Ireland was not unique in creating and perpetuating an
institutional response to insanity, but did enjoy the dubious
distinction of having, by 1950s, the world's highest number of
psychiatric beds per capita. Social and medical historians have
posited various theories for this, but to date none have examined
the spaces and landscapes created to facilitate this spectacular
expansion in institutional provision. The research on which this
book is based reveals the meaning and significance of the
architectural and landscape legacy from the inception of the asylum
system to its extinction, in the context of an evolving political,
social, medical and economic climate. The research reveals a rich
typology - from the earliest structures which embodied
Enlightenment theories and pioneering approaches to treatment
within their very fabric, through impressive architectural
set-pieces designed by the leading architects of the era, to
enormous receptacles of the hopeless which demonstrated technical
ingenuity in addressing the challenges of accommodating
historically unprecedented numbers of people in a single building.
Most were set within designed landscapes which attest to the
original curative aspirations of the institution.
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