Pre-Famine Fever Epidemics

A case study of the Cork Street Fever Hospital, Dublin

Ciarán McCabe

“This volume deals with a subject that often goes under the radar of most historians and yet, its devastating impact on communities is undeniable whether socially or economically. Our consciousness of epidemics has certainly been heightened since Covid-19, however, besides the so called “Spanish Flu” of early last century, we know little. The details of patient experiences, caregiving and the terrible social conditions in the early decades of nineteenth-century Dublin are presented with clarity and copious notes.” Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette, November 2025