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Irish doctors
« on: Friday 30 March 07 12:06 BST (UK) »
From my great aunts death cert it appears her father, my great grandfather, was a "Doctor of Medicine". I have very few details of him but believe that he would have qualified circa 1870 in Ireland.
Does anyone know which medical schools were operating in Ireland at that time?

Tim

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Re: Irish doctors
« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 March 07 13:27 BST (UK) »
Hello Tim,

The following colleges have a long history in Ireland and it may be worth getting in touch with them to see if your Great Grandfather was a graduate of their college..


The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) was founded in 1654

Frederick House
19 South Frederick Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 8639700
Fax: +353 1 6724707
Email: info@rcpi.ie
Website: http://www.rcpi.ie


http://www.ucc.ie/iumc/



Royal College of Surgeons

http://www.rcsi.ie/


Hope you find someone that can help you further from the above

Best wishes

Mo

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Re: Irish doctors
« Reply #2 on: Friday 30 March 07 15:02 BST (UK) »
Irish doctors in our family went to medical school in Edinburgh. Are you sure he had his medical training in Ireland or did he just practise in Ireland?
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Re: Irish doctors
« Reply #3 on: Friday 30 March 07 16:08 BST (UK) »
I've searched through the Scottish census without luck ( admittedly he could have started and qualified between census years )
If my information is correct he would have been in practice in the Straits Settlements - hence the difficulties I am having in finding him and his son ???

Mo, many thanks for the links, after I have got responses to my follow up enquiries I shall contact them.

Tim

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Re: Irish doctors
« Reply #4 on: Friday 30 March 07 16:46 BST (UK) »
You are welcome,  do let us know how you get on... would enjoy hearing where he trained etc...

Best wishes

Mo
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Re: Irish doctors
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 11 April 07 14:58 BST (UK) »
YOu could try checking the Trinity College Alumni list too though he may be a little late. I think the book ends in 1868.

Do you know where he practised? You could check the local directories.

Kate
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Prior,Blyth,Ellis:Halstead, Ramsey Essex
Blyth,Faeres,Smith:Suffolk
Ballard, Driscoll, Costen,Miller:Kent
Driscoll, Ragan: Cork
Miller: Hardwick
Hardy: Burton, Derby, Ruddington

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Re: Irish doctors
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 11 April 07 22:12 BST (UK) »
Kate,
There's the problem, assuming my information is correct, it's come from a convent who have stated that they didn't keep records at that time  ???, he was practicing in the Straits Settlements, Malacca in 1882. possibly Penang earlier.
I am tempted to get the "Medical Directory 1898" from Archive CD books to try and sort the problem out but I'll have to wait a while because of various certs I've ordered and a search for a military record  ;)

Tim

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Re: Irish doctors
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 01 May 08 17:49 BST (UK) »
Hello Tim,

Whereabouts in Ireland did your great grandfather live? He may have attended the Belfast Medical School which was founded in 1835 and transferred to the Queen's College, Belfast in 1847. The College became the Queen's University, Belfast in 1908.

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Re: Irish doctors
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 14 May 08 08:11 BST (UK) »
Hi Tim,

My great-grandfather, also a doctor, was practising in Armagh around the same time as yours. He trained at Glasgow University, and did additional studies (midwifery) at Trinity College, Dublin. Glasgow keep good records- hope you find what you're looking for.

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