Ada English PDF
by Brendan Kelly
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English's career in medicine, with particular focus on Irish asylums during her years working at St.
Brigid's Hospital, Ballinasloe (1904-1942).This is the untold story of the life and work of Dr Adeline (Ada) English (1875-1944), a pioneering Irish psychiatrist deeply involved in Irish politics.
Ada English spent four decades working at Ballinasloe District Lunatic Asylum, during which time she introduced significant therapeutic innovations.
A passionate participant in the Easter Rising, English spent six months in Galway Jail for possessing nationalistic literature and was elected as a Teachta Dala in 1921.
A friend to Pearse, McDonagh, Griffith, Mellows, De Valera and others, she became heavily involved in the Civil War.
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- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Irish Academic Press
- Publication Date:01/09/2014
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- ISBN:9780716532712
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Irish Academic Press
- Publication Date:01/09/2014
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- ISBN:9780716532712