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The Royal Hospital Kilmainham (Irish: Ospidéal Ríochta Chill Mhaighneann) in Kilmainham, Dublin, is a 17th-century former hospital and retirement home which is now mainly used to house the Irish Museum of Modern Art and as a concert and events venue.
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is housed in the 17th-century Royal Hospital Kilmainham. The Royal Hospital was founded in 1684 by James Butler, the Duke of Ormonde and Viceroy to Charles II, as a home for retired soldiers and continued in that use for almost 250 years. The Royal Hospital is a striking location for displaying modern art.
Kilmainham Priory & Commandery, Dublin - the Order's former seat in Ireland was demolished and sited within the Royal Hospital Kilmainham campus; Kilmainhamwood Preceptory, Co. Meath (named after the Priory) Kilmainhambeg Preceptory, Co. Meath (named after the Priory) Hospital Church in "Any" Hospital, County Limerick
The area is best known for Royal Hospital Kilmainham, constructed on the site where the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem had their priory in Dublin. It now houses the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The Richmond Tower marks the junction between the formal pedestrianised avenue leading to the Royal Hospital, and the South Circular Road.
Royal Hospital Kilmainham, of which Jeffreys was appointed the first Master in 1684. In 1684 when the Royal Hospital Kilmainham for old soldiers was founded, Sir Leoline Jenkins, the Secretary of State, a fellow Welshman and lifelong friend of Jeffreys, persuaded Ormonde, the founder, to accept Jeffreys as the first Master. [4]
History section of Royal Hospital Kilmainham website (archived) Archiseek.com article on Richmond Tower 53°20′32″N 6°18′24″W / 53.34211°N 6.306763°W / 53.34211; -6.
Richmond Surgical Hospital; Royal City of Dublin Hospital; Royal Hospital Kilmainham; Royal Military Infirmary; S. St. Brigid's Hospital; St. Canice's Hospital;
Bully's Acre (officially, the Hospital Fields; Irish: Acra an Bhulaí) [2] is a former public cemetery located near the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin, Ireland. It is 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) in extent.