administration was a great success and no one could visit the institution without being struck with the general comfort of the patients ... while the man himself could not fail to impress with his wonderful good nature, found of spirits and good humour, and the complete devotion of his mind to the interests of his patients.” Later life Joseph Lalor inherited a 439-acre property at Clintstown, 6 km east of Freshford co Kilkenny, which he held throughout his life. He was a foundation member of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society and the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. In 1861, he became the 7th president (and first Irish president) of the British Association of Medical Officers of Asylums and Hospitals for the Insane. He died 18 August 1886 at his son Richard's residence in Sligo aged 75. Joseph married (1) Mary MacEnery (died c. 1838), (2) Mary Redmond (died before 1860), and (3) (c. 1862) to Ann Bridget Duckett (born c, 1837), and had at least seven children. References 1811 births 1886 deaths Irish psychiatrists Irish healthcare managers 19th-century Irish businesspeople Members of Kilkenny Archaeological Society