placenamesSaint Mary's
Paróiste Mhuire
A nineteenth-century account records a fever hospital, infirmary and dispensary managed across denominational lines.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Paróiste Mhuire · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Saint Mary's · English · main form
Place & story
Three connected institutions
Samuel Lewis attributed New Ross’s fever hospital to the late H. Houghton of Ballyane, recording its completion by his widow in 1809. An infirmary for chronic diseases followed in 1820, funded through a Grand Jury presentment. A dispensary was attached to the fever hospital. Lewis described these three institutions together in his account of Saint Mary’s parish and New Ross. [2]
A joint committee
Their management committee contained twelve Protestants and twelve Catholics. The Protestant vicar of Saint Mary’s and the Catholic parish priest were always members by virtue of their offices as trustees of the bequest. Lewis recorded a £300 annual rent-charge on the Ballyane estate among the hospital funds. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Saint Mary's. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ross (New): A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.