Every Branch of the Healing Art
Every Branch of the Healing Art by Dr Ronan Kelly is a lavishly-illustrated hardback publication that tells the story of RCSI through its contributions to a near-quarter-millennium of surgical, medical and societal change.
From 19th-century body snatchers to the 1916 Rising, through two pandemics and two world wars, and with a vivid cast of colourful characters, the book is a fast-moving, highly entertaining narrative that reaches right to the present day.
A captivating history
- ‘A roller-coaster history’ – Dr Mary McAleese
- ‘Wonderful… beautifully written’ – The Medical Independent
- ‘A lively, well-written, thoroughly researched account of an important Irish institution’ – The Irish Times
About the author
Ronan Kelly holds a BA and a PhD from Trinity College, Dublin, an MFA from University College Dublin, and a DipLIS from Aberystwyth University.
A former Fulbright Fellow, his first book, Bard of Erin: the Life of Thomas Moore (2008) was an Irish Times and Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year. He works in RCSI Library’s Heritage Collections.
