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Books and Booklets on Medical History

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Essays in Honour of J.D. Widdess. Edited by Eoin O’Brien. Cityview Press, Dublin 1978.

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Conscience and conflict. A Biography Of Sir Dominic Corrigan 1802-1880. Glendale Press 1983.
O’Brien, Eoin. Conscience and Conflict. A Biography of Sir Dominic Corrigan (1802-1880). The Glendale Press. Dublin 1983.

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O’Brien, Eoin. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 1784-1984. A Bicentenary Tribute. Irish Heritage Series. Easons. Dublin 1983.

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portrait-of-irish-medicine.jpgE. O’Brien and A. Crookshank with Sir G. Wolstenholme. A Portait of Irish Medicine: An Illustrated History of Medicine in Ireland. Ward River Press, Dublin 1984. pp.307. Illustrated.
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a-portrait-of-irish-medicine_spec-ed_spine.jpga-portrait-of-irish-medicine_spec-ed.jpgA Portait of Irish Medicine: An Illustrated History of Medicine in Ireland.E. O’Brien and A. Crookshank with Sir G. Wolstenholme. Ward River Press, Dublin 1984. The de-Luxe Edition limited to 250 copies in full dark red morocco. The coat of arms of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is embossed on the front-board in 22 ct gold, and the fleam or lancet used by surgeons in blood-letting is similarily embosed on the back-board. The spine is embossed with off-white bars on the red morocco symbolising the barber’s pole, the emblem of the Barber-Surgeon guild in which surgeons were once incorporated. Each copy is numbered and signed by the authors, the President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Victor Lane, the Dessigner, Laim Miller, the Print and Colour Consultant, Joe Kelly and the Bookbinder, Des Breen. A small number of copies are available from de Burca Rare Books. Website:www.deburcararebooks.com. E-mail: deburca@indigo.ie
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The Charitable Infirmary, Jervis Street 1718-1987: A Farewell Tribute. Edited by E. O’Brien. The Anniversary Press. Dublin. 1987. pp.279. Illustrated.

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The Charitable Infirmary, Jervis Street 1718-1987: A Farewell Tribute. Edited by E. O’Brien. The Anniversary Press. Dublin. 1987. De-luxe limited edition. A small number of copies are available from de Burca Rare Books. Website:www.deburcararebooks.com. E-mail: deburca@indigo.ie
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The House of Industry Hospitals 1772-1987. The Richmond, Whitworth and Hardwicke (St.Laurence’s Hospital). A Closing Memoir. Edited by E. O’Brien, L. Browne and K O’Malley. The Anniversary Press. Dublin. 1988. pp.305. Illustrated.
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the-house-of-industry-hospitals_spec-ed.jpgThe House of Industry Hospitals 1772-1987. The Richmond, Whitworth and Hardwicke (St.Laurence’s Hospital). A Closing Memoir. Edited by E. O’Brien, L. Browne and K O’Malley. The Anniversary Press. Dublin. 1988. A small number of copies are available from de Burca Rare Books. Website: www.deburcararebooks.com. E-mail: deburca@indigo.ie
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The Bicentenary of The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 1784-1984. Proceedings. Edited by K. O’Malley and E. O’Brien. The Glendale Press. Dublin. Two Volumes. 1987.

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Corrigan Centenary Edition. Guest Editor: E. O’Brien. J Irish Colleges Physicians & Surg 1980;10:1-57.