Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital
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Sir Patrick Dun’s Hospital was a hospital and school for physicians on Grand Canal Street, Dublin which opened in 1808 and was named after the Irish physician Sir Patrick Dun
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. The College was to use the income to pay for a Professor of Physic in Dublin. By 1800 the estates were producing far more income that Dun had anticipated and the School of Physic Act provided for the establishment of a further three professors and a hospital where they could given clinical lectures.
On 14 January 1788, due to a desire to have a School of Physic for clinical lectures, the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
set up a clinical hospital in a house on Clarendon Street. This served its purpose until a report on 14 August 1790 showed that the costs were too high compared to other hospitals. On 8 November 1790 the hospital was closed and its equipment distributed to Mercer's Hospital
and Dr Steevens' Hospital
.
On 9 July 1792 a house on Wellington Quay (previously Blind Quay) was leased by the College and on 27 September 1792 it was opened as Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital. This address didn't last very long, as on 16 February 1793 it is noted that the College appointed a Physician in Ordinary at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital on Lower Exchange Street. The hospital was initially kept open all year around, but later opened for only part of the year.
The School of Physic Act 1800 entrusted eight commissioners to appropriate the £1,200 already given to the College for the provision of a hospital that was capable of holding thirty patients. The commissioners were the Sackville Hamilton
, the Provost of Trinity College, the President of the College of Physicians, Sir Francis Hutchinson Baronet
, the Hon George Knox
, Dr Arthur Browne, William Digges La Touche and Abraham Wilkinson Esquires.
They choose the land at Grand Canal Street with a 998 year lease signed 10 May 1802 with building commencing in 1803. By 1808, £6,346 of Sir Patrick Dun's funds had been spent building the west wing of the hospital, but it was not enough. Parliamentary aid was sought and £6,204 was granted to finish the building of the hospital, furnish it and run it temporarily. The hospital building was completed 24 June 1808 and the hospital was handed over to the Board of Governors. The school opened for clinical instruction on 24 October 1808. As well as providing clinical instruction for medical students Dun's Hospital also taught midwifery and trained army nurses.
The hospital closed in the 1980s as part of the redistribution of medical services in Dublin, and the services transferred to St. James's Hospital
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The building was used by the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology for a time and now the Eastern Heath Board. It is also used as for Civil Ceremonies.
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Sir Patrick Dun
Sir Patrick Dun was a famous Irish physician, and president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.He was elected in 1692 to the Irish House of Commons for Killyleagh and sat there until 1695....
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History
The Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital on Grand Canal Street was founded after the School of Physic Act 1800 set in motion better powers to utilise funds from Dun's will. Sir Patrick Dun had died in 1713, leaving lands in county Waterford in trust to the Royal College of Physicians of IrelandRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland , was founded in 1654 and is a postgraduate medical organisation comprising Members and Fellows...
. The College was to use the income to pay for a Professor of Physic in Dublin. By 1800 the estates were producing far more income that Dun had anticipated and the School of Physic Act provided for the establishment of a further three professors and a hospital where they could given clinical lectures.
On 14 January 1788, due to a desire to have a School of Physic for clinical lectures, the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland , was founded in 1654 and is a postgraduate medical organisation comprising Members and Fellows...
set up a clinical hospital in a house on Clarendon Street. This served its purpose until a report on 14 August 1790 showed that the costs were too high compared to other hospitals. On 8 November 1790 the hospital was closed and its equipment distributed to Mercer's Hospital
Mercer's Hospital
Mercer's Hospital in Dublin, Ireland is a former hospital, converted in the 1990s into a medical centre, part of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.-History:...
and Dr Steevens' Hospital
Dr Steevens' Hospital
Dr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin was one of Ireland's most distinguished eighteenth-century medical establishments...
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On 9 July 1792 a house on Wellington Quay (previously Blind Quay) was leased by the College and on 27 September 1792 it was opened as Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital. This address didn't last very long, as on 16 February 1793 it is noted that the College appointed a Physician in Ordinary at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital on Lower Exchange Street. The hospital was initially kept open all year around, but later opened for only part of the year.
The School of Physic Act 1800 entrusted eight commissioners to appropriate the £1,200 already given to the College for the provision of a hospital that was capable of holding thirty patients. The commissioners were the Sackville Hamilton
Sackville Hamilton
Sackville Hamilton PC was an Irish politician.He was the third son of Hon. Henry Hamilton and his wife Mary Dawson, daughter of Joshua Dawson. His uncles were Frederick Hamilton and Gustavus Hamilton...
, the Provost of Trinity College, the President of the College of Physicians, Sir Francis Hutchinson Baronet
Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Francis Hely-Hutchinson , styled The Honourable from 1783, was an Irish politician.He was the son of Christiana Nickson, 1st Baroness of Donoughmore of Knocklofty and The Rt. Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson...
, the Hon George Knox
George Knox
The Honourable George Knox PC, FRS , was an Irish Tory politician.Knox was the fifth son of Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland. In 1790, Knox entered the Irish House of Commons for Dungannon. Subsequently he sat Dublin University until the Act of Union in 1801...
, Dr Arthur Browne, William Digges La Touche and Abraham Wilkinson Esquires.
They choose the land at Grand Canal Street with a 998 year lease signed 10 May 1802 with building commencing in 1803. By 1808, £6,346 of Sir Patrick Dun's funds had been spent building the west wing of the hospital, but it was not enough. Parliamentary aid was sought and £6,204 was granted to finish the building of the hospital, furnish it and run it temporarily. The hospital building was completed 24 June 1808 and the hospital was handed over to the Board of Governors. The school opened for clinical instruction on 24 October 1808. As well as providing clinical instruction for medical students Dun's Hospital also taught midwifery and trained army nurses.
The hospital closed in the 1980s as part of the redistribution of medical services in Dublin, and the services transferred to St. James's Hospital
St. James's Hospital
St. James's Hospital , also known as SJH, is the largest university teaching hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Its academic partner is the University of Dublin...
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The building was used by the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology for a time and now the Eastern Heath Board. It is also used as for Civil Ceremonies.
The building
The founding stone of the hospital was laid in 1803 and later opened in 1808. It is a granite faced building that is said to have been influenced by George PapworthGeorge Papworth
George Papworth was an English architect who practised mainly in Ireland during the nineteenth century.-Early life and career:Papworth was born in London in 1781 and was the third son of the English stuccoist John Papworth...
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Notable physicians
- Jonathan OsborneJonathan Osborne-Life:Osborne was born in County Dublin, Ireland, the son of William Osborne of Cullenswood House. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1810 and graduated BA in 1815 and MD in 1818. He started practice in Dublin....
(1794–1864) was appointed physician about 1830. - James Craig (1861–1933), physician to the hospital, was a professor of medicine and an independent TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
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