablished in 1987