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Attached multiple-bay two-storey building, completed 1841, formerly the infirmary and idiot's wards of the Cork Union Workhouse which adjoined the dining hall and chapel located to the north. Four two-storey returns to rear with eastern end partially demolished. Now forming part of St. Finbarr's Hospital complex with hospital extension to west. Pitched slate and artificial slate roofs with uPVC rainwater goods. Coursed squared limestone walls with some sections rendered. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, brick surrounds and uPVC windows. Square-headed door openings with enlarged entrance to the west elevation, all having uPVC doors and fittings. Enclosed by a high coursed rubble limestone wall on three sides, forming part of the original workhouse enclosure.
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