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Dr William Wilde

The Irish of Medical History

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2013

August 1, 2013 by 1 Comment

The history of medicine spans millennia – from before the invention in 5th century Greece of the Hippocratic oath, which doctors still take to this day, to the life-changing breakthroughs of the 21st century. The following pages share the stories of some of the most important, illustrious and idiosyncratic Irish and Irish Americans in the history of medicine, from the inventor … [Read more...] about The Irish of Medical History

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October 6, 1891

Charles Stewart Parnell, often referred to as the “Uncrowned King of Ireland” prior to his downfall, died on this day in 1891 after returning to Dublin from exile. Parnell died at the age of only 45 years from a heart attack at his home at 10 Walsingham Terrace, Hove, Dublin. Around 20,000 people attended his funeral service at Glasnevin Cemetery. Parnell was the founder of the Irish Parliament Party and one of Ireland’s most important nationalist leaders of the 19th century.

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