gertrude b. kelly : 1862-1934

There is a public park on 16th Street just West of Eighth Avenue in Chelsea in New York City.  It is named the Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground, one of five model playgrounds built by Parks Commissioner Robert Moses in 1934, and dedicated to the memory of Dr. Kelly by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia on May 16, 1936.  The playground is decorated with four-leafed clover leaves and a Celtic-styled dog, and the caduceus, representing the Irish origins of this New York physician. 

Gertrude Kelly had died two years previously in 1934, and New York City was honouring her with a playground named in her memory.  Her story is that of an extraordinary Irish immigrant physician and an outspoken, courageous activist. 

William James MacNeven: 1763 -1841

One of the most prominent physicians in New York City in the early 19th Century was Dr. William James McNeven.  His journey from a hedge school in County Galway to being lauded as the ‘father of modern chemistry’ involved rebellion, imprisonment, and exile.

He was one of the most prominent physicians in New York City in the early 19th Century. His Journey from a hedge school in County Galway to being lauded as the father of modern chemistry involved rebellion, imprisonment and exile.

A brief history of the nycms

This is a brief history of the society written by Dr. George B. McAuliffe - society Historian, 1939..

Irish Echo feature on New York celtic medical society - 16th february 2011

Irish Echo article from February 16th 2011 documenting a New York Celtic Medical Society event.