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Asset Name:
E001839 - O'Reilly, James Alphonsus (1925 - 2008)
Title:
O'Reilly, James Alphonsus (1925 - 2008)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E001839
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-01-10

2016-04-27
Description:
Obituary for O'Reilly, James Alphonsus (1925 - 2008), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
O'Reilly, James Alphonsus
Date of Birth:
1925
Place of Birth:
County Cavan, Ireland
Date of Death:
25 March 2008
Place of Death:
Cookstown, County Tyrone
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MB BCh BAO NUI 1948

FRCS 1960

FRCS Edin 1960
Details:
James O'Reilly, known as 'Seamus' was a consultant ENT surgeon at South Tyrone Hospital, Dungannon, Northern Ireland. He was born in 1925 into a medical family in County Cavan, Ireland. His father, grandfather, two uncles, a brother and several cousins were all doctors. He studied medicine at University College Dublin, qualifying MB BCh BAO in 1948. He trained in surgery in Bradford and Hull, and also spent time in general practice, as a locum for members of his family. In 1960 he gained his fellowships of both the Royal College of Surgeons of England and of Edinburgh. In 1962 he was appointed to South Tyrone Hospital. Initially he also worked at Mid Ulster Hospital (Magherafelt) with some sessions in Omagh. He retired in August 1989. James O'Reilly died on 25 March 2008 at his home in Cookstown, County Tyrone. He was survived by his wife, Rosamund, and children, John, Katharine and James.
Sources:
*BMJ* 2008 337 1392 [www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a1392](www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a1392) - accessed 5 December 2018
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
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Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E001000-E001999/E001800-E001899
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