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The College of Physicians in 1692' obtained a new Charter. 

 It was now constituted as the King's and Queen's College of 

 Physicians, with 'Sir Patrick .Dunn , as President. 



The foundation of the Medical School of Trinity College 

 ■Teally dates- from 1710, in which year a laboratory, anatomieal 

 theatre, and physic garden were provided. 



The Eoyal College of Surgeons was founded by Charter 

 granted in 1784 to the Dublin Society of Sugeons formed in 

 1780 by men who were dissatisfied with their brethren the 

 Barbers and Periwig makers of the Barber Surgeons guild. 

 Various supplemental Charters have since been granted. 



A curious controversy between the Colleges occurred in 

 1837, when the physicians endeavoured to secure some of the 

 appointments which were in the hands of the surgeons. The 

 County Infirmaries, for which the appointments were sought 

 by the Physicians, were attended solely by the Surgeons 

 until the inequality was removed by the Medical Act of 

 1876. 



In 1850 the School of Physic in Trinity required a conces- 

 sion from the College of Surgeons, namely that all candidates 

 for the M.B. degree of the University should spend one annus 

 medicus in Trinity; in return they asked the College to 

 recognise the lecturers in the School of Physic. 



Their refusal of this request led to the granting of a Diploma 

 in Surgery by the University of Dublin in 1857. 



In 1862 the -Irish Poor Law Board issued an Order requiring 

 candidates >for the PooriLaw Dispensaries to possess diplomas 

 in Medicine and Surgery. The College of Surgeons imme- 

 diately began to issue diplomas in Medicine as a result, but 

 these were not recognised, and soon fell into disuse. 



The University of Dublin first opened its doors to Catholics 

 in 1793, but would give them no share in its emoluments, and 

 did not abolish religious tests until 1873. The Queen's 

 Colleges, three in number, one at Galway, Cork and Belfast, 

 were the constituent Colleges of the Queen's University of 

 1849. These Colleges were meant to provide the higher 

 education demanded by Catholics, and each had a Medical 

 faculty. 



They did not meet with the approval of the Catholic 

 Bishops, as they made no provision for religious teaching. 

 In 1850, at the Synod of Thurles, it was resolved, on the advice 



