| Description | Transcript of an interview conducted by Susan Mullaney with Dr Patrick Daly, a retired General Practitioner in his home in Farranfore, Co. Kerry. (Also present were his wife, Dr Maureen Daly, a GP, and his niece, Dr Anne Collins from Dunmanway, Co. Cork).
In the interview, Dr Daly talked about a wide range of topics including:
- Growing up in West Cork, and the history of Castletownshend House and Captain Townsend:
- His medical education in University College, Cork, and training in the North Infirmary in Cork:
- First job as a locum in Rosscarbery in Co. Cork, then working in Peamount Hospital, Dublin, The Coombe Hospital, Dublin, and studying for DPH in Dublin:
- Providing Maternity care to mothers in their homes in rural West Cork as a GP in early 1950s:
- Dentistry in West Cork in early 1950s:
- Bone-setters and 'handy women' caring for patients in rural Cork and Kerry in 1950s:
- The work of a General Surgeon in Mr Kiely in Cork Infirmary:
- Memories of Professor James O' Donovan, professor of medicine in Cork:
- Early haematology provision in Cork area, with local soldiers providing blood samples:
- Introduction of Streptomycin:
- Becoming the Dispensary Doctor in Faranfore in 1954, describes the surgery, and providing 24 hour service for patients in rural area:
- Difficulties for patients communicating with doctors prior to widespread availability of house phones:
- Highlights innovation of joint replacements and heart surgery:
- Describes conditions in rural Cork and Kerry in 1940-50s and highlights greater income levels and independence of people in general, in modern era:
- Describes canvassing local support for establishing Farranfore airport in Kerry:
- Memories of Mother and Child Scheme:
- His wife, Dr Maureen Daly's contribution to the practice, seeing many female patients:
- Main causes of mortality in 1940-50s were infectious diseases, and how patients' expectations have changed now:
- His life outside of medical practice in Farranfore. |