Bridget Towey

Bridget Towey

unknown Ireland

Bridget Towey was admitted to St Brigid’s psychiatric hospital in Ballinasloe due to 'melancholia' and spent years in the institution, her tragic story reflecting the harsh realities faced by women in psychiatric care in Ireland.

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Ireland Ireland: Bridget Towey was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in 1914 and her records show a tragic decline. 5

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The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: the stories of people ‘incarcerated’ in Ireland’s psychiatric hospitals – The Irish Times