The Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland or Lunacy Commission for Ireland were a public body established by the Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 to oversee asylums and the welfare of mentally ill people in Ireland.
Establishment The Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland, more strictly known as the "Commission of General Control and Correspondence", was established in 1821 by the Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821. The commission consisted of four doctors and four lay members. It was responsible for designating the districts to be served by the asylums, selecting the locations and approving the designs.
Asylums commissioned The Eglinton Asylum in Cork and the Richmond Asylum in Dublin existed at the time the legislation was enacted and were incorporated into the new district asylum system as the Cork Asylum and the Dublin Asylum in 1830 and 1845 respectively. The new asylums that were commissioned under the auspices of the Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland included:
Antrim Asylum, 1899 Armagh Asylum, 1825 Connacht Asylum, 1833 Belfast Asylum, 1829 Carlow Asylum, 1832 Castlebar Asylum, 1866 Clonmel Asylum, 1835 Donegal Asylum, 1866 Down Asylum, 1869 Ennis Asylum, 1868 Enniscorthy Asylum, 1868 Killarney Asylum, 1852 Kilkenny Asylum, 1852 Limerick Asylum, 1827 Londonderry Asylum, 1829 Maryborough Asylum, 1833 Monaghan Asylum, 1869 Mullingar Asylum 1855 Omagh Asylum, 1853 Portrane Asylum, 1903 Sligo Asylum, 1855 Waterford Asylum, 1835
See also Commissioners in Lunacy (for England and Wales) Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland
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