Half-day Seminar and launch of the Report of the Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland
We are delighted to be hosting this half day event, to marks the launch of The Survey of Hospital Records in Ireland. The fruits of a project conducted by the National Archives of Ireland,
with support from the Wellcome Trust. It draws together archivists and
historians to discuss the current state of Irish medical archives, and aims to
draw attention to the myriad of issues that practitioners face when dealing with
historical health and medical archives.
9:00 - Registration
9.30 - Roundtable discussion – Practices of Care: Hospital Archives in Ireland
Chair – Dr Ciara Breathnach
- Michael Lynch, Kerry County Archivist.
- Helen Madden, Mater Hospital Archivist.
- Dr Kirsten Mulrennan.
- Meadhbh Murphy, Archivist RCSI.
- Harriet Wheelock, Keeper of Collections RCPI.
10.30 - Brian Donnelly, National Archives of Ireland, An overview of The Survey of Hospital Records in Ireland.
11.00 - Break
11.30 - Roundtable discussion – History of Medicine in Ireland: a medico-legal crisis?
Chair – Harriet Wheelock, RCPI.
- Dr Catherine Cox, University College Dublin
- Professor Brendan D Kelly, Trinity College Dublin.
- Professor Oonagh Walsh, Glasgow Caledonian University.
- Dr Ciara Breathnach, University of Limerick.
12.30 - Launch of the Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland
The event is free to attend, and places can be booked online.