placenamesArklow
An tInbhear Mór
Lewis recorded public funding and local contributions towards the hospital and dispensary.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An tInbhear Mór · Irish · main form
- Arklow · English · main form
Place & story
The hospital of 1821
Arklow’s fever hospital and dispensary were erected in 1821 at a cost of £550, according to Samuel Lewis. The grand jury supplied £400, with subscriptions raising the balance. Writing in 1837, he described a square building just outside the town. The account records how public funding and local contributions combined to provide a place for medical care, without identifying its later building history. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Arklow. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Arklow: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.