Books, pamphlets and journals dating from the foundation of Dun’s Library to 1900. The collection is especially strong for the period c.1780-1900. This collection not only contains medical works but also works reflecting the wider scientific, cultural, literary and artistic interest of RCPI’s Members and Fellows of the time.

This collection is partly electronically catalogued – if you can’t find the item you are looking for please contact us.

Books, pamphlets and journals covering the period 1900 to 1950 published in Ireland, by Irish medics or with substantial Irish medical interest.

This collection is partly electronically catalogued – if you can’t find the item you are looking for please contact us.

A reference collection of publications relating to the history of medicine in Ireland, or with substantial Irish interest. This collection includes biographies and autobiographies of Irish medical practitioners, as well as histories of Irish hospitals and other medical organisations.

This collection is partly electronically catalogued – if you can’t find the item you are looking for please contact us.

We hold the personal libraries of a number of important Irish medical practitioners and organisations. Their collections cover a range of topics and periods, details are given below;

• The collection of Sir John Thomas Banks (1816-1908), Regis Professor of Medicine, TCD, and President of RCPI. This collection is partly electronically catalogued.
• The collection of Arthur Benson (1852-1912) Surgeon at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, also containing works owned by Charles Benson (1797-1880), RCSI Professor of Medicine. This collection is partly electronically catalogued
• The collection of Sir John Hawtrey Benson (1843-1931) President, RCPI. This collection is partly electronically catalogued
• The collection of Fleetwood Churchill (1808-1878), mainly 17th to 19th century obstetrical and gynaecological works. This collection is fully electronically catalogued.
• The collection of Ephraim MacDowel Cosgrave (1853-1925), president of RCPI, Professor of Biology in RCSI and Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. This collection is partly electronically catalogued
• The collection of John Fleetwood (1917-2007), focusing on Irish medical history and old age/palliative care. This collection is fully electronically catalogued.
• The collection of Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw (1839-1900) Registrar General for Ireland, c.100 books. This collection is partly electronically catalogued
• The Library of the Irish Cardiac Society, covering cardiology works from c.1860-1950. This collection is fully electronically catalogued
• The collection of Thomas Percy Claude Kirkpatrick (1869-1954), focusing on Irish medicine and Irish medical history. This collection is fully electronically catalogued.
• The collection of James Little (1837-1916), mainly general medicine and history of medicine. This collection is partly electronically catalogued
• The collection of Sir Arthur Vernon Macan (1843-1908), contemporary and historical works on obstetrics and gynaecology includes journals. This collection is partly electronically catalogued
• The collection of Christopher Joseph McSweeney (d.1953), resident medical superintendent of the Cork Street Fever Hospital, Dublin. This collection is fully electronically catalogued.
• The collection of John Mills (d.1936) Resident Medical Superintendent in Ballinasloe Mental Hospital, mainly works on mental illness. This collection is partly electronically catalogued
• The collection of John Mollan (1790-1877) physician to the Richmond district lunatic Asylum, and RCPI President, mainly works on mental illness. This collection is partly electronically catalogued
• The collection of Sir John William Moore (1845-1937), containing medical and non-medical books, pamphlets and journals from the 17th to early 20th century. Also includes works owned by other medical members of the family. This collection is partly electronically catalogued
• The collection of Conolly Norman (1853-1908), Resident Medical Superintendant in the Richmond District Lunatic Asylum, mainly works on mental illness. This collection is partly electronically catalogued.
• The Collection of Alfred Robert Parsons (1864-1952), containing contemporary medical, religious and political works. This collections is partly electronically catalogued.
• The collection of Robert Rowlette (1877-1944), general medicine book form the 19th and 20th century, with some medical history. This collection is partly electronically catalogued.
• The collection of Aquilla Smith (1806-1890) and his son Walter George Smith (1844-1932). This collection is partly electronically catalogued.
• The collection of Robert Travers (1807-1888) a Trinity Professor and assistant librarian to Marsh’s Library contains both books on medicine and wider scientific subjects. This collection is partly electronically catalogued.