| Reference Number | SU/10/2 |
| Title | Rory O'Connor Hospital Plaque |
| Date | [1924] |
| Description | Rectangular [brass] plaque commemorating the Irish Republican Roderick (Rory) O'Connor (1883-1922) and naming a hospital bed in his honour. Light blue decorative edging and inscription, in Irish, reading "I gcuim[h]ne ar/Ruaid[h]rí Ó Conc[h]ub[h]air/do cuiread[h] in áirit[h]e go/síorraid[h]e an leaba so". Four small square mounts on back of plaque. An anonymous donor in San Francisco gave £25 for the naming of the bed. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Language | Irish |
| Dimensions | 194mm x 92mm x 3mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Wall Plaque |
| Term | Hospitals, Paediatric |
| Hospital departments |
| Interior Design and Furnishings |
| Political Activism |
| Commemorative events |