▁last ▁royal ▁char ters ▁granted ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Irish ▁H osp it als ' ▁S we ep st ake ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁fin ance ▁hosp it als , ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁hospital ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁not ▁to ▁accept ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁H osp it als ▁Trust , ▁as ▁the ▁govern ors ▁disapp ro ved ▁of ▁swe ep st akes . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁T all ag ht ▁Hospital ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁former ▁hospital ▁building ▁in ▁Peter ▁Street ▁has ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁apart ments ▁and ▁office ▁su ites ▁known ▁as ▁Ad ela ide ▁Ch amb ers . ▁ ▁Notable ▁phys icians ▁Among ▁the ▁notable ▁phys icians ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Hospital ▁are : ▁Dr . ▁William ▁Alexander ▁G illes pie ▁( 1 9 1 2 – 2 0 0 3 ), ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁house ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁returned ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁international ▁reputation ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁hospital ▁in fe ctions . ▁Dr . ▁James ▁Little ▁( 1 8 3 7 – 1 9 1 6 ), ▁phys ician ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 4 6 ▁years ▁until ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁of ▁Ireland ▁from ▁ 1