Ardkeen, Waterford
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Ardkeen
Ard Caoin | |
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Suburb | |
Pub in Ardkeen, Waterford | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′31″N 7°05′06″W / 52.242°N 7.085°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | County Waterford |
Ardkeen is an eastern suburb of Waterford, Ireland. It is the location of University Hospital Waterford, which became a general hospital in the late 1950s.[1][2] Ardkeen also has two shopping centres (anchored by Lidl and Tesco) and a number of restaurants and pubs.[citation needed] Ardkeen Library, a branch of the Waterford City & County Library Service, is located within Ardkeen Shopping Centre.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Power, Patrick (1998). History of Waterford : city and county. Dungarvan: De Paor. p. 291. ISBN 0953481409.
- ^ Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland (PDF), p. 67 – via nationalarchives.ie,
Ardkeen Chest Hospital (280 beds) was built between 1950 and 1954 and was originally used as a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. [..] In 1958, due to a continuing decline in T.B., it became an acute general hospital
- ^ "Waterford City & County Library Service - Branches". waterfordlibraries.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2025.