Exploring an Abandoned Irish Asylum - Medical Equipment Left Behind

In this video, we explore an abandoned asylum with ornate architecture, medical equipment remaining and functioning power. The property was a chance decision made on our Ireland trip in Summer 2021, resulting in one of the best places we visited last year!
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[@DS-fo4ed]

The dentist chair is a 90s model Belmont Clesta. I have 2 of them in my dental practice.

[@gearsandtears7643]

10 mins from my house I won't say the name my sister was born there 49 years ago when it was a maternity hospital great video thanks for sharing

[@lizstevenson7801]

Thank you for showing us this place. The historical memorablia should be donated to museum, as a retired nurse I feel it is essential that the new generation of nursing staff should learn about the past and the types of equipment we used. A stunning building that need saving and even used for maybe simething other than a medical facility. Well done guys 💕🇦🇺

[@Urbandoned]

No problem, glad you enjoyed our coverage. We agree, the memorabilia deserves a place to boast it's profile. It would be interesting to compare past and modern day equipment. Thank you

[@shellylawlor8974]

could only imagine the torture that went on in this place, im sure the new generation of nurses would be horrifed

[@gripplehound]

The ‘hydrotherapy’ bath is probably just a Parker bath. They’re just used as normal baths but are specially made for people who have disabilities. They can be raised lowered and titled, the side drops down so the patient can get in and out easier. They’re not used for therapy, they’re just normal baths 😊

[@Urbandoned]

Thanks for letting us know!

[@stephaniemcquillan1930]

Thank you for selecting my comment! It was very unexpected. As sad as I think it is to see older buildings and houses being abandoned and neglected, as someone who uses a wheelchair, I do think the more modern builds are far more practical. I’m very lucky to be living in a modern bungalow. I don’t know how I would manage in a Victorian or Edwardian build. Very interesting explore here.

[@Urbandoned]

That's okay, thanks for sending a response. That is a great point too and something we should have but didn't consider. Modern buildings are far more inclusive to people of all ranges, thanks for sharing!

[@1974bazzaaa]

Definitely one of your better explores, well done on documenting it. I do like your presenting style, there’s way too many “exploring” channels that are trying to sensationalise and chase subscribers rather than documenting the buildings.

[@Urbandoned]

That's much appreciated, thanks!

[@frasermathers2287]

Once again lads a stunning video documenting the demise of the hospital whilst giving an insight as to the reasons why. Whilst I always enjoy your videos including this one, I also found myself getting really annoyed at the same time. My annoyance comes from the lack of accountability and responsibility that is shown by so many government run organisations. I spent most of my career before retirement being responsible for or owning private multi million pound operations where taking responsibly for your people and assets was at the heart of what we did. When something became outdated or surplus then it was up to us to pass it on or sell it so that it remained useful to someone. The waste of assets sitting in the hospital is a crime! Unfortunately I have seen this many times in local/national government organisations and its wrong especially when the likes of the NHS could be seen as the gold standard throughout the world if only it was operated correctly! Sorry for the rant, but I guess in some ways its part of what made your video so special.

[@Urbandoned]

Glad our video provoked an emotional response for you - we do agree, there is a clear waste of equipment in this video and other hospitals we have explored in the past. Despite it sometimes being outdated, it could be donated to places that are struggling and have nothing else. The space, too, is wasteful from the government, when they could have stopped it from getting to a dilapidated condition a long time ago.

[@daveevans253]

Great review of an old Victorian psychiatric hospital built in the late 1800s. There were many of these built through England, Wales and Scotland at this time as reforms came in to house ‘lunatics’ in more humane circumstances. Before this people were often housed in prison like facilities and chained. Also, imagine how luxurious these places would have been with indoor toilets and bathrooms with hot and cold running water. I worked in a number of these places. There are a number of items which the guys obviously don’t recognise the significance of but it is a genuinely significant piece of history. Well done and thank you.

[@mickeycmajic]

Absolutely awesome video (AGAIN) guys. From the swapping of camera shots between Alistair & Theo. Very (Proper People like) Then from the descriptions, the story telling & the music. You’ve kept it real & grounded whilst being informative and unique.

[@Urbandoned]

Happy that you appreciate the swapping shots, something we are attempting to incorporate more. The storytelling is a feature we really try and create in our videos too. Thank you very much for the kind comment :)

[@pancho3628]

Goodness guys you were pretty brave to explore

[@steuk6510]

i live in a old cottage that's listed and love the architecture it's what the nurses used to live in Victorian times

[@steuk6510]

I love to see old medical equipment preserved as I love science and collect old medical equipment

[@Perspective125]

At 16:27 that set of 4 tall windows is just breathtakingly beautiful. The color scheme only adds to its beauty. There are quite a few attributes to the architecture here, attesting to the pride in workmanship of that era. The outside of the building, however, is a dull grey, and imposing structure. The inside is really incredible. I'm enjoying this a great deal! The workmanship and detail on the arches, the doors, even the old hardware still there, door handles, old candle holders protruding from the walls before electricity was available. By looking at almost any window, you can see just how thick the walls of the place really are! 12, 18 inches maybe? Victorian Gothic is by far my favorite architectural type.

[@medhat4B]

Like I have said re previous explorations, you always show respect and leave things as you found them. The owners of this massive structure ought to have sold off many of the furnishings years ago. Some, as shown, now sit ruined by damp, lack of care and surrounding decay. I always feel so much gets wasted due to lack of good management.

[@Urbandoned]

The furniture waste is terrible, here. Something we noticed, too...

[@LeeHoMusic]

there is one small hospital, half part of old workhouse and second half is newer building. in the old part sometimes during my night shift doors are opening on their own and you can clearly hear that furniture are moving. scary. this is happening only during night time, not every night. some of the staff don't want to do night shifts because of that... management asked priest to bless the place....

[@joanneneaves9651]

I my opinion you are honestly the King's of urbex. Speechless. Amazing upload 👌

[@Urbandoned]

How sweet ;)

[@christophersmith5089]

I grew up in Portrane lads, that used to be where we would spend our weekends partying and exploring. The houses on the way in to the grounds is where I lived. There is a forest area as-well with an old apple orchard and a couple of other buildings that you would have appreciated, top video lads.

[@christophersmith5089]

Also did you see the padded rooms ?

[@deniseshephard3347]

Thank you for taking us on on a very moving and educational journey it’s a real shame what is left behind

[@ylwen1525]

That building truly had an amazing architecture !

[@Urbandoned]

Outside and within!

[@drscopeify]

Fantastic explore! What a find and such a good video as always. The place is in pristine shape except for the neglect but the history of the place is sad, I don't recall hearing of an asylum with such a number of deaths, well, at least that is publicly know I guess.

[@Urbandoned]

It is a special place! Pristine condition in some parts but decaying heavily in others. Thank you

[@mygreatescape9617]

I love old architecture and historical places like this one, my Nana and great Nana were from Ipswich and I have always felt a pull to go to the UK to find out where I come from while visiting these awesome historical places, thank you for sharing much love from your friend across the pond

[@Conor3914]

Great video guys. There is an active hospital across the way from this building. They mainly use this asylum for storage and the current asylum is used as offices now. I live in the area locally so nice to actually see inside it

[@onelucky84]

where is it, if you dont mind me asking?

[@meepthirteen]

Brilliant location, brilliant documentation! TY X

[@billmorrison4746]

A great explore! 👏👏 I enjoyed that.

[@heathermurray9939]

Where I live, the old mental health hospital closed awhile ago and some of the buildings where turned into flats, houses and the new owners say that they hear noises and things moving, it was closed due to things going on & whistle blowing & trying to get the residents back into the community.

[@naturewalks]

This is beautiful! What a great video.

[@mariafenelon3475]

Its St.Lomans Mullingar

[@michailokeefeMooMoo]

Great video guys another fantastic video and building

[@Urbandoned]

Thanks :)

[@Chrisssy2112]

Another amazing video lads! Bravo 👏

[@Urbandoned]

Cheers mate :)

[@sondrayork6317]

I’m not surprised erosion of that place is what got it shut down. The decay is just crazy.

[@courtneybuyseverythinggg]

Thank you for another amazing video. You guys are so amazing at documenting these beautiful places. I love all your videos !

[@Urbandoned]

Really means a lot - thank you :)

[@carolinehoward180]

This is a stunning explore 🖤👏👏

[@Urbandoned]

Definitely...

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

All those beds that might explain our hospital waiting lists. I was reading a book on these places. Its hard to believe that in the hay day of these places the majority of patients were more sane than the people working there and the people who put them there. One example if you didn't agree with your husband you were of to the funny farm. Maybe that was a bad example that should still stand. A better one if you disagreed with the church that would definitely land you up in there. If you think about it the whole system was insane. Great explore thanks.

[@armsteadamst6005]

This reminds me of highroyds hospital in menston

[@grws86]

So strange with those beds. I know hospitals desperate for beds, an elderly lady I know spent 8 hours waiting for a bed last week only to be sent home. 🤯

[@Urbandoned]

These should be going back, they may not be needed due to social distancing making ward capacity smaller. Either way, it is quite shocking!

[@stephthestar90]

I believe the HSE (Irish health service) owns this abandoned hospital or at least part of it, so I'm surprised they don't use the equipment left in these buildings. It could be cleaned up and used again. I guess that would require thinking though.The talking waffle 🧇in charge has got to go. What does he do to earn his huge wages?

[@nataliesmith303]

I just love the grey stone they use. They could reuse this building I’m sure. There’s an old hospital where I live that’s been changed into flats 😀

[@Urbandoned]

It's quite imposing, similar to what we saw in Aberdeen. Almost all of the Irish asylums are like that

[@deeppurple883]

Those types of buildings always make one feel like their powerless or overpowered, inside or out. 🇮🇪

[@Luce306]

I think I know where that is but not going to mention it as I don't usually say it and my nan lives not far from it I been down there but never got in its in the Midlands of Ireland that's all i am going to mention

[@SuperLaplander]

Very cool building with so much stuff. Thank you!

[@Urbandoned]

Too much to look at. We even noticed new things whilst rewatching the footage during editing...

[@sondrayork6317]

That music sounds like it could fit into a video about the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster lol. It really does have that eerie sound to it.

[@thomascook578]

Have you ever thought about visiting St Peters Seminary in Cardross near Helensburgh, Scotland. An old training college for priests and nuns, opened 1969 closed 1981

[@Urbandoned]

We haven’t really. The place is more like a ruin, but maybe we could film an interesting video there. Doesn’t feel like there is much content available for a full video, but camping overnight there is intriguing…

[@thomascook578]

@Urbandoned there's a weird vibe in there at night, I visited it about 10yrs ago and was strange to say the least

[@roisinmc7442]

Yeah that's a really cool place. I used to live near Dumbarton and went there. Def a creepy vibe!!!!

[@randomsonic5929]

Please explore the old Warsash Maritime Academy site before it's demolished It's got around 70 years of history and several parts are grade 2 listed (thoes can't be demolished)

[@Fran_SG]

Very cool place!!!

[@nicolagriffiths3933]

Just come across yr vid some of the achatechure is amazing all that old medical equipment should be in traning collage for all the med studance the old toys should be in a vintage museam the amount of new beds an equipment thats being stored is crazy i do hope they find a use for such a butafull building id hate to see it demolishe it be nice if it was turned in to a colloge of some sort with meany diffrent courses going on do u havecan updat on the building xx

[@heathermurray9939]

The other equipment wrapped up could be for ICU life support machine for the covid patients

[@johnbennett226]

thank you

[@arteriesandveins]

i live near here, always wanted to go in an explore but too scared i’ll get caught 😅

[@blutechno6326]

ever manage to get there?

[@arteriesandveins]

@@blutechno6326 not yet ! my friends brother and his friend got in successfully though !

[@exploringwithcorey]

Amazing video lads have always meant to check this spot out but never got around to it last time I was in the area

[@bonnieharris8112]

Older homes won't last forever. I hate to think of the extreme sterile buildings that we'll someday be cursed with, as I feel the older buildings had character and charm and helped in keeping people's minds engaged.

[@thetelegothika5327]

Absolutely. And it's becoming even more noticeable when you urbex places. The relentless quest for simplification, cost-effectiveness and lack of permeance will lead to all new buildings being beige boxes. Sounds like it doesn't matter, as it's "just aesthetics", but as we've seen with the failed brutalist movement - the design of buildings and their surroundings have a massive impact on the psyche of those who use them. So a world of beige, anonymous, conforming boxes.... would say a lot about how people and culture have changed.

[@trollpolice3739]

Can you go to the skopje international airport's aircraft graveyard for your next vid, love the work keep it up

[@FrostyGaming8394]

I think what they should do to the artefacts is sell it to a collector or a museum who knows more about some of the items and keep them safe to preserve the history of the items in the Asylum by doing this it will add less chance that they will be neglected and abused by other people who enter the building and grab peoples attention to the detail of art in the items in the Asylum and the rest could be reused at local hospitals in the area specially at these times.

[@Urbandoned]

This it right. Most of the artefacts deserve to be saved and maintained in high quality. They will all go to ruin in no time if untouched, due to their rarity and fragile nature. We would hate to see them destroyed :(

[@c1p1moore]

Excellent vlog 👏 How come the flourescent tube lighting looks on?

[@Urbandoned]

Probably because it's using the same source as the active hospital

[@Justforfun-wq7mr]

Where do you source your intro music from? Awesome videos.

[@michaelobrien9825]

It appears that the grounds of the hospital are still being maintained with the grass being cut etc, but you cannot possibly say the equipment that is lying their could not be used in some other hospital no wonder the NHS is in the state its in.

[@joinertanner]

Hse in this case st Anna in cork but I totally understand what you are saying

[@MaxineJay7]

If you went to hospital would you be happy to see that the equipment was outdated and not high-quality? There will be lots of reasons why that equipment is not being used. Buying new equipment is really not the reason that the NHS is in a state - suggest you look to the government for that.

[@deeppurple883]

We need to house refugees on the could we use this. It's huge

[@c1p1moore]

Grass looks mown

[@heathermurray9939]

Did the different areas have different names, like the different areas of Ireland, or of flowers etc

[@racheldoyle43]

Hi we’re in Ireland is this thanks

[@tamarahenderson5241]

Love it

[@c1p1moore]

& the garden look manicured & grass lown which wasn't mentioned?

[@Urbandoned]

Did you have the audio off?

[@c1p1moore]

@@Urbandoned thanks for telling me anyway 🤔

[@c1p1moore]

@@Urbandoned sarcasms

[@graceyoung3771]

So many poor countries without any medical needs and here they are being hidden away not helping a soul when all it would take is a medical device or two plus a handful of beds could save many communities many times over!!!

[@graceyoung3771]

With medical needs

[@stephthestar90]

It's typical of the HSE (Irish health service). They waste so much money and they always seem to be over capacity but yet they have all this equipment hidden away here that could be put to good use

[@estherdiskin3968]

Can y0u say where it is. Thanks

[@LeeHoMusic]

what county is it? I live in Ireland, would love to explore it..... I ve been to many buildings but this one is impressive.

[@heathercrowley632]

westmeath mullingar

[@LeeHoMusic]

@@heathercrowley632 Thanks , I visited the place 2 wks ago, unfortunately no way in...

[@Vivivofi]

@@LeeHoMusic how did these lads get in if there's no way in?

[@LeeHoMusic]

@@Vivivofi there was way in when they were there, security spotted it and boarded it up....

[@SurvivingTheApocalypse]

Was there a week ago. Pretty straightforward entry tbh.

[@fergusmurphy5783]

What is this building called

[@AmberLyons-jj3sf]

St lomans mullingar

[@philipmagwisa5860]

Donate the beds to Zimbabwe

[@lauraoshea.]

Where is it in Ireland 🇮🇪 is it in Cork

[@exploringwithcorey]

Nope

[@lauraoshea.]

@@raymurrayie thank you 😊

[@andrewmoody465]

Nope it's st lomans in mullingar. Its smoke stack can be seen from all over the town

[@sondrayork6317]

What is the crying in the background, sounds almost like an injured animal of some kind.

[@thughes52]

Who's the music in this cool video pls ?

[@Urbandoned]

All found on Epidemic Sound.

[@OLIFAB]

Hey 👋🏼

[@wendyabbey820]

The NHS should use these beds not waste them, what about country’s that could use them

[@roisinmc7442]

This is in the Republic of Ireland so not in their jurisdiction

[@shellylawlor8974]

i think the english have robbed euough from the irish dont you ?

[@stephthestar90]

It's in Ireland so it's owned by the HSE (Health Service Executive), not the NHS. The HSE is the Irish public health service and there is also a network of private hospitals here

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

Is it really necessary to blur stuff?

[@exploringwithcorey]

Yes it's very necessary as this stop vandals finding these places and wrecking them

[@michaelfarrell8105]

30 mins from me,

[@clevelandlloyd6476]

? ???????

[@heathermurray9939]

All the equipment could be donated to the 3rd world charity project,

[@norahglavin5226]

Plenty of room for the homeless

[@andrewmoody465]

My home town

[@dibble2005]

irelands two parties that combined to form a government fianna fail and fiann gael have devastated Ireland. They make the Tories look like a picnic.