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Termonmaguirk, and Trillick. There was a dispensary for Clogher and Augher, and one for Castlederg and Killeter, but their locality is not given. I will on Wed. Tyrone part of the estate of said lunatic to be let during the lunacy.
Sir Thomas STAPLES stated that he would occupy the attention of his Lordship or the jury but for a short period, in this case, as it appeared, that the prisoner was in state of delirium, arising from fever, when she committed the act. She had two children with her, I saw one of them, about two years old, lying in a drain on the 3rd Nov.
There was water in the drain. The child was dead. She was not in her right mind. She was labouring under fever. The delirium with which she was affected was the result of fever, but more serious than such as usually attend patients in fever. She was not a dangerous lunatic. The jury, without leaving their box, returned a verdict of not guilty.
Not guilty being of unsound mind when he committed the felony but left in the power of the Judge. His Lordship expressed himself to the effect that he would have him confined in the Lunatic Asylum, in order that he might be prevented from committing any outrage or felony in future.
Tyrone —. Arthur W. Tyrone Assizes. And now gentlemen, I come to a subject which I would rather not talk about, and that is the state of the lunatics in the county jail. I have often, from this bench, spoken to you on this matter, and strongly condemned this vicious habit I can call it by no milder term on the part of the magistrates who commit to the county jail, persons of disturbed mind, instead of having them sent to the provincial asylum.
I have repeatedly spoken on this subject. I have had printed circulars prepared, and distributed to the same effect, and now let any man hear what I am about read, and let him blush for such a state things. His lordship proceeded to read an extract from the report of the Inspector General of Prisons, to the effect that there were 14 male and 8 female lunatics confined in the county jail, who were most uncomfortably provided for, and in a state of extreme destitution.
The blame, however, was not to be attributed to the local officers, as they had no means of remedying the evil. The clothes of the poor lunatics were wretched, many of them walking without covering for their feet on the cold and wet pavement and one of them, who appeared to be more collected and sensible than the others, complained that he had not sufficient bed covering to protect him from the cold.
The inspector visited his cell, in company with some of the jail officers, and could not describe its state of filth and wretchedness. In one small room, also, there were 14 lunatics together, who had no form or table, from which to eat their meals. His lordship continued. After they are sent to the jail they will not be received in the asylum, owing to the nature of its rules, which require that information should be given relative to the habits of the lunatic, by which they might ascertain whether or not he was incurable, and be enabled to judge of the best mode of treatment, which information the Jail turnkeys are unable to give.
The practice, however, must be put a stop to and if I find any magistrate in future sending a lunatic to the county jail I will be forced to report him to the Chancellor. There are 22 lunatics at present confined in the jail, a number of which are curable the names his lordship read , and fit objects for the asylum, and why is it that you will persist in sending them to the jail? It it not to be believed that such a state of things could exist in this northern county, which should have made some advancement in civilization.
I call upon you now to make proper provision for these poor lunatics, or I will not pass a single salary for any one of the officers. His lordship said that if there was not room in the asylum care should be taken that they received proper accommodation here, as, if he was ever honoured by again sitting on that bench, he would pass no salaries either to the inspector, the chaplain, or the jail officers, if the lunatics remained in the same condition. I need hardly state that they pay equally with the other 2 Counties; hitherto they have never received a proportionate value for their expenditure.
Friday last, the number of patients from the several Counties was as follows; Londonderry, 72; Donegal, 80; Tyrone, It is well known that Tyrone has a considerably larger population than either the other 2 Counties. I fear it cannot claim any peculiar immunity from that awful infliction, insanity, or assent that the above numbers justly indicate the superior sanity of its inhabitants. Our gaol at Omagh presents too many melancholy specimens to the contrary, whilst the gaol of Londonderry does not contain 1 insane inmate.
It is the strength these facts that I seek the medium of your extensively read Journal, to lay before the inhabitants of Tyrone the real cause of this apparent hardship. At every Assizes I hear complaints against the institution for favoritism, and insinuations that this County is not fairly treated. I have in vain begged the gentlemen present to dismiss such suspicions from their minds, and to test the institution by sending cases duly attested to the Board, in conformity to the instructions gratuitously furnished to every applicant; hitherto, I regret to say, my advice has not been taken.
During the last 4 mouths the number of applications from the respective Counties was Londonderry 18; Donegal, 14; Tyrone, 4. This statement will demonstrate that the fault does not rest with the managers of the Asylum. Whenever cases are forwarded from Tyrone they are allowed precedence, and until they are disposed of no other cases are considered; but if no cases are submitted for examination, it is clear the Board can admit no patients from Tyrone. During the last 2 months not one application has been sent from this County.
It may be asked how the gaol becomes crowded with unfortunate maniacs? I believe it arises solely from prejudice against making use of the Lunatic Asylum. Miserable beings are kept their relatives in a hopeless state of insanity until they become dangerous; they are then committed to prison for the public safety, thus precluding any hope of recovery, as no curative system can be pursued in the gaol. It has, in some instances, been proved that harmless idiots have been urged to commit violence, so that they may provided for at the expense of the County, as dangerous lunatics.
Out of the number classed as patients from Tyrone, a large proportion have been sent by an arbitrary order from the Lord Lieutenant; these are taken from the gaol, and are in variably hopeless cases, as they are usually of long standing and as the gaol authorities cannot furnish a medical history of the malady, nor any other requisite information, the main chances of recovery are thrown away.
These patients remain an incumbrance to the asylum, each year keeping out fresh and curable cases. If, Sir, you will aid me in drawing attention to this great evil, you will promote the cause of humanity, and confer a great benefit on the County.
I have directed 30 papers to be sent to your office, which I am confident you will distribute as occasion requires. If the humane view of the question be excluded, it is obvious to every reflecting mind that, as long Tyrone pays for a curative lunatic asylum, it is folly to send lunatics to prison where a cure is not even attempted, whilst the Counties of Londonderry and Donegal are enjoying increased advantages, owing to our neglect.
I remain your obedient servant, Baronscourt, Jan. Claud Hamilton. B The days of admission are the 2nd Friday of each month, and recent cases are admitted in preference to long confirmed maladies, as the prospect of recovery is much greater. Tyrone, for thirty-two thousand pounds. HAGUE has commenced the work, and is now employing a great many distressed labourers in that locality,. Pursuant to an order of the Right Hon. Immediate possession will be given.
Also, all the household furniture. Goods and chattels, farming implements, crop, and stock. This auction is well worthy of the attention of purchasers, as everything will be sold without reserve.
Dated 8 Oct. For further particulars apply to Mr. Elevations certainly offer the opportunity of exhibiting something striking, but the demands of public and private structures require a little more skill and experience in their treatment than can be acquired by the study of a model style, or monument.
We are, therefore, always glad to have the opportunity of affording examples of the treatment of class subjects, for each has its own details dependent upon its peculiar destination. There would, we are convinced, be less sham in exteriors if the interior arrangements were studied and comprehended; and nothing shows more fully, the ripe student nothing, indeed, gives such a one a better opportunity of distinguishing himself, than a well planned interior.
The difficulties in the way of acquiring such experience is considerable, because many very common structures have never been published and an opportunity is consequently afforded to the journalist of usefully contributing to the stock of public information. Lunatic asylums are often put up to competition and we have, therefore, thought it useful to avail ourselves of a design which has been executed by a firm in Ireland, Messrs. Our plate represents the ground floor and front elevation of the new District Lunatic Asylum now in progress of erection at Omagh.
The centre building contains the private apartments for the governor and matron the board room office recreation hall and reception rooms for the male and female patients. The second floor contains the two principal sitting rooms, a handsome chapel 60 feet in length over the recreation hall, and the upper story consists of bed rooms, and servants apartments, there is also a compact basement under the centre building, which is groin vaulted.
The main buildings to the east and west of centre are for the male and female patients, they are three stories high, each floor accommodating 50 patients or in all. The bad cases are kept on the ground floor, the medium on the second, and the convalescent occupy the upper story. There is a commodious range of kitchen offices attached and also a suitable infirmary.
The total length from east to west is ft. The site presents a northern aspect to the road and it being essentially necessary that the exercising corridors and day rooms should look, as near as possible, to the south, for cheerfulness, the architects were obliged to have all the sleeping apartments to the front, which materially detracts from the appearance of the building, presenting as it does, so many small windows and in point of fact, turning what should be the rear of the building to the road and leaving the best elevation unseen; this, however, was unavoidable, as sanitary requirements are peremptory and they have most certainly made the best of a bad case.
Tyrone N. BT79 0NS. The Omagh Asylum, said to be the most extensive in Europe, will shortly be taken charge of by Dr. Ancient Burial Sites. Bygone events, Garvaghy. Churches in the Omagh district. Cold winters in the Omagh area. Cottages and old pubs. Crossing the Irish border. Currys and Allens. Diamond Jubilee Digital Images of Omagh. Domestic animals and wildlife. Dry stone walls. Errigle - a snapshot in time.
Flooding around Omagh, Grandad and Granny Allen. Irish facts. Irish townlands. Jean Allen's American relatives. Kenny Allen - Landscape Photographer.
Life in the s. Lime Kilns. Lisbeg Pipe Band and the Allens. Local artists, poets and song writers. Local Towns and Villages. McNauls and Allens. My flickr photos. My geograph favourites. Notices, plaques and stone reliefs. Old farm buildings. Old Mills. Olympic Torch - Omagh. Omagh Cafes. Omagh Hotels. Omagh Pubs. Omagh restaurants. Omagh Showgrounds. Our family pictures. Our Ruby Anniversary. Photo Tips by Kenny Allen. Portrush, County Antrim.
Portsmouth relatives. Rarogan School Raths and Hill Forts. Returning home. Schools in the Omagh district. Patrick's Day in Omagh. Standing Stones. Street entertainment. Supplementary images. The Allen family, Errigle, Ballygawley. The H. The lovely Ulster Countryside. The perils of photography. The pretty little girl from Omagh. Mr Stephen McKenna, nom de plume Raymond-na-Hatta annually complies a Christmas quiz and it has been running from , these are taken from his facts, some of which I have brought up to date.
A Q In what year did the Library open? It carried the railway line Q Where in Old Omagh did the infirmary and the post office stand? A Q Omagh Technical College used to be where? A It shared the site with Omagh Academy from Q Which local bank was a victim of a stick-up in ? A Q Where, in the old west ward, was there a dwelling with the inscription 'Teach na Saighde'?
A , Q Where was The Foundry? In Q is the th anniversary of which famous Omagh execution? A Q Where was Drybridge Street? A Q Where did the Boundary Commission take local hearings? A One penny Q When did the shirt factory open?
A Q When was the Kevlin Road railway bridge demolished? A Q What is the legend of the Drumragh Pearl? It is still there. Where, exactly? Q Who or what, locally were the Coxtonians A A soccer team made up of local printers and newspapermen. In earlier centuries a pound was used as a place to impound stray animals until their owners could claim Q Which Omagh building was built by the Stack family? It was the scene of several bomb attacks in the troubles Q Where, in central Omagh, would you find an Edwardian pillar-box?
A Between High Street and Market Street, leading through to the Back Market - he was a photographer and his studio was located down the entry on the right - opposite the side entrance to Crawford and Wilsons shop Q Where in Omagh was there an amenity called The Fountain?
Q Where is Memorial Place? A In the townland of Ballynahatty - it was a popular venue for country fairs and hunts. It nearly became a village Q Where is the nearest habitable castle to the town of Omagh? A May, Q How many steps lead up to the Courthouse? A Unlucky for some - thirteen.
Q As you look down Omagh's High Street the even numbers are a on the left or b on the right? A On the left. Q Can you name six places in Omagh, past and present, named in honour of Saint Patrick? Q Entertainments in Omagh years ago were held in the Assembly Room. A Now known as..
Q Where was Omagh's biggest turntable? A Used for turning railway engines it was situated where the Playing Fields at St.
Patrick's School fringe the former GNR railway line removed Q The Gasworks, now closed, was established in a , b , or c ? Q One of the country's oldest weather observation posts is located in Omagh. Q Which building in Omagh is in three streets?
A The Courthouse - John St. Q Where was Omagh's last liquor bonding store? Q The only play staged in the Town Hall in was by a professional company. The leading part was played by an Omagh man. What was the play, and who was the actor? A In the grounds of the Baronscourt Estate. A Not as celebrated as T. Montgomery they were hanged at Omagh Jail. Conway was the last man to be hanged there Q The first motor car was first seen in Omagh in a , b or c ?
A None of them. Q Omagh Courthouse was restored in The pillars and portico were added in A John Street. Q Where was Dry Bridge Street?
Q In what year was the latest bridge over the Strule constructed? The Drumragh Bridge. A The Clogher born novelist William Carleton. Q Can you locate the former female prison? Part of the old prison complex.
Q When did the former Urban Council come into existence? When did it cease to function? A a Twenty-one. Q Where was Omagh's main Post Office before it moved to its present site? Q Cannondale and Hacketts Villas opened in the same year. What was that year? A In Q In what year did the Town Hall open? A The Hogshead. Q What was the name of the old Church that stood in Brook Street from and served for the rest of the 19th century? A Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
A The blacksmith McLaughlin took the life of the attorney McCrossan in , with a hook that he had allegedly fashioned for the purpose. A At the rear of the new Boots chemists store, High Street. Q Where, in the last century, was New Street? A The present John Street.
Q What occupied the site before the present Courthouse was begun in ? A A Prison. Q Dublin is miles from Omagh. How far is that in Irish miles? A 86 Q Old street directories list several Omagh people as being 'scutchers' or 'hacklers' by occupation.
With what industry were they connected? Q The Reform Stores closed in Why was it so named? A 'Reform.
The original proprietor was a great advocate of the cause, despite being named Porter. Q Where, a century ago, was Henderson's Foundry? Q When was Cinemascope first introduced into Omagh? The film — 'The Student Prince'.
Q What height is Mullaghcarn Mountain in in feet? A feet. Q Where,on Omagh's main street, was the Infirmary? Q Where, in the last century, would you have found-the Protestant Hall? Where was it immediately before that? And before than-again? Before that it was in Market Street, near the then Wellworths store.
Now the post office is located at the rear of Supervalu, which formerly was Wellworths Q What premises formerly occupied the site of the present Town Hall? Q Four churches occupy the Church St. Can you give their names, and the order in which they were established there regardless of reconstruction and renovation.
A The Church of St. Ernest IR — — Londonderry, St. IR — — Clogher, St. IR — — Dromara Parish, Co. James IR — — Belfast, St. By Costecalde,Dr. Canon Ernest W, M. George A. Helen IR — — Belfast, St.
Methodist Church. IR — — Rathcoole, Co. IR — — Dromore Methodism, Co. Society leaflet March — Presbyterian H. Church — Hodge, Audrey M. P IR — — Non-Subs. Historical Information — Extracts 1 — Non-Subs.
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