Over 200 years ago, two women died in a snow storm on the way to the Rotunda... giving rise to The Coombe and some 740,000 deliveries since including one mother who had 21 babies...
In 1825, the Rotunda, on the northside of the city, was Dublin's only maternity hospital. For a woman in labour in the Liberties, getting there could mean a long and dangerous journey.
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Over 200 years ago, two women died in a snow storm on the way to the Rotunda... giving rise to The Coombe and some 740,000 deliveries since including one mother who had 21 babies...
In 1825, the Rotunda, on the northside of the city, was Dublin's only maternity hospital. For a woman in labour in the Liberties, getting there could mean a long and dangerous journey.
