Eoghan Ó Siadhail
Eoghan Ó Siadhail [ ˈoːən oːˈʃiːəlʲ ] ( English Owen O'Shiel ; * 1584 in Westmeath , Ireland ; † June 21, 1650 at the Battle of Scarrifholis near Letterkenny ) was General Doctor of the Army of the Confederation of Ireland in the Irish Confederation Wars from 1642 to 1650. Because of his reputation he was called the eagle of doctors ( Irish Iolar na nDochtúirí ).
Ó Siadhail came from a family of traditional hereditary personal physicians of Irish rulers (especially Mac Mathghamhna of Oriel and Mac Cochláin of Dealbhna Eathra). He first learned the profession of doctor from his father and from the family textbook (based on Lilium Medicinae by Bernhard von Gordon , which was available in Irish translation). He began his further studies in Paris in 1604 and then went to Leuven , Padua and Rome . After completing his doctorate, he became chief physician at the military hospital in Mechelen in the Spanish Netherlands . In 1620 he returned to Ireland, first working in Dublin and building a good reputation there. In 1642 he became a military doctor in the Leinster Army under Thomas Preston. In 1646 he moved to the Ulster Army under Eoghan Rua Ó Néill , whose personal physician he was. However, he was not present at the time of Ó Néill's death in 1649, suspected of being murdered by poisoning. Ó Siadhail died in 1650 in the Battle of Scarrifholis, in which the Confederate Army was defeated.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patrick Logan: Owen O'Sheil, 1584-1650 in The Irish Sword , VI (24), 1963-64, pp. 192-195
- ↑ Gerald A. John Kelly: Did Martha Washington Have Irish-American Slaves? In: irishtribes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017 (from Christopher Sheels).
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| SURNAME | Ó Siadhail, Eoghan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Sheil, Owen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Military doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1584 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westmeath |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1650 |
| Place of death | at Letterkenny |