I am trying to locate a hospital where my great-grandmother died. The death certificate lists the hospital in Belfast but I cannot make out the name of it - the handwriting is too cryptic. She died in 1957. It looks like it could be: Lundysbum or Lundysburn - something with "burn" as a suffix. I cannot come up with any combination that comes in in Google searches. Does anyone have any suggestions? Have any of the hosptials changed their names since the 1957? How would I determine what hospital this was? HELP! Thanks Eireann

The hospital could be Purdysburn. This was a large psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of belfast, on the Saintfield Road. The hospital changed it's name in the 90's to Knockbracken Healthcare Park. Patients could have been admitted for any number of reasons, a breakdown, post natal depression etc. Unfortunately in those days an admission even for what nowdays is a treatable and recognised illness could have resulted in a lifetimes stay. Hope this is useful -----Original Message----- From: irl-antrim-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-antrim-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ulster3 Sent: 27 January 2007 21:51 To: IRL-ANTRIM@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Help! Belfast Hospitals - 1950s I am trying to locate a hospital where my great-grandmother died. The death certificate lists the hospital in Belfast but I cannot make out the name of it - the handwriting is too cryptic. She died in 1957. It looks like it could be: Lundysbum or Lundysburn - something with "burn" as a suffix. I cannot come up with any combination that comes in in Google searches. Does anyone have any suggestions? Have any of the hosptials changed their names since the 1957? How would I determine what hospital this was? HELP! Thanks Eireann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-ANTRIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 - Release Date: 26/01/2007 11:11 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 - Release Date: 26/01/2007 11:11

Dear Eireann, PURDYSBURN Hospital. I think part of it may now be called BELVOIR PARK Hospital. Norman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ulster3" <ulster3@gmail.com> To: <IRL-ANTRIM@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:51 PM Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Help! Belfast Hospitals - 1950s >I am trying to locate a hospital where my great-grandmother died. The death > certificate lists the hospital in Belfast but I cannot make out the name > of > it - the handwriting is too cryptic. She died in 1957. > > It looks like it could be: Lundysbum or Lundysburn - something with "burn" > as a suffix. > > I cannot come up with any combination that comes in in Google searches. > > Does anyone have any suggestions? Have any of the hosptials changed their > names since the 1957? How would I determine what hospital this was? > > HELP! Thanks > > Eireann > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-ANTRIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >