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Following World War II, Jefferson Parish experienced exponential population growth, doubling from 1940 to 1950, and then doubling again from 1950 to 1960. [2] In 1956, there were no hospitals in Jefferson Parish and the hospitals in neighboring New Orleans were only accessible from the West Bank by ferry across the Mississippi River.
St. Declan's Monastery is located about 400 m (1 ⁄ 4 mile) southwest of Ardmore, County Waterford. Ardmore is built on a headland 7.5 km (4.7 mi) east of Youghal and the mouth of the Munster Blackwater. [5]
Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson, Louisiana; Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner (formerly Kenner Regional Medical Center) - Kenner; Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank (formerly Meadowcrest Hospital) - Gretna; Tulane–Lakeside Hospital - Metairie; West Jefferson Medical Center - Marrero
Lismore Monastery early monastic site, nuns, founded in the 7th century, strictly separate from the monks' monastery (see immediately above) Lismore — St Brigid's Hospital early leper hospital under a prior, with possible Culdee connections until the 12th century; St Brigid [4] [5] [6
Declán of Ardmore (Old Irish: Declán mac Eircc; Irish: Deaglán, Deuglán; Latin: Declanus; died 5th century AD), also called Déclán, was an early Irish saint of the Déisi Muman, who was remembered for having converted the Déisi in the late 5th century and for having founded the monastery of Ardmore (Ard Mór) in what is now County Waterford. [1]
The cliff walk, which has marker posts erected along the route, passes an old remodeled Coastguard Station, St Declan's Cell and Holy Well, a ruined church, the wreck of the Samson, an abandoned 20th century coast guard lookout, and another, much older, lookout tower. Further along the walk is a well with stone canopy, known as Fr. O'Donnells Well.
Saint Declan (fl. 350–450 AD) founded a monastery at Ardmore, [63] possibly the oldest Christian settlement in Ireland. A contemporary was Ailbe , whose Vita , written c. 750, says that he preached Christianity in Munster before the arrival of St. Patrick, and founded a monastery at Emly .
early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Fiachra; sometimes confused with Conry, supra: Cell-cruimthir: Kilkenny West Priory Hospital early monastic site, founded c.mid-6th century by St Canice Crutched Friars