Table of cases treated in the Provisional Lunatic Asylum for the year 1848

Shortforms I'm using..... M = married, S = Single, RC = Roman Catholic, COE = Church of England, ? = Having trouble reading it, or unsure of the spelling, or..I just don't know. Here's a word that I haven't got a clue what it means, but It looks like it might mean "how long they've had this disorder" at the time they were admitted to the Asylum....Dcration{??}...It's used in the form of "Dcration at time of admission"....I'll note it as Dcrat= Dcration at time of admission. DOA = date of admission, SOA = State on admission, PS = present state, Rem = remarks Any { } are my own remarks. Also remember that this is for 1848, some of these people have been in there for years! - Ann (may be contacted through the contributor's page)

John Meager, 26 yr, S, fisherman, RC
From - Ireland
Disease - Menamania {?}
Dcrat - 10 mths
DOA - Dec. 1817
SOA - Health good, naked
PS - Health good
Rem - Mental state improved, cure probable.

William Tizzard, 25{?}, S, fisherman, COE
From - NF
Disease - mania
Dcrat - 7 mths
DOA - ?
SOA -health good
PS - healthy & clean
Rem - mental state good; cure improbable

Thomas Donavan, 30 yr, S, Tinman, RC
From - NF
Disease - dementia
Dcrat - 3.5 yr
DOA - ?
SOA - much emaciated , covered with dirt & vermin, in rags
PS - Consumptive {consumptive usually means TB}
Rem - mental state improved, will not live long

James Donavan, 30 yrs, S, fisherman, RC
From - Nf
Disease - dementia
Dcrat - ? yrs
DOA - ?
SOA - emaciated, covered in dirt & vermin, in rags
PS - healthy & clean
Rem- mental state improved, cure improbable

Edward Meager, 25{?} yr, S, carpenter, RC
From - Ireland
Disease - mania
Dcrat - 8 mths
DOA -?
SOA -In bad health
PS - health bad
Rem - mental state improved, cure probable

James Anderson, 45 yrs, S, gentleman, COE
From - Nf
Disease - Monomania
Dcrat - 3.5 yr{?}
DOA - ?
SOA - sick, emaciated, in dirt, vermin & rags
PS - dismissed
Rem - improved

Samuel Barry, 25 yrs, S, Shoemaker, RC
From - Nf
Disease - dementia
Dcrat - 2 yrs
DOA - Jan 19, 1817 or 1818 ?
SOA - ill & weak
PS - in good health
Rem - dismissed, much improved May 17, returned June 21.

Laurence Turner, 40 yrs, S, Artist, COE
From - England
Disease - mania
Dcrat - 3 mths
DOA - Feb 19, 1817 or 1818 ?
SOA - in bad health
PS - dismissed
Rem - improved

William Flarty {?}, 60 yrs, M, fisherman, RC
From - Ireland
Disease - dementia
Dcrat - recent
DOA - May 17, 1817 or 1818 ?
SOA - in good health
PS - health good
Rem - no change

Peter Tizzard, 23 yrs, S, fisherman, COE
From - Nf
Disease - dementia
Dcrat - recent
DOA - June 17, 1817 or 1818 ?
SOA - in good health
PS - health good
Rem - no change

? Whelan, 50 {?} yrs, M, fisherman, RC
From - Ireland
disease - mania
Dcrat - recent
DOA - ?
SOA - in bad health
Ps - dismissed
Rem - improved

Frank McDonald, 30 yrs, S, fisherman, RC
From Nf
Disease - epilepsy
Dcrat - recent
DOA - Nov. 30, 1817 or 1818
SOA - naked, in bad health
PS - under treatment
Rem - improved, care probable

James Nief {?}, 38 yrs, S, fisherman
From - Ireland
Disease - dementia, paralysis
Dcrat - 1 yr
DOA -Dec 1, 1817 or 1818
SOA - paralytic
PS - under treatment
Rem - improved, care probable

Mary Caroline, 80yrs, M, RC
From - Ireland
Disease - mania
Dcrat - many years
DOA - Dec. 7, 1817
SOA - extremely weak, in dirt, vermin & rags
PS - in good health, cleanly
Rem - mental state unchanged, cure improbable

Mary Butler, 55 yrs{?}, M, RC
From - Ireland
Disease - mania
Dcrat - ? years
DOA - ? 1817 or 1818
SOA - In good health, clean, well clad
PS - In good health, cleanly
Rem - mental state unchanged, cure improbable

Mary Mooney, 50 yrs, S
From - Nf
Disease - mania , dementia
Dcrat- 14½ yrs{?}
DOA - ? 1817 or 1818
SOA - emaciated, in dirt, vermin & rags
PS - health improved, clean
Rem - mental state unchanged, cure improbable

Mary Philpot, 45 yrs, M, COE
From - Nf
Disease - mania
Dcrat - 4½ yrs
DOA - ? 1817 or 1818
SOA - A frightfull object, in filth & rags
PS - health good, very cleanly
Rem - mental state much improved, cure probable, from being quite a cripple walks about

Alice English, 35 yrs, S, RC
From - Nf
Disease - dementia
Dcrat - 2½ yrs
DOA - ? 1817 or 1818
SOA - extremely weak & ill, in filth & rags
PS - health much better, became fat, clean
Rem - mental state much improved, cure improbable

Catherine Whelan, 50 yrs, M, RC
From - Ireland
Disease - mania - hypermania
Dcrat - 2 yrs
DOA - ? 1817 or 1818
SOA - emaciated, in dirt, vermin, & rags
PS - health good, is fat; clean
Rem - mental state much improved, cure probable, dismissed Sept. 17 returned Feb. 2

Chrisrians Jarret, 38 yrs, S, RC
From - Nf
Disease -mania
Dcrat - 4½ yrs
DOA - ? 1817 or 1818
SOA- emaciated, in dirt, vermin & rags
PS - health good, cleanly
Rem - mental state much improved, cure improbable

Mary Donavan, 2 2yrs, S, house servant, RC
From - Nf
Disease - mania
Dcrat - recent
DOA - dec. 11, 1817 or 1818
SOA - emaciated, ill, in dirt & rags
PS - dismissed April 2
Rem - convalescent

Ann Power, 40 yrs, M, house servant, RC
From - Ireland
Disease - mania
Dcrat - 1 yr
DOA - Dec 21, 1817?
SOA - in good health
PS - health good
Rem - mental state unchanged, cure improbable

Eliza Parnell, 36 yrs, M, COE
From - England
Disease - Lypermania
Dcrat - 2 yrs
DOA - Aug. 18, 1818
SOA - in dirt & rags
Ps - health good
Rem - mental state unchanged, cure probable

Ann Beenmore, 37 yrs, M, COE
From - England
Disease - Puerperal mania
Dcrat - recent
DOA -June 24, 1818
SOA - in bad health
PS - health good
Rem - mental state improved, cure probable

Mary Hanlon, 31yrs, S, RC
From - NF
Disease - lypermania, epilepsy
Dcrat - ?
DOA - July 2, 1818
SOA - epileptic
PS - unchanged
Rem - mental state unchanged, cure improbable

Mary Smallcomb, 25 yrs, M
From - NF
Disease - puerperal mania
Dcrat -?
DOA - Sept 12, 1818
SOA - in bad health
PS - dismissed October
Rem - convalescent

Mary Butler, 50 yrs, M, COE
From - ?
Disease - mania
Dcrat - 3 mths
DOA - Sept. 13, 1818
SOA - in bad health
PS - in good health
Rem - mental state unchanged, cure improbable

Patrick Fripps, 21 yrs, S, fisherman, RC
From - Ireland
Disease - mania
Dcrat - 6 mths
DOA - Nov 20, 1847{?}
SOA -health good
PS - dismissed November 30, 1848
Rem - convalescent

Stephen Brazil, 40 yrs, S, fisherman, RC
From -Ireland
Disease - mania & dementia
Dcrat - 15 yrs
DOA - Jan 7, 1818
SOA - much emaciated, covered in dirt & vermin
PS - healthy & clean
Rem - mental state improved, cure probable