County: Limerick Site name: St. Camillus, Shelbourne Road, Limerick
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 21E0055
Author: Elaine Lynch
Site type: Workhouse
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 556546m, N 657728m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.668981, -8.642459
Archaeological monitoring took place as part of the groundwork associated with the construction of an extension to St Camillus' hospital which includes a two-storey ward block extension and a single-storey ward block, a site compound, service trenches and secondary material storage location. St Camillus' contains within its curtilage four Protected Structures, RPS 339 Former Workhouse, RPS 340 Chapel, RPS 341 Rehabilitation Centre & RPS 342 Chimneystack. There was evidence that the site had remains of demolished buildings on the western side of the site, which dated to the 20th century. Nothing of an archaeological nature was found during the monitoring.
Aegis Archaeology, 32 Nicholas Street, King's Island, Limerick
