What is recorded here

Bridget's Hospital in Baronstown Demesne wears a leper label but its ruins may be a thirteenth-century castle hall. The 1656 Down Survey still showed a small tower south of Kilbixy church, while the 1911 map called the same site a leper house. That change of name suggests people kept finding the place useful, even when its first purpose faded from memory.

Same site as WM011-040001-, depicted as a 'Leper House or Bridget's Hospital (in Ruins) on 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map. This building located S of St. Bigeasch Church was classified as a hospital and as a castle. The 1656 Down Survey map of Kilbixy parish depicts a small tower standing to the S of Kilbixy fortified church (WM011-040002-) which appears to be the remains of Bridget's Hospital which appears to be the remains of a hall house or 13th century castle rather than a hospital (NLI, MS 723-4). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien & Frank Coyne Date of upload: 18 August 2017

A leper house or hospital associated with St. Brigid, built in the 17th century, likely serving as a place of care for lepers or the poor; it is remembered for its dual classification as both a hospital and a castle, reflecting the site's historical and architectural significance.

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