List of almshouses in Ireland

The following is a list of Irish almshouses , also known as Gift Houses:

Leinster

• Dublin – Clondalkin almshouses ^[1]
• Dublin – Stillorgan (Charles Sheils houses, now demolished) ^[2]
• Shee Alms House, Kilkenny ^[3]
• Switzer's Asylum, Kilkenny ^[4]
• Various Dublin almhouses ^[5]
• The Alleys, Drogheda, County Louth ^[6]
• St John's Home, Drogheda, County Louth ^[7]
• Netterville, Dowth, County Meath ^[8]
• Ormonde Almshouses, Barrack Street, Kilkenny ^[9]

Munster

Youghal Almshouse

• Skiddy's Almshouse, Cork
• French Church, Waterford
• Southwell Gift Houses, Kinsale ^[10]
• Denny Alms house, Tralee
• Youghal Alms House, the 17th-century almshouses were constructed by Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork in 1602 for widows. Each tenant received two shillings a week, enough to sustain her. Around the same time (1612), Sir Richard Boyle built a hospital and a free school. For his efforts in colonising Munster, Sir Richard Boyle was granted the title and dignity Lord Boyle in 1616. When a poll tax of two shillings was introduced in 1697, those living by alms were exempt. St Mary's Collegiate Church in the town still contains many monuments, including the tomb of Richard Boyle himself. ^{[11] [12]}
• Limerick Almshouse ^{[13] [14]}
• King's Square, Mitchelstown ^[15]
• Thurles Almshouse ^[16]
• Villiers Almshouses, Limerick ^[17]

Connacht

• Westport Almshouse, County Mayo ^[18]

Ulster

• Seaforde Almshouses, Newcastle Road, Seaforde, County Down ^[19]
• Gills Almshouses, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, designed by Charles Lanyon and erected in 1842 ^[20]
• Widow's Almshouses, Rockcorry, County Monaghan ^[21]
• Blayney Almhouses, Castleblayney, County Monaghan ^{[22] [23]}

References

1. "1879 - Alms Houses Terrace, Clondalkin, Co. Dublin - Architecture of Dublin South - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
2. "Stillorgan". SHEILSCHARITY.IE. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
3. "Shee Alms House". Kilkenny City and County Portal. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
4. "Kilkenny Almshouses – Kilkenny Archaeological Society". Kilkenny Archaeological Society – Kilkenny Ireland Local History Genealogy Kilkenny City Buildings Culture. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
5. "Old Alms Houses, Co. Dublin". From-ireland.net. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
6. "1740 - The Alleys, Drogheda, Co. Louth - Architecture of Louth - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
7. "1816 - St John's Home, Drogheda, Co. Louth - Architecture of Louth - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
8. "Netterville, DOWTH, County Meath". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
9. "Ormonde Almshouse, Barrack Street, GARDENS (ST. JOHN'S PAR.), Kilkenny, County Kilkenny". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
10. "The Southwell Gift Houses, The Mall, Kinsale, County Cork: Buildings of Ireland". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Retrieved 23 October 2016.
11. "1838 - Protestant Almshouse, Youghal, Co. Cork - Architecture of Cork - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
12. "1610 - Almshouses, Youghal, Co. Cork - Architecture of Cork - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
13. "Limerick Almshouses". Libraryireland.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
14. "The Widow's Alms Houses, Nicholas Street, Limerick, Limerick City: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
15. "North Cork Highlights : Buildings of Ireland : National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
16. "1889 - Stranwix Hospital & Almshouses, Thurles, Co. Tipperary - Architecture of Tipperary - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
17. Comerford, Patrick. "Villiers Almshouses: a reminder of 19th century Limerick charities" . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
18. "Ashlawn once Westport Almshouse, Newport Street, CARROWBEG (MURRISK BARONY), Westport, County Mayo". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
19. "Seaforde". Hearth-housing.org. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
20. Ulster Architectural Heritage, Social Historic Buildings, Groups of Buildings and Areas of Importance in the Town of Carrickfergus (undated)
21. "1847 - Widow's Almshouses, Rockcorry, County Monaghan - Architecture of Monaghan - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
22. "Blayney Almshouses (Almoner's House), Blayney Terrace, Carrickmacross Road, CONNABURY, Castleblayney, County Monaghan". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
23. "Blayney Almshouses, 9-12 Blayney Terrace, Carrickmacross Road, CONNABURY, Castleblayney, County Monaghan". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

Further reading

• McCarthy, Kathleen D. (2001). Women, Philanthropy, and Civil Society. ISBN   0253339189 . Retrieved 23 October 2016.
• "History Ireland". Historyireland.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

External links

• Ireland portal