Cork North Infirmary

Cork North Infirmary
North Infirmary with St Anne's Church Garveyard
Cork North Infirmary is located in Ireland
Cork North Infirmary
Shown in Ireland
Geography
LocationCork, County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51°54′09″N 8°28′37″W / 51.9026°N 8.4769°W / 51.9026; -8.4769
Organisation
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1720
Closed1987

The North Infirmary (Irish: Otharlann Chorcaí Thuaidh) was the first general hospital to be opened in Cork.[1] Originally holding only 24 beds, it eventually expanded to 115 beds. It was used as a fever hospital during the famine, housed Irish soldiers wounded in the First World War and covertly treated wounded Republicans during the War of Independence. The infirmary closed its doors on 26 November 1987, and is now a hotel.

  1. ^ "History of Maldron Hotel Cork". Maldron Hotel Cork. Maldron Hotel Cork. Retrieved 18 March 2015.