placenames1901 census
160People recorded
27Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Altnagelvin
Allt Mhic Dhuibhleacháin
First-hand recollections and later building records trace the hospital that became a defining presence in Altnagelvin.
Recorded locationAltnagelvin54.98151° N · 7.29231° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Allt Mhic Dhuibhleacháin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Altnagelvin · English · main form
Place & story
Preparing for the first patients
Nurse Ursula Clifford recalled beginning training in September 1959 and studying at Agnes Jones House on the Altnagelvin site. In a 2023 interview with Catherine McGinty, she remembered making beds and preparing rooms before the hospital opened on 1 February 1960. Her intake was among the first to work in the new hospital, as services transferred from Derry's older institutions. [2]
New wards during the pandemic
On 20 April 2020, Western Health and Social Care Trust announced that three new inpatient wards in Altnagelvin's North Wing had become available ahead of schedule. Originally due in June, they were advanced to provide capacity during the COVID-19 emergency. Their accommodation used single rooms with en-suite facilities, marking a further change in a hospital that had developed through successive building phases. [3]
An architectural award for the North Wing
The North Wing, designed by HLM Architects and Hall Black Douglas, received an RSUA Design Award in 2022. The award account described accommodation for 144 people and a new main entrance connecting the older tower block and cancer centre. Its three-storey foyer, white granite exterior, timber screens and accessible courtyards created a new focal point within the accumulated hospital buildings. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Derry
- Barony
- Tirkeeran
- Civil parish
- Clondermot
- Coordinates
- 54.98151, -7.29231
- Mapped area
- 1.19 km²
- Logainm ID
- 58606 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
134People recorded
25Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Thompson 15
- Simpson 11
- McCloskey 10
- Taylor 10
- Bond 8
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Altnagelvin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Happy 75th birthday NHS: Ursula Clifford interview, 20 July 2023 · Catherine McGinty, Derry Now
- Altnagelvin Hospital North Wing wards delivered early, 20 April 2020 · Western Health and Social Care Trust
- Altnagelvin Acute Hospital North Wing Development, RSUA award 2022 · Royal Institute of British Architects / Royal Society of Ulster Architects
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Altnagelvin Hospital, County Derry, as photographed in March 2021 illustration: based on a Altnagelvin Hospital by Kenneth Allen. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.