Ardkeen, Waterford

This article is about the suburb of Waterford. For other uses, see Ardkeen.

Ardkeen Ard Caoin
Suburb
Pub in Ardkeen, Waterford
Ardkeen
Coordinates: 52°14′31″N7°05′06″W / 52.242°N 7.085°W / 52.242; -7.085
Country	Ireland
County	County Waterford

Ardkeen is an eastern suburb of Waterford, Ireland. It is the location of University Hospital Waterford, which became a general hospital in the late 1950s. ^{[1] [2]} Ardkeen also has two shopping centres (anchored by Lidl and Tesco) and a number of restaurants and pubs.^{[ citation needed ]} Ardkeen Library, a branch of the Waterford City & County Library Service, is located within Ardkeen Shopping Centre. ^[3]

References

1. Power, Patrick (1998). History of Waterford : city and county. Dungarvan: De Paor. p.  291. ISBN   0953481409.
2. Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland (PDF), p. 67 – via nationalarchives.ie, Ardkeen Chest Hospital (280 beds) was built between 1950 and 1954 and was originally used as a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. [..] In 1958, due to a continuing decline in T.B., it became an acute general hospital
3. "Waterford City & County Library Service - Branches". waterfordlibraries.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2025.