The story of how Aut Even Hospital was founded and the creation of health.care in Kilkenny, Ireland; in the period from 1915 to 1933. It was a transitional period during the civil war, in Ireland, (1922-23); where members of the Anglo Irish, aristocracy, Catholic and Protestant clergy were involved in healthcare, social welfare and child protection. The Countess of Desart attached and funded various organisations and the building of Auteven Hospital. The Marchioness of Ormonde founded the District Nurses Association, along with their daughters Beatrice and Constance. Along with Lady Aberdeen they were involved in the eradication of TB in Kilkenny. Constance founded the Red Cross in Kilkenny, and went on to take up a major position as leader of the entire medical war supplies in London during the great war of 1914-1918. These extraordinary and forgotten achievements are record for the first time in this book, that links in with other academics working in this area, that do not have access to certain materiel that the book explores. This is the first major book on this subject in Kilkenny.