Medical History of the Meath Hospital and County Dublin Infirmary. From its Foundation in 1753 Down to the Present Time; Including Biographical Sketches of the Surgeons and Physicians who Served on its Staff; with the Names of Apprentices, Resident Pupils, Clinical Clerks, and Prizemen; also All Students Who Studied at the Hospital, from the Year 1938. Dublin: Fannin & Co., 1888. First Edition. Pp 407. Publisher’s maroon cloth boards, title in gilt to spine, blind embossed to upper cover, fore-edges stained red. Shelf-wear & fading to spine, contents pages generally in nice bright condition.

Illustrated with eighteen plates.

Founded in 1753, holds a significant place in Dublin’s medical history. Originally established to serve the sick and poor in the crowded Liberties area, it later moved to larger premises on Heytesbury Street in 1822.

Notably, physicians Robert Graves and William Stokes conducted groundbreaking research and introduced innovative teaching methods at the Meath Hospital during the nineteenth century.