Maypark Nursing Home
Maypark House is a private family owned 48 bedded Nursing and Residential care centre which stands on a beautiful 12 acre site with views of the River Suir below. A sweeping tarmacadam drive from Maypark Lane, just off the Dunmore Road leads through lawns and gardens to the main building. With its many pathways and walkways it provides for the optimum in peace and tranquillity.
Maypark House has been designed to accommodate the needs of retired, infirm and sick persons. The facility has the capacity to cater for all levels of mobility which ensures a high quality of care for residents.
Maypark House is approved by V.H.I., BUPA and all major insurance companies, Department of Health and Health Service Executive and is a member of Nursing Homes Ireland.
We at Maypark House are proud to state that this Nursing Home is approved by ISO 9001-2000 international standard.
Prospective Residents and their family are encouraged and welcome to visit Maypark House at any time to view our facilities. Arrangements can be made for a senior Staff Member to visit prospective Residents in their own home to discuss the transition into Maypark House.
Maypark House was originally operated as a private hospital and latterly as a nursing home. It is located beside Waterford Regional Hospital and Ardkeen Shopping Centre. All categories of care and all levels of need can be accommodated in Maypark House.
History of Maypark House
Maypark House was built in 1783 or 1784 and called after Humphrey May. He gave his name to Mayfield (near Portlaw) and was M.P. for Waterford from 1757 to 1797. Sir James was Collector of the Revenue of the port of Waterford and he was succeeded in that then lucrative and important office by his son Humphrey May on or about November 6th 1811. Sir James May died in Maypark in 1811 and in December 1818, Humphrey May died in France.
Humphrey May had married Jane Grueber in 1784. She survived him but apparently would not continue to reside in Maypark, hence in “Ramsey’s Waterford Chronicle” of February 1819 an advertisement appeared that Maypark was to be let on such terms and for such a period as might be agreed upon or the interest would be sold.
The house was evidently built around the time that Humphrey married Jane Grueber. Humphrey died approximately seven years after the death of his father Sr. James May. Lady May after the death of her husband and father in law obviously decided to move out of Maypark. It is not clear from research whether or not Humphrey of Jane had any family.
Wherever Lady May was moving to, she had no use for her furniture. It is not clear from research whether of not Humphrey and Jane had been living in France at the time of Humphrey’s death. There is no record of a ‘Jane May’ of Waterford to be found after approx 1820. It would appear that she may have moved away from Waterford after her husband’s death.
It is probable that the Marquis of Waterford bought the place, for in the Waterford Chronicle of 9th June 1827 was an advertisement announcing "the sale of Lady May’s furniture of Maypark....”
Maypark is listed in the occupancy of George Meara Esq in the Slater’s Directory of 1846. The property consisted of house, offices and land with a total area over 46 acres. It was valued at £181.5 shillings. A Thomas Mack Murray was listed as the occupier of the gate house which was valued at £2 5 shillings.
The house appears on the 1840 Ordnance Survey Map with a farm. The area down to the river is identified as a rough area possibly marsh land. Some areas are heavily planted.
In the 1909-1910 Thom’s directory a Mr. Herbert Gough G.W J.P is listed as resident at Maypark.
The house was converted to a private hospital sometime after 1910 and before 1938.