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The chapel or hospital of Mary Magdalen was attached to St Stephen's hospital (WA009-005035-), on a site called the 'Leper's Meadow' on St John's Hill, just S of the city. It had been converted into private housing by 1661 and the City and County Infirmary, built in 1824, was probably built on its site. The infirmary is now derelict. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 356; Lahert 1985b, 27-9; Bradley et al. 1989, vol. 2, 290).
Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works.
Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R. N. (1970) (reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses in Ireland. Irish Academic Press, Dublin.
Lahert, R. (1985b) Some charitable institutions of old Waterford. Decies, No. 29, 24-31.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
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