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Research Interests
History of medicine in medieval Ireland
General and vascular surgery
Biography
Professor Pierce Grace is an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the School of Medicine and an Associate Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He is a retired consultant general and vascular surgeon at UL Hospitals, Limerick (1996-2014) where he was Chief Clinical Director from 2012-2014. He was also a tutor in anatomy at the UL School of Medicine (2014-2020).
His key research interests are currently on the history of medicine in Ireland with an emphasis on the experience of health, medicine, illness and disease during the medieval period. He was previously active in medical research (surgery/vascular surgery/bio-engineering) and medical education (surgery and anatomy).
Academic Qualifications:
LRCPI, LRCSI (1976)
FRCSI (1980)
MCh NUI (1987)
FRCS (ad eundem ) (1994)
MA Local History UL (2012)
Diploma (Leadership and Quality in Healthcare) RCPI (2013)
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Medicine, illness and disease in the lordship of Ireland, 1177 to 1541 A.D.
Grace, P. A., 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics and Literature. 125, p. 163-190 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medicine, illness and disease in the lordship of Ireland, 1177 to 1541 A.D.
Grace, P., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy Section C-Archaeology Celtic Studies History Linguistics Literature. 125C, p. 1-28 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health, medicine and disease among the Hiberno-Norse from 800 to 1200 AD
Grace, P., 2023, In: Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy Section C-Archaeology Celtic Studies History Linguistics Literature. 123C, p. 35-55 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sylvester O'Halloran's influence on medicine in eighteenth-century Ireland
Grace, P. A., 31 May 2023, In: Irish Historical Studies. 47, 171, p. 73-90 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A fifteenth century Leinster poem on bloodletting in Hiberno-English
Grace, P., 2022, In: Ossory, Laois and Leinster. p. 54-73Research output: Contribution to journal › Article